EDB Global Training Catalogue 2018 - EnterpriseDB | The Postgres Database …info.enterprisedb.com/.../images/EDB_Global_Training_… · · 2018-05-09EDB™ GLOBAL TRAINING CATALOGUE

ENTERPRISEDB®GLOBALTRAININGCATALOGUE

2018

EDB™GLOBALTRAININGCATALOGUE

©2018EnterpriseDBCorporation.AllRightsReserved. www.enterprisedb.com2

CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................4

2 TRAINERPROFILE......................................................................................................................52.1 MEETOURTRAINERS............................................................................................................6

3 WHATCUSTOMERSSAY............................................................................................................8

4 ENTERPRISEDBTRAININGCURRICULUM...................................................................................94.1 DBACURRICULUM–EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVER.............................................................94.2 DEVELOPERCURRICULUM–ALLPLATFORMS............................................................................104.3 DBACURRICULUM-POSTGRESQL........................................................................................11

5 TRAININGFORMATS...............................................................................................................125.1 ON-DEMAND/SELF-PACEDCOURSES(ELEARNING):...................................................................125.2 LIVEVIRTUALTRAINING(LVT)–OPENENROLLMENT................................................................135.3 PRIVATELIVEVIRTUALTRAINING(P-LVT):..............................................................................145.4 ON-SITETRAINING:............................................................................................................155.5 OPENENROLLMENTCLASSROOMTRAINING:............................................................................165.6 SOFTWAREANDENVIRONMENTSETUP–ALLMODES.................................................................17

6 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFICATIONS..............................................................................................186.1 DIGITALCERTIFICATIONBADGES....................................................................................186.2 DBACERTIFICATIONPATHSWITHPRE-REQUISITES|.............................................................196.3 CERTIFICATIONTRACKS........................................................................................................206.4 HOWTOTAKEACERTIFICATIONEXAM:....................................................................................206.5 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERASSOCIATECERTIFICATION....................................................216.6 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATION...............................................226.7 POSTGRESQLASSOCIATECERTIFICATION.................................................................................236.8 POSTGRESQLPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATION...........................................................................24

7 ENTERPRISEENABLEMENTPROGRAMS...................................................................................267.1 POSTGRESKICK-START........................................................................................................267.2 EDBPOSTGRESTRAININGESUBSCRIPTION...............................................................................277.3 EDBPOSTGRESTRAININGCREDITS........................................................................................287.4 CUSTOMENTERPRISETRAININGPROGRAMS–CURRICULUMPLANNINGSERVICE.............................30

8 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFIEDTRAININGPARTNERS(CTP).............................................................32

9 COURSESANDCERTIFICATIONSUMMARY...............................................................................339.1 FREETRAININGSUMMARY...................................................................................................339.2 TRAININGSUMMARY..........................................................................................................349.3 CERTIFICATIONSUMMARY....................................................................................................35

10 COURSEDESCRIPTIONS.........................................................................................................36



10.1 POSTGRESADMINISTRATIONESSENTIALS(FREE–PARTOFFREEPOSTGRESTRAININGE-SUBSCRIPTION).....3610.2 BUILDINGAMODERNPOSTGRESARCHITECTURE(FREE–PARTOFFREEPOSTGRESTRAININGE-SUBSCRIPTION) 3710.3 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERDBA-ADVANCED..............................................................3810.4 IMPLEMENTINGDISASTERRECOVERYANDHIGHAVAILABILITYSOLUTIONSINPOSTGRES...................3910.5 PERFORMANCETUNINGANDOPTIMIZATIONFORPOSTGRESDBASANDDEVELOPERS.......................4010.6 POSTGRESFORORACLEDBAS...............................................................................................4110.7 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERDBA-ESSENTIALS(INSTRUCTOR-LEDONLY)...........................4210.8 EDBPOSTGRESTOOLSBASICS(INSTRUCTOR-LEDONLY)............................................................4410.9 USINGEDBPOSTGRESENTERPRISEMANAGER.........................................................................4610.10 POSTGRESDEVELOPERFUNDAMENTALS..................................................................................4810.11 POSTGRESDEVELOPERADVANCED.........................................................................................4910.12 USINGEDBARK................................................................................................................5010.13 CLOUDMANAGEMENTANDADMINISTRATIONWITHEDBARK....................................................5010.14 FOUNDATIONSOFPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATION....................................................................5110.15 ADVANCEDPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATION............................................................................5210.16 COMPREHENSIVEPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATION.....................................................................53

11 CONTACTINFORMATION......................................................................................................55



1 INTRODUCTIONEnterpriseDB®(EDB)istheleadingworldwideproviderofPostgressoftwareandservicesthatenableenterprisestoreducetheirrelianceoncostlytraditionalsolutionsandslashtheirdatabasespendbyupto80%ormore.WithpowerfulperformanceandsecurityenhancementsforPostgreSQL,sophisticatedmanagementtoolsforglobaldeploymentsanddatabasecompatibilitywithandtheabilitytomigratefromOracle,EDBsoftwaresupportsmission-criticalenterpriseapplications.Morethan3,400enterprises,governmentsandotherorganizationsworldwideuseEnterpriseDBsoftware,support,trainingandprofessionalservicestointegratePostgresintotheirexistingdatainfrastructures.

PostgreSQLisapowerful,opensourceobject-relationaldatabasesystemwithastrongreputationforreliability,dataintegrity,andstability.Itisrapidlybecomingthepreferredopensourcerelationaldatabaseforenterprises,governments,ISVsandOEMs.Manycompaniesareswitchingfromwell-knownbrand-nameclosed-sourcedatabasesolutionstoPostgres.

TheEDBGlobalEducationServiceTeamhasdevelopedaseriesofcoursesthataredesignedtomeettheneedsofPostgresdatabaseadministratorsandapplicationdevelopersofalllevelsatallstagesofdeployment.OurworldclasscoursesaddresskeyquestionspertainingtohowtousePostgres,howtoinstallit,configureforoptimalperformance,secureaPostgresdatabase,implementhighavailability,performbackupandrecovery,migratefromaclosedsourcedatabasetoPostgres,designapplicationsthatleverageEDBPostgres’advancedcapabilities,andusethepowerfulfeaturesprovidedbytheEDBPostgresplatform.WeprovidefreetrainingtoallPostgresusersandhaveavailableforpurchase,advancedclassesonspecializedtopics.

EDBGlobalTrainingServicesdeliverstraininginflexiblemodesthatsuitmanyneeds:onsiteatthecustomerpremise,onlinelivevirtualtrainingwithaliveinstructor,on-demandaspre-recordedeLearning,andthroughopenenrollmenttrainingsessionsscheduledthroughouttheyear.

Allofourtrainingclassesinclude:

o Modularizedlessonswithinstructionlectureo Presentationcopyo Hands-onlabexercises

Theinstructor-ledLiveVirtualandClassroomtrainingformatsalsoinclude:

o GuidancebyalivePostgresexperto InteractiveDiscussionso Questionandanswersessions

Allclassescanbecustomizedtomeetspecificcustomerrequirements.

Foranyquestions,pleasecontactyourEDBaccountmanagerorEDBSalesatmailto:[email protected],orusetheonlineinquiryform.



2 TRAINERPROFILEEnterpriseDB trainers have vast experience in database administration and development. Alltrainershavebackgroundsin:

o Databasedesigno Performancetuningo PL/SQLdevelopmento Testingofmissioncriticaldatabasesystems

Ourtrainersareskilledinvariousoperatingsystems,hardwareenvironments,andprogramminglanguagesincludingPL/SQL,VisualBasicscript,C,andJava.ThetrainersareproficientwiththecorecompetenciesrequiredtosuccessfullyteachhowtouseandmanagetheEnterpriseDBproducts.

Thetypicaltrainerprofileincludes

o 5+yearsofdiversifiedexperienceindatabasedevelopmentandtestingo HandsonexperiencewithPostgresandatleastoneotherrelationaldatabaseproduct

suchasOracle,MSSQLServer,orDB2o EDBCertifiedPostgresskillso ActiveparticipantinthePostgreSQLcommunityo BachelorsorMastersDegreeinEngineeringo Excellentpresentationandcommunicationsskills



2.1 MEETOURTRAINERSEDBisproudtohavegreatPostgrestrainersaspartofourEducationServicesprogram.OurtrainersarePostgrespractitionersorPostgreSQLcommunitymembersandleaders.Allofthemhavemanyyearsofhands-onPostgresexperience.Whilenoteveryclassistaughtbyoneofthetrainerslistedbelow,thisisarepresentativesampleofthetalentthatwebringtobear.Oncetheagreementissignedandthetrainingdateisset,wewillselectthebestpossibletraininginstructortomeetyourneeds.Attimes,aconsultingengineermaybedeliveringtraininginadditiontoprofessionalservices,whenbeneficial.

Bruce Momjian is a co-founder of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, and has worked on PostgreSQL since 1996 as a committer and community leader. Bruce is employed by EnterpriseDB as a Senior Database Architect, and delivers training at many Postgres events and locations around the world.

Rupinder Singh is a leading Technical Trainer for PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres technologies. He has also been a Lead Systems Engineer at EnterpriseDB, and has over 10 years of Postgres experience. He is one of our most frequent trainers who has delivered hundreds of Postgres training classes to thousands of DBAs and developers, and also has background in Oracle database technologies.

With more than 9 years of hands-on experience in databases, Nidhi Bhammar is an experienced Technical Trainer at EnterpriseDB. She started her career as an Oracle Trainer, then worked as a consultant Oracle Database Administrator for customers in India and the United States. Nidhi is an Oracle certified DBA as well as a Certified Postgres Professional Trainer, specializing in database design, administration, maintenance, security, backup and recovery.

Mansur Shaikh is working as a consultant and technical trainer at EnterpriseDB with 8 years of experience and expertise in database technologies. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and is an EDB Postgres certified professional and certified instructor with EDB. Mansur also has hands on experience with Oracle technologies and holds additional certifications in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.



Alok Mishra is an EDB Certified Postgres Professional, Oracle Certified Professional, Oracle Certified Expert (Oracle RAC), Symantec Certified Storage Specialist, IBM Certified Operator. He has 11 years of technical hands-on experience, currently as a Sr. System Engineer at EDB, with expertise in EDB Postgres technologies, and a background as a lead Oracle Consultant, Oracle Database Administrator and PostgreSQL DBA. He is also experienced in providing L2/L3 level 24/7 support to enterprise customers on Oracle and Postgres databases.

Devrim Gündüz is a Principal Systems Admin/Consultant at EnterpriseDB. He is a senior PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres Advanced Server DBA and trainer, having over 15 years of hands-on experience. His extensive experience includes hands-on work experience as a senior Red Hat / CentOS / Fedora Administrator, including very-high level package manager experience.

Raghavendra Rao is an experienced Technical Lead at EnterpriseDB with more than 10 years of hands-on experience in databases and large-scale IT solutions. He is an Oracle and PostgreSQL Certified Database Administrator. Raghavendra is one of EnterpriseDB’s leading trainers working for customers in India, Europe and the United States and delivering onsite classes where he shares his many years of Postgres knowledge and hands-on experience.



3 WHATCUSTOMERSSAYAsacompany,oneofourkeyareasoffocusiscustomersatisfaction.Wearecontinuouslysurveyingourcustomerstoimproveourtrainingandmakesurethatweconsistentlymeetandexceedcustomerexpectations.Hereisasamplingofsomerecentcustomerfeedback.

“Verygoodtraining.TheplanisveryrelevanttoeveryconceptaDBAshouldknowandthedurationofeachmoduleiswellbalanced.”SebastienLouchart,SeniorDataIntegrationExpert,PentalogInstitute–OnDemandCourse

“ThomwasthebestlecturerIhaveeverhadthepleasureofbeingtaughtby.”MichaelOver,Argility-OpenEnrollmentClassroomtraining

“Overallit’saveryeffectivetraining.Iappreciatethetrainer’seffort&thecoursedesign.ThankYou.”RajeevSrivastava,SoftwareEngineeringDivision,C-DACMumbai-PrivateClassroomTraining

“Ireallyenjoyedthecourse.BeingbasedinSouthAfricatheonlineformatworkedgreat.Ilearnedalot.KudostoRupinderSinghandtheEnterpriseDBteam”ChrisLubbe,ConsultantDBA,LexproSystems–LiveVirtualTraining

"Thetrainingwasreallygood.WelookforwardtouseAdvancedServerinourenvironment.""TheTrainerMs.Nidhiwasreallygoodandmadeusunderstandeverythingverynicelyandwithpatience.Shewasveryknowledgeable.ThanksEDB."PiyushPatil,AssistantVicePresidentatAxisBank–OnSiteTraining



4 ENTERPRISEDBTRAININGCURRICULUMEnterpriseDBoffersavarietyofPostgrestrainingcoursesaroundtheglobecoveringallaspectsofPostgres.OurtrainingcoversPostgreSQL(thePostgresCommunityEdition),EDBPostgresAdvancedServer(EDB’senterprise-readydistributionofPostgres),EDBPostgresEnterpriseManager(theleadingtooltomonitor,manageandtunelargePostgresproductiondeployments),andmore.

AthoroughcertificationprogramsupportsthePostgreSQLandEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBACurriculum.

EDB’scoursesaredesignedfor:

• DatabaseAdministrators/DevelopersalreadyusingPostgresintheircurrentdeployments• ProfessionalsandArchitectswhoareintheprocessofevaluatingPostgresforusein

upcomingprojects• Professionals/StudentstodeveloptheirskillsinPostgres

4.1 DBACURRICULUM–EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVER

PostgresAdministra\onEssen\alsorEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssen\als

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCerNficaNon

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvanced

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCerNficaNon



4.2 DEVELOPERCURRICULUM–ALLPLATFORMS

Implemen\ngDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailabilitySolu\onsinPostgres

PerformanceTuningandOp\miza\onforPostgresDBAsandDevelopers

UsingPostgresEnterpriseManager

PostgresDeveloperFundamentals

PostgresDeveloperAdvanced




4.3 DBACURRICULUM-POSTGRESQL

Founda\onsofPostgresAdministra\onorPostgresAdministra\onEssen\als

PostgreSQLAssociateCerNficaNon

AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministra\on

PostgreSQLProfessionalCerNficaNon

Implemen\ngDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailabilitySolu\onsinPostgres


UsingPostgresEnterpriseManager



5 TRAININGFORMATS

EDBGlobalTrainingServicesdeliverstrainingthrough5formats,whichflexiblymeetvarioustrainingneeds.Theformatoptionsare:

Self-paced:

1. eLearningcoursesaccessedon-demand

Instructor-led:

2. Livevirtualtraining–openenrollment3. Privatelivevirtualtraining4. On-sitetrainingatyourfacility5. Openenrollmentclassroomtrainings

5.1 ON-DEMAND/SELF-PACEDCOURSES(ELEARNING):EnterpriseDBofferson-demand/self-pacedcourses,whichcanbetakenanytimeandfromanywheretoaccommodatelearningthatfitsintoyourbusyschedule.Thesecoursesincludethesamecontentthatiscoveredinourtraditionalclassroomcoursesaswellasourlivevirtualclasses,butinarecordedformatwherestudentscanstart,pause,stoporresumetakingthecourseatanytime.Theseon-demandcoursesaredevelopedusingthelatestandmostpowerfule-learningauthoringtoolsavailable.

5.1.1 BENEFITS:Thetrainingcontentisavailableinaconvenientonlineenvironmentandprovidingyouwithmanybusinessbenefits:

• Savemoneyontravelandhotelcosts• Eliminatetimezoneconstraints• Trainduringorafterworkhourswhenit’sconvenientforyou• Learnatyourownpace

5.1.2 TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS:Totakethecourse,allstudentsmusthave:

• Computer,laptop,ortabletcapableofrunningawebbrowserwithAdobeFlashPlayerversion10.1orgreater.

• High-speedInternetconnection.

5.1.3 HOWDOESON-DEMANDTRAININGWORK?



Withon-demandtraining,youwillenjoyflexibilityandconvenience.Here'showourprogramworks:

• Youwillreceiveconfirmationofyourpurchaseandinstructionstoaccessthetraininginformationfromtrainingcoordinator@enterprisedb.com.

• Youwillhaveaccesstotheon-demandtrainingmaterialforsixcalendarweeks(42days)fromthedateofyourpurchase.

• Duringthistime,youcangothroughtheon-demandtrainingmaterialanunlimitednumberoftimes.

• Youcanpause/resumethetrainingcoursevideoatanytime.

5.1.4 INCLUDEDINOURON-DEMANDCOURSES:• Aflashvideoofthecourserecording• Asoftcopyofthecoursematerialareyourstokeepandreviewanytime• Trainingcompletione-Certificate

Checkouttheon-demandcoursesavailableontheEnterpriseDBwebsiteat:http://inter.viewcentral.com/reg/enterprisedb/PostgresOnDemandTraining

Requestaspecificon-demandCoursebywritingtotrainingcoordinator@enterprisedb.com.

5.2 LIVEVIRTUALTRAINING(LVT)–OPENENROLLMENTEnterpriseDB’sLiveVirtualTrainingisreal-timetrainingdeliveredinteractivelybyourinstructorsinanonlineenvironment.Theselivevirtualclassesareaseffectiveasourtraditionalon-siteclassroomtrainingandofferadditionalbenefits.LiveVirtualTrainingcanbeopentoattendeesfromanycompany,orclosedtoonlyallowaspecificcompany'semployeestoattendwiththePrivateLiveVirtualTrainingOption(P-LVT),describedinsection5.3below).

CheckoutourlatestLiveVirtualTrainingScheduleontheweb.

5.2.1 BENEFITS• Savemoneyontravelandhotelcosts• Trainfromanywhereatyourconvenience–fromhomeoroffice• Trainalongwithcoworkersacrosstheglobe• Getthesamecoursecontentandlabexercises,customizedforonlinedelivery• GettrainedbythesamePostgresexpertsasourclassroomtraining• Classesavailableinmanydifferenttimezones

AllofourcoursesareofferedintheLiveVirtualTrainingformat.



5.2.2 TECHNICALREQUIREMENTSDuringLiveVirtualTraining,EDBusesthefollowingwebconferencingtools:

OnlineCollaboration Phone/AudioWebExorAdobeConnect Voice-Over-IP(VoIP)Enablesonlineinteractionbetweenthetrainerandstudents

Establishedaudiocommunicationbetweenthetrainerandstudents

Therefore,followingaretheadditionalrequirementsforattendingaLVTclass:

1. Ahigh-speedInternetconnection(LAN,DSL,cable)toensuregoodaudioquality2. Connectiontothespecifiedwebconferencingtool,suchas,WebExorAdobeConnect3. Afunctionalaudiocardwiththenecessarysoftware,drivers,andspeakersinstalled4. JavaScriptandcookiesenabledonmachines

5.2.2.1 RequirementsspecifictoparticipantsjoiningfromdifferentlocationsIndividualparticipantsjoiningfromdifferentlocationsshouldeachhavethefollowing:

1. USBoranalogheadsetwithanintegratedmicrophoneconnectedtotheirmachine2. Accesstoaphoneline,asabackupforaudiocommunication

5.2.2.2 RequirementsspecifictoparticipantsjoiningfromthesamelocationIftherearetwoormoreparticipantsjoiningfromthesamelocation,theyshouldhaveatminimum,onecommonlaptopwiththefollowing:

1. Ahigh-speedInternetconnection(LAN,DSL,cable)2. Connectiontothespecifiedwebconferencingtool,suchasWebExorAdobeConnect3. Capabilitiestoprojectthelaptopdisplayonalargeprojectorscreen4. Connectiontospeakersallowingtheclasstohearthetrainerclearly5. ConnectiontoUSBmicrophoneallowingallparticipantstoaskquestionsduringthe

training6. Anaudioconferencingphonealongwithanexpansionmicrophone,asabackupforaudio

communication

5.3 PRIVATELIVEVIRTUALTRAINING(P-LVT):EnterpriseDBnowoffersaPrivateoptionforourLiveVirtualTrainingformat,whichisreal-timetrainingdeliveredinteractivelybyourinstructorsinanonlineenvironment,butonlyopentoemployeesataparticularcompany.Theselivevirtualclassesareaseffectiveasourtraditionalon-siteclassroomtrainingandofferadditionalbenefits.

5.3.1 P-LVTBENEFITSInadditiontoofferingthesamecostandconveniencebenefitsoftraditionalLiveVirtualTraining,Private-LVToffersadditionalbenefits:



• Traindistributedteamscoworkersacrosstheglobeatthesametime• Trainfromanywhereatyourconvenience–fromhomeoryourofficelocations• Savemoneyontravelandhotelcostsforyourteam• Getthesamecoursecontent&labexercises,customizedforonlinedelivery• GettrainedbythesamePostgresexpertsasourclassroomtraining• Classesavailableinmanydifferenttimezones

AllofourcoursesareofferedasLiveVirtualTraining.

5.3.2 P-LVTTECHNICALREQUIREMENTSThetechnicalrequirementsforPrivateLiveVirtualTrainingareexactlythesameasthoseforStandardLiveVirtualTrainingasmentionedundersection5.2.2TECHNICALREQUIREMENTS.

5.3.3 P-LVTSCHEDULINGSchedulingofPrivateLVTrequires3weeksadvancenoticeatminimum,inordertoassignaresourceaccordinglyandprepareforthecourse.

PleasenotethatstandardcancellationpoliciesapplytoPrivateLVTs.

5.4 ON-SITETRAINING:EnterpriseDBoffersonsiteclassroomtrainingforitsentirecurriculum.OnsitetrainingprovidesacomprehensivelearningmodeinwhichtraineeslearnfromPostgresexpertsfacetofacewithhands-onpracticeanddemonstrations.

Ifyouwantteamtrainingwithyourco-workersoraprivatetrainingforyourselfatyouroffice,thisisthebestformatforyou.Ifyourorganizationhasarequirementtoget6to12employeestrainedforaparticularcourse,EnterpriseDBhighlyrecommendsprivateclassroomtrainingforyourteam.

5.4.1 BENEFITS:• Bundledcostsavingsonclassfees• Eliminationoftravelforthewholeteam,asanEnterpriseDBtrainertravelstoyour

location• Theflexibilitytochooseanycourseforclassroomtrainingdeliveryaswellascustomize

itbasedonyourrequirements• QuestionandAnswersessionswiththetrainerattheendofeverytopic–discussionscan

bespecifictoyourorganization

5.4.2 FACILITYANDEQUIPMENTREQUIREMENTS:• Duringthecourseofthetraining,eachtraineeshouldhaveaccesstoadesktoporlaptop

wheretheycaninstallPostgresandworkonlabs.• Theparticipant’slaptop/PCshouldpreferablybeconfiguredwiththeenvironmentset

updescribedinsection5.6,inadvanceofthetrainingstart.



• ParticipantsshouldhaveSuperuserorUserwithsudoaccessontheirlaptop/PCtobeabletoinstalltherequiredsoftware,labs,andplug-ins.

• Theclasssizecanbeamaximumof12students(largeraudiencesrequireasecondtrainer).

• Trainingmaterialsinclude:electroniccopyofthecourseoutline,coursematerials,labexerciseanswerkeyandothersupportingmaterial.

• Atthecompletionofthetraining,allattendeeswillreceivee-copiesofCourseCompletionCertificates.

TobookyourPrivateClassroomTraining,[email protected].

5.5 OPENENROLLMENTCLASSROOMTRAINING:EDBofferspublicclassroomtrainingsatvariousPostgresconferencesandotherlocationsacrosstheglobe.EDBhaspartneredwithmanyworld-classtrainingorganizationstoofferawiderangeofPostgresclassesworldwide.

5.5.1 BENEFITS:• Individualteammemberscanattendaclassinpersonwithoutthepotentialdistractions

oftrainingataworkplacelocation• Traineeshavetheopportunitytomeetpeoplefromdifferentindustries• OurglobalnetworkofCertifiedTrainingPartnersprovidecost-effectiveaccesstoface-to-

facetraining

CheckoutthecurrentlistofCertifiedTrainingPartners(CTPs).

CheckoutthelatestOpenEnrollmentTrainingSchedule.



5.6 SOFTWAREANDENVIRONMENTSETUP–ALLMODESForasmoothtrainingexperience,werequirethateachparticipanthavealaptop/PCoraccesstoaserver/virtualserverwiththefollowingsetup:

Requirement Specifications Notes

Computer 1laptop/PCperstudent1student/computerforlabs/exercises.Avirtualmachinecanalsobeused.

UserTypeSuperuserorUserwithsudoaccess

Abilitytoinstallsoftware,plug-insasrequired

OperatingSystemRHELorCentOS7withGNOMEdesktop

Standardconfigurationtoeliminatediscrepancies

MinimumMemoryRequirements

1CPU/vCPUwith1GBRAMand10GBFreeDiskSpace Neededtoperformlabs/exercises

InternetAccess WirelessInternet/LAN/DSLAbilitytodownloadPostgresbinaries,sampledatabasescripts

5.6.1 NOTES:

1. Toavoidunnecessarydelays,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouensurethatalltherequireddevices(speakers,microphone,projectorsetc.)arefunctioningproperlyinadvance.

2. Toensuresmoothfunctioningoftheclass,itisrecommendedtoinstallallthenecessarysoftware(driversfordevicesandconnectiontothespecifiedwebconferencingtool)

3. Foraninstructor-ledtrainingsessions,weencourageyoutodownloadandinstallthelatestbinariesforPostgreSQL/EDBPostgresAdvancedServer(dependinguponthecourse)priortothestartoftraining.EachparticipantattendingaClassroomorLiveVirtualTrainingsessionwillreceiveinstructionsandlinksforinstallingthelatestversionoftherelevantdatabasealongwithrelatedtoolsfromtrainingcoordinator@enterprisedb.com.



6 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFICATIONS

EDBprovidesaseriesofcertificationsforbothPostgreSQLandEDBPostgresAdvancedServertohelporganizationsmanagetheskillsetsoftheirin-housePostgresresourcesandtoascertaintheknowledgeofnewhiresorconsultingresources.Thiscertificationprogramisbuiltuponmanyyearsofhands-onexperiencewithPostgres.Thedetailsofthecertificationprogramaremakingsurethatallrelevantskillsetsaretested.

HoldingaCertificationfromEnterpriseDBaffirmsadatabaseprofessional'spositionasaknowledgeableandskilledassetwithexperienceinPostgresandEDBPostgresAdvancedServerdatabasetechnologies.IndividualscertifiedunderthisprogramfillagrowingandcriticalneedforPostgresknowledgeinenterprise,government,OEM,andISVenvironments.

ThequickestpathtocertificationandthesurestwaytopreparefortheexamsistocompletetrainingfromEnterpriseDB.

6.1 DIGITALCERTIFICATIONBADGES

Digital certification badges are a way to receive visible recognition for your professional achievement with Postgres. Badges are issued by EDB, in partnership with Acclaim, when you successfully complete your Postgres certification exam. They provide an easy way to share and validate abilities via social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, as well as email and online portfolios.

Use your EDB Postgres certification badge to tell the world you are Postgres-ready.



6.2 DBACERTIFICATIONPATHSWITHPRE-REQUISITES|

6.2.1 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVER

6.2.2 POSTGRESQL

• EDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCer\fica\on

• Class:EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvanced• Achieved:EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociate-levelCer<fica<on• Badge:EDBCer<fiedProfessional-PostgresAdvancedServer

• EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCer\fica\on

• EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssen<als• Badge:EDBCer<fiedAssociate-PostgresAdvancedServer

• PostgreSQLProfessionalCer\fica\on

• Class:AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministra<on• Achieved:PostgreSQLAssociate-LevelCer<fica<on• Badge:EDBCer<fiedProfessional-PostgreSQL

• PostgreSQLAssociateCer\fica\on

• Founda<onsofPostgreSQLAdministra<on• Badge:EDBCer<fiedAssociate-PostgreSQL

ASSOCIATE

PROFESSIONAL

ASSOCIATE

PROFESSIONAL



6.3 CERTIFICATIONTRACKS

CertificationTracks

Associate

EDBPostgresAdvancedServer

PostgreSQL

Pre-requisitesPostgresAdministration

Essentials none

TotalQuestions 50 50PassingScore 70% 70%

Price $250 $200Retake $250 $200

RelatedCoursePostgresAdministration

Essentials FoundationsofPostgreSQL

Administration

BadgeEDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgresAdvancedServer

EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgreSQL

ProfessionalEDBPostgres

AdvancedServer

PostgreSQL

Pre-requisites

1.PassingtheEDBPostgresAssociatesExam2.EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBA-Advanced

PassingthePostgreSQLAssociatesExam

TotalQuestions 50 50PassingScore 80% 80%

Price $250 $200Retake $250 $200

RelatedCourseEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBA-Advanced

AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration

BadgeEDBCertifiedProfessional-PostgresAdvancedServer

EDBCertifiedProfessional-PostgreSQL

6.4 HOWTOTAKEACERTIFICATIONEXAM:• OurCertificationsareofferedonlineaswellasthroughourpartnersattheirtraining

centers.• Thedurationofeachexamis60minuteswith50multiple-choicequestions.• Accesscredentialstothecertificationexamarevalidfor6weeksfromthedateof

purchase.After6weeks,thecredentialsareautomaticallyde-activated.• Resultsaree-mailed,withanoverall%correctandaCleared/NotClearednotification.• Informationonthe%ofquestionsansweredcorrectlyineachsubjectareaisavailable

uponrequest,butinordertoprotecttheintegrityofthetestwedonotsharespecificquestionswithcorrectedanswers.



Someimportantpointsbeforeyoustartoffwiththetest:

• Chrome,Firefox,orInternetExplorercanbeusedasyourbrowserfortakingthetest.• PleaseensureyouhavestrongInternetconnectivitybeforestartingthetest,aslossof

connectivitywillcauseinterruptionandmayrequireareset.

6.5 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERASSOCIATECERTIFICATIONTheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertificationassessesdatabaseprofessionals'skillsinmaintainingandmanagingEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandapplicationsinaproductionenvironment.Thiscertificationassessesdatabaseprofessionals'abilitytoworkindemanding,large-scaleproductionenvironments,andcertifiestheirproficiency.

Affirmsknowledgeandcapabilitiesinleveragingopensourcebaseddatabasetechnologyforenterpriseenvironments.ValidatesskillwithsystemarchitectureandPostgresinternalstructures,operationsandmaintenanceoflarge-scaledatabasesystems,creatingandmanagingdatabasesandclusters,tablespacemanagement,SQLcommands,enterpriseadministrationtools,usermanagement,securityconfiguration,backupandrecoverystrategiesandproactivemaintenance.

EDBhasdevelopedaseriesofPostgrescertificationstohelporganizationsmanagetheskillsetsoftheirin-housePostgresresourcesandtoascertainthePostgresknowledgeofnewhiresor

consultingresources.

TheEDBPostgresCertificationProgramisbuiltonmanyyearsof

hands-onexperiencewithPostgres.Thedetailsofthecertificationprogramare

makingsurethatallrelevantskillsetsaretested.



Competencies:

TheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociatelevelCertificationrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:

o EDBPostgresAdvancedServerSystemArchitectureandInstallationo DatabaseObjectsandHierarchyo CreatingandAdministeringDatabaseClusterso EDBPostgresEnterpriseManagerCliento ConfigurationSettingsandParameterso CreatingandManagingDatabasesandDatabaseClusterso UserToolsforAdministration–CommandLineandGraphicalo SQLPrimero Tablespaces–CreatingandManagingo Users,Groups,andAssigningPrivilegeso SecuritySettingso DataLoadingo OracleCompatibilityo OracletoEDBPostgresAdvancedServerMigrationo RoutineandProactiveMaintenanceTaskso Backup,Recovery,andPointInTimeRecoveryo MovingDatao DataDictionary

Pre-requisites:

CandidatestotheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertificationexamarerequiredtocompletetheEnterpriseDBtrainingcoursePostgresAdministrationEssentials(on-demand)orEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentials(instructor-led)course.Thisclasspresentstheminimumknowledgeofconceptsandskillsrequiredtoachievethiscertification.

Badge:EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgresAdvancedServer

6.6 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATIONTheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertificationisthenextlevelofPostgresAdvancedServercertificationabovetheAssociatelevel,andrequirescompletionoftheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvancedcourse.

ThisProfessionallevelofcertificationaffirmsmorein-depthknowledge,capabilitiesandexperienceinleveragingopensourcebaseddatabasetechnologyinenterpriseenvironments.Itcertifiesadatabaseprofessional’sskillswithmoreadvancedDBAresponsibilitiesfor



maintainingandmanagingEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandapplicationssuccessfullyinaproductionenvironment.Assessescompetencewith:performancetuningandoptimization,partitioning,streamingreplication,connectionpooling,monitoring,security,andmore.

Competencies:

TheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertificationrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:

o EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAdvancedFeaturesandToolso SQLTuningo PerformanceTuningo PerformanceBenchmarkingo DRITAo UsingExtensionModuleso TablePartitioningo ConnectionPoolingo MaterializedViewso WALArchivingo StreamingReplicationo Monitoringo DatabaseSecurity

Pre-requisites:

TheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertificationrequiresboth:

o CompletionofthecourseEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvancedo SuccessfullypassingtheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociate

CertificationExam

Badge:EDB Certified Professional - Postgres Advanced Server

6.7 POSTGRESQLASSOCIATECERTIFICATIONThePostgreSQLAssociateCertificationassessesdatabaseprofessionals'skillsinmaintainingandmanagingaPostgreSQLserverandPostgres-basedapplicationsinaproductionenvironment.

AffirmsknowledgeinadministrationofPostgreSQLopensourcedatabases.Validatesskillsincluding:basicknowledgeofPostgreSQL,creatingandmanagingdatabases,fundamentalSQL,operationsandmaintenanceofPostgreSQLdatabasesystems,usingbasictools,backup/restore,



androutinemaintenance.

ThePostgreSQLAssociateCertificationrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:

o PostgreSQLSystemArchitectureo Installationo Configurationo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso UserInterfaces:PSQLand

pgAdmin4o DatabaseClusters

o Securityo SQLQueriesandDataHandlingo BackupandRecoveryo Point-inTimeRecoveryo RoutineMaintenanceTaskso DataDictionaryo MovingData

Pre-requisites:

CandidatestothePostgreSQLAssociateCertificationexamarestronglyencouragedtocompletetheassociatedEnterpriseDBtrainingcourseFoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration.Equivalenthands-onexperiencemayfulfillthispre-requisite,butformalclasstrainingisstronglyrecommendedasitpresentstheknowledgeofconceptsandskillsrequiredtoachievethiscertification.

Badge:EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgreSQL

6.8 POSTGRESQLPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATIONThePostgreSQLProfessionalCertificationisthedefinitivestandardforPostgreSQLprofessionals.ThislevelofcertificationaffirmsmoreadvancedknowledgeandexperienceinPostgreSQLdatabaseadministration,andrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:performancetuning,streamingreplication,connectionpooling,partitioning,andmore.

ThePostgreSQLProfessionalCertificationrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:

o InstallationofPostgreSQLSources

o SQLTuningo PerformanceTuningo PerformanceBenchmarkingo WALArchivingo StreamingReplication

o ConnectionPoolingo TablePartitioningo Extensionso ForeignDataWrapperso Monitoringo DatabaseSecurity

Pre-requisites:



Asmandatorypre-requisites,candidatestothePostgreSQLProfessionalCertificationexammust:

o CompletetheAdvancedPostgreSQLAdministrationtrainingcourseofferedbyEnterpriseDB.Thiscoursepresentstheminimumknowledgeofconceptsandskillsrequiredtoachievethiscertification.

o PassthePostgreSQLAssociateCertificationExam.

Badge:EDBCertifiedProfessional-PostgreSQL



7 ENTERPRISEENABLEMENTPROGRAMS EDBhasseveraltrainingenablementprogramstohelpcustomersquicklyachieveahighdegreeofPostgrescompetency.TheseprogramscomplementanEDBPostgressubscriptionandhelpensuresuccessinadoptingPostgrestechnology.

Kick-Start

TrainingeSubscription

TrainingCredits

FEATURES

• Combineon-demandtrainingwithflexibleremoteconsulting

• Developeroptionwithtargetedtraining,remoteconsulting,anddeveloperlicense&support

• Unlimitedaccesstofullon-demandcourselibraryfor1year

• Role-basedcoursesandmaterials

• Accesstocourses,individualtopics,whenyouneedit

• Trainingforallphasesofdeployment

• Pre-buydiscountedcredits,validfor1year

• Flexibleaccesstotrainingcoursesandmodes

• Streamlinedprocurementprocess

• Simplifiedadministration

BENEFITS

StartwiththerightfoundationinPostgresgettingthehelpyouneedinearlystages

Fast-trackPostgresinitiatives.

SupportsachievementofPostgreslearningoutcomesthroughoutanorganization,helpingyoutomaximizethevaluegainedfromyourPostgresinvestment

Streamlinetheprocessofspendingandconsumingyourtrainingbudget.

Gettherighttrainingattherighttimebyallocatingcreditstowardsdifferentcourseofferingsorclassopportunitiesovertheyear.

7.1 POSTGRESKICK-STARTEDB’sPostgresKick-StarthelpsorganizationsandsmallteamsgetstartedwithusingPostgres.Kick-StartcombinesOn-DemandtrainingwithconsultingsessionsthatcanbeusedforQ&A,architecturereview,problemsolving,ormentoring.

PostgresKick-Startincludes:



• 2seatsforanyavailableon-demandcourse,suchas:o EDBPostgresDBAAdvancedo FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministrationo AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration

• 2daysarchitectureadvisorysessions(remote)byanexperienced

seniorPostgresConsultantormentoringandQuestion&AnswerSessions(remote)byoneofourleadconsultantsortrainers.

Timetoconsume:8weeks

TheKick-StartprogramfocusesoncompaniesthatareexploringPostgres;theCustomEnterpriseTrainingProgramsinsection7.4aretailoredforsupportinglarge-scalemissioncriticaldeployments.

EDBalsohasdevelopedacomprehensivecollectionofDeploymentServicesthatcombineTraining,ProfessionalServices,RemoteDBAServices,andDeveloperSubscriptionstohelpcustomersinallphasesoftheirPostgresDeployments.SeetheEDBGlobalServicesCatalogforadditionaldetails.

7.2 EDBPOSTGRESTRAININGESUBSCRIPTIONAtrainingeSubscriptionisacost-effectivepurchaseoptionforanindividualorateamtoachievetraininggoals.Assignedperindividual,eSubscriptionsprovideflexibilitytoaccommodateindividuallearningtimelinesandskilldevelopmentneeds.

TheEDBPostgresTrainingeSubscriptionoffersallEDBPostgreson-demandeLearningcoursesinasinglepackage.Thisprogramallowsyoutotakeanyofthesecoursesatyourownpace,savingyoutime,energy,andbudget.

BENEFITS

• 24x7accesstothefulllibraryofEDB’son-demandPostgrestrainingcoursesforin-depthproductknowledgeandskillenhancement,atalowprice

• Supportsmultiplelearnerneedsonateamwithcoursesandcontenttopicsrangingfrombeginnertoadvanceddatabaseadministration,developertraining,andwhat’snewfeatureoverviewsfortheknowledgeseeker

• Unlimitedlearning-userstakeanycourseormodulewithinacourseasmanytimesastheyneedtointheperiodwithnorestrictionson#oftimesaccessed

• 12-monthrenewablesubscriptionservice

INCLUDES



• Beginner,intermediate,andadvancedleveltrainingforPostgresdatabaseadministrationanddevelopment

• OnlinePortal–trainingaccessedviaanon-linewebportal• Containsover100e-learningmodulesand175+hands-onlabexercises• CoversabroadrangeofPostgreSQLandEDBPostgrestechnologies• Blendofformalandinformallearningknowledgeassetsthatenableskilldevelopment

o Professionallydevelopedcourseso Highlyrelevantwebinars,workshops,classrecordings

HOWTOUSE

• eSubscriptiontrainingcoursesareaccessedviaanon-linewebportalusingauniqueaccesskeyprovidedbyEDB

• Accessanyavailablecourseatanytime,andstart,top,restart,orrevisitanindividualmoduleasoftenasneeded

• Individualandteambundlesareavailable,for1userorgroupsof5,10,20,ormore.Anenterprise-levelofusersatanorganizationcanalsobeauthorized

• Subscriptionkeysarevalidfor1yearfromthepurchaseandcanberenewed• Exceptfortheenterprisetier,studentsmustbenamedindividuals,andloginscannotbe

shared.Fortheenterprisetier,adomainid([email protected])forthebusinessunitmustbeprovided,andaccesswillbemonitoredtofindthemostpopularcoursestoensureyourteamisachievingthemaximumbenefit.

SubscriptionTerm:12months

7.3 EDBPOSTGRESTRAININGCREDITSBENEFITS

EDBPostgresTrainingCredits(PTC)providemaximumflexibilityinselectingandconsumingtrainingformultiplestudents.Usingtrainingcreditsisacost-effectivewaytopre-purchasetrainingandapplytotraininginanymodality–suchasonsiteoron-line.

INCLUDES

EDBPostgresTrainingCreditspurchasedupfrontwhichgivesyoutheabilitytoflexiblyallocateyourtrainingbudgetandutilizethecreditsforvariousclassesbasedonindividualstudentneeds.Forexample,youcanapplythecreditstoanopenenrollmentclassroomtrainingfor2DBAandutilizethebalanceofcreditsforon-demandselfpacedeLearningfortherestoftheteam.

• Accesstoanyon-demand,liveon-line,andevenon-sitetrainingclassofourchoice.SeeTable1andTable2belowforcreditvaluesforcoursetype.Page32ofthiscatalog



summarizesallavailableclassesthatarecurrentlyoffered,butcheckthetrainingcalendarandelectroniccourselistingonthewebsiteforuptotheminutecourseofferings.

HOWTOUSE

• Uponpurchase,creditsaredepositedintoyourcompany’sbalanceandmadeavailableforgeneralconsumptionbyyourstudentsorthetrainingpurchasingagentassociatedwithyouraccount.

• Akeyisprovidedtoyourpurchasingagent,andstudentscanusethatkeyto‘purchase’training,applyingthekeyduringtheshoppingcartcheckoutprocessonthewebsite.Oncethecourseregistrationiscompleteandthekeyisapplied,studentsareregisteredfortheirtrainingclass,andconfirmatione-mailswithclassdetailsaresent.

• Foron-siteorprivatelive-virtualtraining,contactyouraccountrepresentativetoscheduledatesfortheclass,andhaveyourcreditsapplied.

• Ifyoudonothaveenoughcreditsremaininginyourbalancetopurchaseaparticularclass,additionalcreditscanbepurchased.

• Unusedcreditsexpire1yearafterpurchaseandcannotbecarriedforward.

TRAININGCREDITVALUES

Trainingcreditsarepurchasedinaminimuminitialblockof500andarepricedpercredit.Creditsarevalidforupto1yearfromthedateofpurchaseandcan‘spent’ontrainingofanytype.Thebelowtablelistshowmanycreditsareneededto‘buy’aclassofacertaintype,withsometypicalexamplesprovidedinTable2.

Table 1 - Training Credit Values by Type

Training Format Per day 3-day course 5-day course

Live Virtual Training (LVT)

3 credits per participant



Private Live Virtual Training (PLVT)

30 credits (for max 12 participants)



On-Site Training 35 credits (for max 12 participants)



On-Demand 4 credits per student 12 credits per student 20 credits per student

Public Classroom 4 credits per student 12 credits per student 20 credits per student

Certification 2 credits per attempt per participant N/A N/A



Table 2 – Sample Training Credit ‘Costs’

Training Class Mode # Days # Credits

Comprehensive PostgreSQL Administration

Live Virtual Training 5 15 credits per student

Foundations of PostgreSQL Administration On Demand 3 12 credits per student

EDB Postgres Administration Essentials On-Site 5 175 credits (for max 12

participants) Foundations of PostgreSQL Administration On-Site 3 105 credits (for max 12

participants) Advanced PostgreSQL Administration

Public Classroom 3 12 credits per student

PostgreSQL Associate Certification n/a 2 2 credits per attempt per

participant EDB Postgres Associate Certification n/a 2 2 credits per attempt per

participant

Timetoconsume:1yearfromdateofpurchase.PTCsdoexpire1yearfromdateofpurchase,ifnotused.

7.4 CUSTOMENTERPRISETRAININGPROGRAMS–CURRICULUMPLANNINGSERVICETosupporttheneedsoflargerorganizationsthatwanttodeployPostgresacrosstheenterpriseandintomissioncriticalapplications,EDBprovidescustomizedenterprisetrainingprograms.TheseorganizationsneedtomakesurethattheyarePostgres-readyateverylevel,startingwiththeInfrastructureDBAtotheArchitect,allthewaytotheapplicationdeveloper.

Thisprogramhelps:

o Understandtheorganizationaltrainingrequirementsbydevelopingindividualizedtrainingcurriculaforeveryteammember



o ImplementskillsimprovementandPostgresreadinessprogramsbymanagingthedeploymentoftrainingtotheorganization

o UnderstandPostgresreadinessthroughreportsonwhotooktraining,whohasbeencertifiedatwhatlevel,andwhohasachievedthegoalssetforthintheirindividualtrainingprograms

o Planandbudgetfororganizationaltrainingneedsbyusingprovenbestpracticesthatidentifythenecessarytraininginvestments

o Managetrainingandcertificationacrosstheorganization

Withthisprogram,enterprisesadoptingEDBPostgrescan:

o Developindividualizedtrainingcurriculaforeveryteammembero IntegratecriticalPostgrestrainingclassesintotheirlearninganddevelopmentplanso Enhancein-houselearningpathsfortechnicalresourcesincludingDBAs,Developers,and

moregeneralknowledgeseekers

WeworkjointlywithourcustomerstodevelopindividualizedPostgresTraininggoalsandaspecializedcurriculumbasedonhigh-levelorganizationaltrainingneeds.TrainingCreditscanthenbeusedtowardsfulfillingthistrainingplanthroughonsite,on-demandoronlinetrainingclasses,andtheycanbeappliedtowardsPostgrescertifications.

• Thisprogramrequiresaspecificinvestmentandissubjecttovolumepurchaserequirements.Forlowvolumes,morelimitedserviceswillbeprovided.

• TrainingCreditsarevalidgloballyandcanberedeemedovera12monthperiod.• Timetoconsume:12months

PleasecontactyouraccountmanagerfordetailsonwhichCustomEnterpriseTrainingProgramsisrightforyou,[email protected].



8 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFIEDTRAININGPARTNERS(CTP)

EDBmaintainsaglobalnetworkofCertifiedTrainingPartnerswhodeliveropenenrollmentoron-sitetraining.AllourtrainingpartnershaveEDBcertifiedtrainerswhomeetstringentcertificationrequirementsandarequalifiedtodeliverEDB-providedPostgrestrainingclasses.CheckoutthecurrentlistofCertifiedTrainingPartners.

CheckoutthecurrentTrainingScheduleontheweb.



9 COURSESANDCERTIFICATIONSUMMARY

9.1 FREETRAININGSUMMARYEDBoffersanumberofon-demandtrainingcoursesavailableforfree,andalsofrequentlyrunsfreeliveon-linetrainingworkshopsonselecttopicsthroughouttheyear.ThetablebelowcontainsasnapshotoffreetrainingofferingsweprovideonPostgresadministration,DBaaS,andenterprisetools.Checkthecalendaronthewebsitefrequentlyforworkshopupdates,orsearchforFreecoursesonthetrainingclasssearchpage.

9.1.1 FREEPOSTGRESTRAININGESUBSCRIPTION–NEW!YoucanbecomeaPostgresexpertwithfreetrainingfromEDB,andyoucanshareyouraccomplishmentswithadigitalbadge!

CourseName–ClicktoRegister

MainTopics AvailableLanguage

AvailableModes

Duration*

NEW!FreePostgresTrainingeSubscription

Thisistheplacetostarttobuildonfoundationalskills.PreparesstudentsforAssociatecertificationexamandbadge

1 PostgresAdministrationEssentials EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertification1

English On-DemandeSubscriptiononly

19modules16hrs.

2 BuildingaModernPostgresArchitecture

N/A English On-DemandeSubscriptiononly

6modules10hrs.

QUICKSTARTS–DBaaSandServerInstallation

1 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerQuickStart

InstallationandGettingStarted

English On-Demand 1.5hrs.

2 EDBPostgresArkQuickStartforAWS

GettingStarted–ProvisioningandUsing


3 EDBPostgresArkQuickStartforOpenStack

GettingStarted–ProvisioningandUsing




WORKSHOPS–LiveOnline

ChecktheCalendarforavailability

4+ • PostgresFailoverManager• PostgresEnterpriseManager• BackupandRecovery• MigratingtoEDBPostgres• ReplicationwithPostgres

• HighAvailability• Monitoring,Mgmt• DisasterRecovery• Migration• Replication

English On-LineFreeTrainingWorkshop

3-4hrs.each

*DurationsforOn-Demandmodesareapproximateanddonotcompletelyallocatetimetoperformlabexercises.

9.2 TRAININGSUMMARY CourseName Associated

CertificationAvailableModes

ClassDuration*

1 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvanced

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertification

On-DemandOn-LineClassroom

14hrs.3days3days

2 ImplementingDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailabilitySolutionsinPostgres

N/A On-LineClassroomOn-Demand

1days1days5hours

3 PerformanceTuningandOptimizationforPostgresDBAsandDevelopers

N/A On-LineClassroomOn-Demand

1days1days5hours

4 PostgresforOracleDBAs N/A On-LineClassroom

2days2days

5 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentials

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertification

On-LineClassroom

5days5days

6 EDBPostgresToolsBasics N/A On-LineClassroom

2days2days

7 UsingEDBPostgresEnterpriseManager

N/A On-LineClassroom

2days2days

8 PostgresDeveloperFundamentals


3days3days



9 PostgresDeveloperAdvanced N/A On-LineClassroom

2days2days

10 UsingEDBArk N/A On-LineClassroom

1day

11 CloudManagementandAdministrationwithEDBArk


1day

12 FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration

PostgreSQLAssociateCertification


17hrs.3days3days

12 AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration

PostgreSQLProfessionalCertification


14hrs.3days3days

14 ComprehensivePostgreSQLAdministration

PostgreSQLAssociateCertification

On-LineClassroom

5days5days

*DurationsforOn-Demandmodesareapproximateanddonotcompletelyallocatetimetoperformlabexercises.LVTandClassroommodesdofactorintimeforlabwork.

9.3 CERTIFICATIONSUMMARY Exam Name Pre-requisites Available

Language Length / Duration

Passing Score

1 EDB Postgres Advanced Server – Associate Passing qualifies for badge: EDB Certified Associate – Postgres Advanced Server

Training Course: Postgres Administration Essentials <OR> EDB Postgres Advanced Server DBA Essentials

English 1 hour / 50 questions

70%

2 EDB Postgres Advanced Server -Professional Passing qualifies for badge: EDB Certified Professional – Postgres Advanced Server

Training Course: EDB Postgres Advanced Server DBA Advanced Certification: EDB Postgres Advanced Server Associate Certification


80%

3 PostgreSQL – Associate Passing qualifies for badge: EDB Certified Associate – PostgreSQL

Training Course (recommended): Foundations of PostgreSQL Administration


70%

4 PostgreSQL – Professional Passing qualifies for badge: EDB Certified Professional – PostgreSQL

Training Course: Advanced PostgreSQL Administration Certification: PostgreSQL Associate


80%



10 COURSEDESCRIPTIONSAllupdatedcoursedescriptionscanbefoundonthewebsiteintheelectroniccatalog.

10.1 POSTGRESADMINISTRATIONESSENTIALS(FREE–PARTOFFREEPOSTGRESTRAININGE-SUBSCRIPTION)

AbouttheCourse:ThiscoursegivesstudentsauniqueopportunitytogettrainedandcertifiedontheessentialsforPostgresadministration.Uponcoursecompletion,youwillhavetheessentialskillsrequiredtosuccessfullyinstall,configure,manageandmaintainPostgresAdvancedServerandwillbepreparedtomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirtechnicalrequirementswithconfidence.

CourseOutline:

o IntroductiontoEDBPostgresAdvancedServero KeyComponentsforEnterpriseDatabaseSystemso SystemArchitectureandProcesseso Installationo WorkingwithDatabaseClusterso ConfigurationandAuditingo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso UserTools:CommandLineInterfaceo GUIToolso Securityo SQLPrimero BackupandRecoveryo PointinTimeRecoveryo PerformingRoutineMaintenanceTaskso DataDictionaryo MovingandLoadingDatao EDB*Plus,EDB*Loadero Tablespaces–CreatingandUsingo OracleCompatibilityo MigratingOracleObjectstoEDBPostgresAdvancedServero AssessingMigrationso MigrationToolkito PreparingforDeploymento OngoingManagementandOptimization



TargetAudience:ThiscourseisdesignedforDBAs,Architects,SystemAdministratorsandITProfessionalswhoareresponsibleforadministrationandmaintenanceofPostgres.

RecommendedPre-requisites:AworkingknowledgeofrelationaldatabasesandabasicknowledgeofLinux.

Certification:PreparesstudentsforsuccesswiththeEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociate-LevelExam.

10.2 BUILDINGAMODERNPOSTGRESARCHITECTURE(FREE–PARTOFFREEPOSTGRESTRAININGE-SUBSCRIPTION)

Aboutthecourse: Thisclasscoversonthetoolsandtechniquesforhighavailability,disasterrecovery,andreplication.Learnhowtouseenterprise-classtoolstobuildhighlyresilientenvironmentsformission-criticalworkloads.

CourseOutline:

• Monitoring,Managing,andTuningPostgres• UsingEDBPostgresEnterpriseManager(PEM)–Architecture,Installation,

Configuration,Server,Agent• DetectingPerformanceandAlertswithDashboardsandAlerting• AdditionalManagement:CapacityPlanning,Auditing,LogManagement,SQL

Profiler• BackupandRecovery

• UsingtheEDBPostgresBackupandRecoveryTool–Architecture,Installation• PerformingBackupandRestore• PerformingPointinTimeRecovery

• ImplementingaReplicationSystemwithEDBPostgresReplicationServer• FeaturesandComponentsforSettingupaReplicationSystem• SingleMasterReplication• Multi-MasterReplication• PublicationandSubscriptionArchitectures• TriggerandLogicalBasedReplicationMethods• UsingEDBReplicationServertoBuildaReplicationSystem–Installationand

Console• ReplicatingwithOracleandSQLServer

• HighAvailabilityinPostgres• UsingEDBPostgresFailoverManager(EFM)–Architecture,Installation,

Configuration• MonitoringandManagingClusters• PerformingSwitchovers• ConfiguringAutomaticandManualFailovers

• PerformingDatabaseObjectMigrationfromDifferentDataSources



• InstallationandConfigurationoftheMigrationToolkit• SupportedObjects• MigrationProcess• OnlineandOfflineMigration

• ProtectingYourDatafromSQLInjectionAttacks• TypesofAttacks• ConfiguringSQL/Protect• ViewingSuspiciousActivities• ManagingConfiguration

• EDB*PlusCommandLineInterface• EDB*Loader-UsingtheTooltoBulkLoadData• HowtoObfuscateSourceCodeinEDBPostgreswithEDB*Wrap

TargetAudience:PostgresDBAs,Architects,DataAnalystsandotheruserswhomustmeetenterpriserequirementsforeffectivedatabasemanagementofmission-criticalapplications,andareresponsiblefordataresiliency.

Pre-requisites:BasicknowledgeofEDBPostgresAdvancedServerorPostgreSQL

RecommendedPre-requisites:CompletingPostgresAdministrationEssentials

10.3 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERDBA-ADVANCEDAboutthecourse:ThistrainingcoursetakesthedatabaseadministratorbeyondthebasicscoveredintheEssentialsclass.YouwilllearnhowtobestfulfillthemoreadvancedDBAresponsibilitiesincludingimplementingdatabasesecurity,tuningandbenchmarking,monitoring,settinguphighavailabilityandreplication,andmore.Theconceptsandarchitecturethatsupportthesemorein-depthtopics,alongwiththeoptionsavailabletocarrythemout,arecoveredindetail.Thisincludeshowtomakethebestuseoftoolsavailabletomoreefficientlyperformthesetasks.

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdministrationgivesyouauniqueopportunitytogettrainedandcertifiedonadvanceddatabaseadministrationforEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.IncreaseyourknowledgeandenhanceyourskillproficiencyusingthelatestandmostpowerfulversionofEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.

CourseOutline:

o EDBPostgresAdvancedServerFeaturesandToolsOverviewo PreparingaSampleDatabaseo SQLTuning–CommonIssues,theTuningProcessandHow-toSteps

o IdentifyingSlowQueries,ReviewingtheQueryExecutionPlan



o UsingtheOptimizero RestructuringSQLStatementso IndexUsage

o PerformanceTuning–Techniques,OSandServerParameterTuning,o MonitoringPerformancewithEDBPostgresEnterpriseManagero DRITA–ConfiguringandUsingo PerformanceBenchmarking–How,Why,Tools,Testingo JobSchedulingo Extensions–InstallingandUsingAvailableExtensionModuleso TablePartitioning-Benefits,Methods/Types,Syntaxo ConnectionPooling–pgpool-II,pgbouncer,ConfigurationandUseo MaterializedViews–CreatingandUsingo CloningaDatabaseo WALArchiving–ProcessandConfigurationo StreamingReplication–Architecture,TypesandUseo Monitoring–CollectingStatistics,MonitoringProcesses,UsingEDBPostgresEnterprise

Managero DatabaseSecurity

TargetAudience:ThisclassisdesignedforDBAs,Architects,andDatabaseProfessionalswhoareresponsibleforongoingandadvancedadministrationandmaintenanceofEDBPostgresAdvancedServer,includingimplementingstrategicdatabasesolutionsfortheenterprise.

Theclassissupplementedwithhands-onexercisesthatreinforcethematerialcovered,andincludestheabilitytogetcertified,validatingyourskillsandhelpingyoutobemoreeffective.

Pre-requisites:AworkingknowledgeofrelationaldatabasesandabasicknowledgeofLinuxandSQL.

10.4 IMPLEMENTINGDISASTERRECOVERYANDHIGHAVAILABILITYSOLUTIONSINPOSTGRES

Aboutthecourse:BusinesscontinuityisoneofthetopprioritiesinIT.WiththistrainingyoucanlearnhowtoimplementandmanagehighlyavailableandresilientdatabaseswithEDBPostgres.WithpracticalinsightonhowbackupandrecoveryworksinEDBPostgres,youcaneasilydevelopareliabledisasterrecoveryplan.Youwillalsolearnhowtobuildacompletehighavailabilitysolutionbasedonbestpractices,usingstreamingreplicationandEDBPostgresFailoverManager.

CourseOutline:

• IntroductionandLabSetup• DatabaseRecoveryandAvailability• Backup,RecoveryandPoint-inTimeRecovery



• SQLDumpandRestore• OfflineBackupandRestore• ContinuousArchiving• BackupusingLowLevelAPI• pg_basebackupforOnlineBackups• Point-inTimeRecovery• IntroductiontotheEDBPostgresBackupandRecoveryToolforManaging

Backups• ImplementingHighAvailability

• DataReplication• SynchronousorAsynchronousReplication• LogShippingStandbyArchitectureandSetup• HotStreamingReplicationArchitectureandSetup

• UsingtheEDBFailoverManagerTool• MonitorandManageanEFMCluster• ControlledSwitchovers• AutomaticandManualFailover

TargetAudience:DBAsandDatabaseArchitectsexperiencedwithPostgresorotherdatabasetechnologiessuchasOracle

RecommendedPre-requisites:Hands-onexperiencemanagingrelationaldatabasemanagementsystems.LabExercises:9Demos:10

10.5 PERFORMANCETUNINGANDOPTIMIZATIONFORPOSTGRESDBASANDDEVELOPERS

Aboutthecourse:Thisclasswillteachpractical,safe,andhighlyefficientwaystooptimizetheperformanceofaPostgresServer.Thisclasswillteachpractical,safe,andhighlyefficientwaystooptimizetheperformanceofaPostgresServer.Topicsincludefindingissuesaffectingtheperformanceofthedatabaseandtheapplicationsthatuseit,tuningmajordatabaseperformanceparameters,performancemonitoring,andtuningtools,andhowtousethemtomonitorandtuneyourPostgresdatabaseinstances.AlsolearnhowtotraceSQLqueriesthatareslowingdownthedatabaseresponsetime.Thisclassalsocoversdatabasemaintenanceandproactivemonitoring.

CourseOutline:



• IntroductionandLabSetup• SQLTuning

• StatementProcessing• CommonQueryPerformanceIssues• StepsforSQLTuning• SlowRunningQueries• ExecutionPlans• OptimizerStatisticsandQueryPlans• ParallelQueries• OptimizerHints• Indexes

• PerformanceTuning• TuningTechnique• InformationCollection• OperatingSystemConsiderations• Tablespaces• ServerParameterTuningandImportantParameters• ParallelQueryScans• LoadingaTableintoMemory• PerformanceAnalysisandMonitoringwithPostgresEnterpriseManager

• DatabaseMaintenance• MaintenanceTools• DealingwithDataFragmentationandBloat• RoutineVacuuming• Autovacuuming• PreventingTransactionIDWraparoundFailures• RoutineReindexing• UsingtheCLUSTERCommand

TargetAudience:DatabaseAdministrators,Architects,Developers,Analysts,andSupportEngineers

Pre-requisites:WorkingknowledgeofPostgreSQLorEDBPostgresAdvancedServerLabExercises:7Demos:7

10.6 POSTGRESFORORACLEDBAS

Aboutthecourse:ThiscourseisdesignedforOracleDBAstogetkick-startedwithPostgres.InthistrainingyouwilllearnthefundamentalconceptsofPostgresincluding:systemarchitecture



andconfiguration,withacomparisonofvariousPostgresfeaturestoOracle.YouwilllearnhowyoucanleverageyourOracleDBAskillstomanageanEDBPostgressystem.

CourseOutline:ThiscourseisforDBAsdrivingdigitaltransformationsandmodernizationintheenterprise,whoareleveragingopen-sourcebaseddatabasetechnology.Itcoversthefollowingtopics:

o IntroductiontoEDBPostgreso EDBPostgresAdvancedServerFeatureso ComparingEDBPostgresandOracleo SystemArchitectureo CreatingandManagingDatabaseClusterso ObjectHierarchyo CreatingandManagingDatabases,Users,andSchemaso Configurationo UserTools–edb-psqlandEDB*Pluso UsingTablespaceso SQLTuninginPostgreso MaterializedViewso MovingData–withCopyandEDB*Loadero Backup,Recovery,andPointinTimeRecoveryo RoutineMaintenanceo DataDictionary–SystemCatalogandsysSchemao OracleCompatibilityFeatureso MigrationProcessandAssessmento MigratingOracleObjectswiththeMigrationToolkit(MTK)o ToolsforPostgresDatabaseManagementandResiliency

TargetAudience:IntendedforexperiencedOracleDBAswhoaregettingstartedonPostgresandwhowanttounderstandthekeydifferenceswithEDBPostgresandapplytheirexistingknowledgetomanagingEDBPostgresdatabasesystemsfortheenterprise.

RecommendedPre-requisites:Hands-onexperiencemanagingOracledatabases.

10.7 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERDBA-ESSENTIALS(INSTRUCTOR-LEDONLY)

AbouttheCourse:ThiscoursegivesstudentsauniqueopportunitytogettrainedandcertifiedontheessentialsforEDBPostgresAdvancedServerdatabaseadministration,toenhanceskillproficiencyusingthelatestandmostpowerfulversionofEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentialsisafive-daycoursethatteachestheessentialtechniquesforhowtodesign,implementandmanageEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.Learnhow



toadministerenterprise-scaledatasolutionsusingthedifferentfeaturesandtoolsavailableinEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.

Uponcoursecompletion,attendeeswillhavetheessentialskillsrequiredtoinstall,configure,manageandmaintainEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandwillbepreparedtomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirsecurityrequirementswithconfidence.

CourseOutline:

o IntroductiontoEDBPostgresAdvancedServero MajorFeaturesforEnterpriseDatabaseSystemso SystemArchitectureandProcesseso Installationo WorkingwithDatabaseClusterso ConfigurationandAuditingo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso UserTools–CommandLineInterfaceso GUIToolso Securityo SQLPrimero BackupandRecoveryo PointinTimeRecoveryo PerformingRoutineMaintenanceTaskso DataDictionaryo MovingandLoadingDatao EDB*Plus,EDB*Loadero Tablespaces–creatingandusingo OracleCompatibilityo MigratingOracleObjectstoEDBPostgresAdvancedServero AssessingMigrationso MigrationToolkito PreparingforDeploymento OngoingMaintenanceandOptimization

TargetAudience:DesignedforDBAs,Architects,SystemAdministratorsandITProfessionalswhoareresponsibleforadministrationandmaintenanceofEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandwanttounderstandhowtousetheprimaryfeatures.

RecommendedPre-requisites:AworkingknowledgeofrelationaldatabasesandabasicknowledgeofLinux.

Certification:PreparesstudentsforsuccesswiththeEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociate-LevelExam.



10.8 EDBPOSTGRESTOOLSBASICS(INSTRUCTOR-LEDONLY)

Aboutthecourse:This2-daycoursecoversthesuiteofEDBtoolsdesignedforlargescaleandmissioncriticalenterpriseperformance,availability,scalability,security,andmanagement.AllEDBtoolsworkwitheitherPostgreSQLorEDB™PostgresAdvancedServerdatabases.EachcoursesectionprovidesanoverviewofthetoolandhowitcanbeusedtohelpeffectivelymanagePostgresdatabases.Trainingoninstallationandhowtoutilizekeyfeaturesisprovided.

CourseOutline:

• EDBPostgresEnterpriseManager(PEM)• IntroductionandOverview• Features,NewandImprovedPEM7• ArchitectureandComponents• InstallationandConfiguration• PEMServer,Agent,Client• PEMServerInstallation• PEMWebClient• GlobalOverviewDashboard• AddaPostgresServerandMonitor• InstallingthePEMAgent• BindingthePEMAgentwithPostgresDatabaseClusters• RemoteMonitoring• PerformanceMonitoringandManagement• KeyDashboardsOverview

• PerformanceDashboards• GlobalOverviewDashboard• ServerAnalysisDashboard• MemoryAnalysisDashboard• I/OAnalysisDashboard

• MonitoringandViewingAlerts• CapacityPlanner• LogManager• AuditManager• LearningMore

• EDBPostgresBackupandRecoveryTool(BART)• IntroductionandArchitecture• FeaturesandComponents• InstallationandConfiguration



• UsingBARTCommands• BackupandRestoreMultipleDatabases• ManagetheBackupandRecoverySystem

• EDBPostgresReplicationServer• Features,Architecture,andComponents• OverviewandSupportedDatabases• ReplicationModels• PublicationsandSubscriptionsArchitecture• ReplicationServerComponents• SettingUpaReplicationSystem• InstallationandConfiguration• ReplicationConsole• EnablingAccesstoOracle,SQLServer• PublicationandSubscriptionDatabaseUsers• VerifyingHostAccessibility• PublicationServerConfigurationFileParameters• UsingEDBReplicationServertoOptimizeandMonitor• OptimizingSynchronizationReplication• SynchronizationConfigurationOptions• DesignConsiderations,LimitationsandRestrictions

• EDBPostgresFailoverManager(EFM)• IntroductionandFeatureOverview• ArchitectureandComponents• InstallationandConfiguration• ConfigurationaEFMHighAvailabilityCluster• UsingEFM• AddingNodes• ControlledSwitchovers• FailoverScenarios• MonitorandManageaEFMCluster

• EDBMigrationToolkit(MTK)• BestPracticeMigrationProcess• AssessingDatabaseInstancesforMigration• DatabaseMigration• EDBMigrationToolkit(MTK)

• InstallationandSetup• CommandLineOptions• MigrationDemo

• EDBSQL/Protect• SQLInjectionAttacks• SQL/ProtectOverview• TypesofAttacks• UnauthorizedRelations



• SQLTautology• UnboundedDMLStatements• MonitoringSQLInjectionAttacks• ConfiguringSQL/Protect• SettingandListingtheProtectedRoles• SettingtheProtectionLevel• LearnModeTest• RoleBasedProtection• ViewingSuspiciousActivity• RemovingRoleandRelationfromList• DeletingStatisticsandOffendingQueries• DisablingandEnablingMonitoring

• EDB*Plus–Featuresandusing• EDB*Loader–FeaturesandUsing• EDB*Wrap

• OverviewofEDB*Wrap• ObfuscatingSourceCode• UsingtheedbwrapUtility

• UpdateMonitor• Overview• UpdatesandAlerts• UsingStackBuilderforUpgrades

TargetAudience:PostgresDBAs,Architects,DataAnalysts,andotheruserswhomustmeetenterpriserequirementsforeffectivedatabasemanagementofmission-criticalapplications,andareresponsiblefordataresiliency.

Pre-requisites:BasicknowledgeofEDBPostgresAdvancedServerorPostgreSQL

RecommendedPre-requisites:Completinganyof:FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration,PostgresAdministrationEssentials,orEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentials.

10.9 USINGEDBPOSTGRESENTERPRISEMANAGER

Aboutthecourse:InthiscourseyouwilllearnhowtoinstallanddeployEDBPostgresEnterpriseManager(PEM),whichdeliverstheenterprise-classtoolsnecessaryformanaging,monitoringandtuninglargePostgresdeploymentsenmasseatthefingertipsofDBAsanddevelopersfromasinglegraphicalconsole.ThiscoursealsocovershowtousePEMtoeffectivelymonitorandmanageyourPostgresdatabaseservers.Uponcompletionofthiscourse,youwillbeabletoconfigurePEMandaddmanagedPostgresInstancesformonitoring.Youwill



alsobeabletosetupalertingandrunvariousintegratedtoolsforforecastingandtuning.

CourseOutline:ThiscoursecoverstheuseofEDBPostgresEnterpriseManagerforthefollowingtasks:

o Installationandpreparingforlabexerciseso Usingperformancedashboardso Creatingandmanagingcustomdashboardsandchartso Setupmonitoringforcriticaleventso Monitoringalerts

o TheAlertsDashboardo Probeconfigurationo Creatingandmanagingalertso Alertnotificationso Definingcustomprobeso Customalerttemplates

o PerformcapacityplanningbasedhistoricaltrendsanddataanalysisandusingtheCapacityManager

o Futureforecastingandcapacityreportso Logmanagementandauditing

o UsingLogManagerandAuditManagero Loganalysisandreports

o UsingthePostgresExpertforexpertanalysisandadviceonperformance,securityandconfiguration

o ConfigurationExperto SchemaExperto SecurityExpert

o HighAvailabilityMonitoring–configuringstreamingreplicationandusingtheanalysisdashboard

o Configurationandmonitoringo Promoteastandbynodeo StreamingReplicationAnalysisDashboard

o PerformanceTuningo WorkingwithSQLProfilero Diagnoseslowrunningquerieso MonitoringandanalyzingSQLo UsingIndexAdvisor

o UpgradingandMaintainingPEMcomponentso TheEDBPostgresEnterpriseManagerRESTAPIs

Throughoutthecourse,importantdetailsaboutPostgresperformanceandmonitoringarecovered.



TargetAudience:ThisclassisintendedforDBAsandDeveloperswhowanttokeepaclosewatchonPostgresandEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDatabasesactivitiesandperformance.

Pre-requisites:PriorworkingknowledgeofPostgreSQLorEDBPostgresAdvancedServerisrequired.

Recommended:Ideally,participantshavecompletedanyof:FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration,PostgresAdministrationEssentials,orEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentialscoursepriortotakingthisclass.

10.10 POSTGRESDEVELOPERFUNDAMENTALS

Aboutthecourse:Inthiscourse,youwilllearntheessentialskillsfordatabasedevelopmentinPostgres.LearnaboutPostgresdatatypes,databaseobjects,indexes,transactions,andworkingwithconnectorsanddrivers,withbasicinstallation.

YouwilllearnhowtoimplementaPostgreSQLdatabaseandthefundamentalsofeffectivedatabasedevelopmentinPostgres.TheexpertPostgresTrainertakesyouthroughtables,indexes,views,storedprocedures,andotherdatabaseobjects.Learnabouttechniquesfordesigningindexes,managingtransactions,andusinglargeobjects.Getanoverviewofstandardfunctions,Postgresspecificfunctions,andhowtowriteanewdatabasefunctioninPostgres.

CourseOutline:

o PostgreSQLIntroductiono IntroductiontoPostgreSQLandEDBPostgreso GettingStarted

o Databaseandsourcecodeinstallationo Preparingthesampledatabaseforlabexercises

o IntroductiontoGUIToolsfordatabasedesignandmanagemento pgAdmin4

o TransactionsandConcurrencyo ConnectorsandExtensions,includingJDBCand.NETo DatabaseDesigno DataTypesinPostgreSQLo SQLPrimer-WhatPostgresoffersforSQLstandards(DDL,DML,DCL,constraints,etc.)o Views,MaterializedViews,Sequences,Domainso WorkingwithIndexesinPostgreso PostgresFunctionso LargeObjectsSupporto PL/PGSQLBasics



TargetAudience:ForexperiencedDatabaseDeveloperswhoarenewtoPostgresandwanttogaintheessentialskillsrequiredtoeffectivelydesignandimplementPostgresdatabasesforapplicationswhileincorporatingPostgresfeatures.

Pre-requisites: o Experienceindatabasedevelopmento BasicKnowledgeofSQLo Familiaritywithprogramminglanguages

10.11 POSTGRESDEVELOPERADVANCED

Aboutthecourse:ThiscourseteachestheadvancedskillsneededbyPostgresdatabasedevelopersina2-dayonlineinstructor-ledtraining.Youwilllearnaboutusingdataadapterstointeractwithadditionaldatasources,amulti-stepplanforSQLtuning,andapproachesfordatasecurityandlocalization.ThisisthesecondclassinthePostgresDevelopersTrackandfollowsPostgresDeveloperFundamentals.

YouwilllearnHowtocreaterulesandtriggers,implementfulltextsearching,andanapproachforlocalization,alltaughtbyanexpertPostgresTrainer.LearnabouttechniquesforSQLtuningandgetadetailedlookathowtodesignandtunePL/PGSQLfunctions,implementexceptionhandlingandusecursorsinPostgres.AlsoprovidedisanintroductiontoPostGISforworkingwithgeospatialdatainPostgres.

CourseOutline:

o DetailedlookatusingPL/PGSQLo DefiningRulesandCreatingTriggerso SQLTuningo UsingBackgroundWorkersandProcesseso Localizationo UsingDataAdapters(ForeignDataWrappers)o FullTextSearchingo DataSecurityandEncryptiono AnintroductiontoWorkingwithGeographicData:PostGIS

TargetAudience:ForexperiencedDatabaseDeveloperswhoareworkingwithPostgresandneedtogaintheadvancedskillsrequiredtoeffectivelydesignandimplementPostgresdatabasesforapplicationswhileincorporatingPostgresfeatures.

Pre-requisites: o Experienceindatabasedevelopmento CompletionofthePostgresDeveloperFundamentalsclasso Experienceindatabasedevelopment



o KnowledgeofSQLo Familiaritywithprogramminglanguageso FoundationalknowledgeofPostgreSQL

10.12 USINGEDBARKAboutthecourse:ThiscourseisforusersnewtoEDBArkwhowanttounderstandhowtoquicklyprovisionandusedatabaseinstanceswithEDBArk,managePostgresclustersinprivatecloudenvironmentsusingtheArkconsole,andapplyconfigurationfordatabaseresiliency.Migrationandupgradeofexistingdatabasesisalsocovered,andparticipantswillunderstandthepowerfulfunctionalityavailableforDBaaShybridcloudmanagementundertheEDBArkPlatform,includingtheRESTfulAPIforpotentialautomationandintegration.Attheendoftheclass,studentswillunderstandthemainfeaturesofEDBArkandthearchitecture,beabletoperformfastself-servicedatabaseprovisioning,andwillknowhowtousetheEDBArkinterfacesuccessfullyforcloud-baseddatabasemanagementactivities.

CourseOutline:Withonlyafewsteps,getupandrunningquickly,provisioningandmanagingrobustPostgresclusterswithEDBArk.

• Step1:ProvisionanewdatabaseinstanceusingEDBArk• Step2:SetupconnectionsandmanagePostgresdatabaseclusters• Step3:Configureresilientdatabaseclustersforscalability,highavailabilityanddisasterrecovery

• Also:UnderstandavailableAPIinterconnectivityandoperations

TargetAudience:DesignedforDBAs,Developers,andDatabaseArchitectswhowanttolearnhowtoprovisionandmanageresilientPostgresdatabaseclustersinahybridcloudenvironmentusingEDBArk.SuitableforusersofEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandPostgreSQL.

Pre-requisites:BasicknowledgeofPostgresorotherRDBMS.Inordertoperformlabexercises,anOpenStackenvironmentisrequiredalongwitharunninginstallationofEDBArk.AdministratorscanrefertothecourseCloudManagementandAdministrationwithEDBArktolearnmore.

10.13 CLOUDMANAGEMENTANDADMINISTRATIONWITHEDBARKAboutthecourse:ThiscourseisforadministratorswhoneedtolearnhowtobestsetupandconfigureEDBArktoallowforfastprovisioningandformanagingrobustPostgresclusters.Learnhowtoconfigureandusetheproduct'scorefeaturesforgreatercontrolandvisibilityoverdatabasedeploymentsinanOpenStackcloudenvironment.Attheendoftheclass,administratorswillbepreparedtoproperlyinstall,configure,anduseEDBArkforefficient



implementationofdatabaseasaserviceinaprivatecloud.Accesscontrol,security,monitoringandtroubleshootingareallcovered.

CourseOutline:

• IntroductiontotheEDBPostgresPlatform• OverviewoftheOpenStackFramework• EDBArkOverview,Architecture,andFeatures• InstallationandConfiguration• ServersandDatabaseEngines• DeployandConfiguringUserAccess• SecurityOptions• ManagingtheEDBArkConsole• EDBArkConsoleBackup• Monitoring• TroubleshootingBasics

TargetAudience:DesignedforInfrastructureAdministrators,ITOperationsManagers,andOpenStackAdministratorswhoareresponsibleformanagingtheunderlyinginfrastructurefordatabasesinthecloud,andwanttooffertheirusersaself-service,manageddatabaseserviceforPostgresthatofferssecurity,availability,performanceanddisaster-recoverycapabilities.SuitableforEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandPostgreSQLdeployments.

RecommendedPre-requisites:NopriorexperienceisrequiredwithPostgres.Thefollowingpre-requisitesarerecommended:

• IntermediateknowledgeoraboveofOpenStack.(ThistrainingwillnotteachOpenStackandassumesstudentshavepriorknowledge.)

• BasicknowledgeofPostgresandknowledgeofbackupandrecoveryprocessesinPostgres.FormoreinformationrefertotheBackupandRecoverywithPostgrescoursetolearnmore.

• *Pre-requisiteforhands-onlabwork:AccesstoanOpenStackenvironment,setuponaversioncurrentlysupportedbyEDBArk.

10.14 FOUNDATIONSOFPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATIONAboutthecourse:ThiscourseconveystheknowledgenecessarytoperformthedutiesofaPostgresDBA.InthisintroductorycourseyouwilllearntheessentialdetailsofPostgresadministrationincludingarchitecture,configuration,maintenance,monitoring,backup,recovery,anddatamovement.ItwillalsointroduceyoutoenterpriseclasstoolsforPostgresadministrationandwillprepareyoutohandlerealtime,productionenvironments.



Platform:ThecourseisappropriateforboththecommunityeditionofPostgreSQLandEDBPostgresAdvancedServer,howeverthecourseEDBPostgresDatabaseAdministrationEssentialsisrecommendedinsteadforusersofEDBPostgresAdvancedServer(EPAS).

CourseOutline:

o Introductiono SystemArchitectureo InstallationandDatabaseClusterso Configurationo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso UserTools:CommandLineInterfaces:psql,edb-psql,EDB*Pluso GUITools:pgAdmin4,EDBPostgresEnterpriseManagero Securityo SQLPrimero BackupandRecoveryo PointinTimeRecoveryo RoutineMaintenanceTaskso PostgresDataDictionaryo LoadingandMovingData

TargetAudience:ThisclassisintendedforDBAsandITProfessionalswhowanttoadministerandmaintainPostgresdatabases.ItisdesignedforpeoplewithexperienceindatabaseadministrationwhoarenewtoPostgres.NopriorknowledgeofPostgresisrequiredtoattendthisclass.

RecommendedPre-requisites:

• IntermediateknowledgeofRDBMSconcepts• BasicunderstandingofSQL• BasicexperiencewithuseoftheLinuxoperatingsystemishelpful

10.15 ADVANCEDPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATIONAboutthecourse:ThiscoursebuildsonthePostgreSQLFoundationalcourseandaddressesadvancedtopics,suchasreplicationtosafeguarddataandhighavailability,partitioningforperformanceandmaintainability,andsecurityforprivacyandprotection.TheAdvancedPostgreSQLAdministrationcoursepreparesDBAstomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirrelatedsecurityrequirementswithconfidence.

ThecoursefocusesonPostgreSQLCommunityEdition.



CourseOutline:

o PostgreSQLIntroductiono PostgreSQLSourcesInstallationo PreparingaSampleDatabaseo SQLTuningo PerformanceTuningo PerformanceBenchmarkingo WALArchivingo StreamingReplicationo ConnectionPoolingo TablePartitioningo Extensionso ForeignDataWrapperso Monitoringo DatabaseSecurityo UpgradingBestPractices

TargetAudience:ThisclassisintendedforDBAsandITProfessionalswhowanttoenhancetheirPostgresadministrationskilltothenextlevel.

RecommendedPre-requisites:ParticipantsshouldbeproficientinregularPostgresDBAfunctions.ItisrecommendedtoattendtheFoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministrationtrainingpriortothisclass.ItisbeneficialtocompletethePostgreSQLAssociateCertificationpriortoattendingthistraining.

10.16 COMPREHENSIVEPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATIONAboutthecourse:ComprehensivePostgreSQLAdministrationteachestheessentialskillsrequiredbyPostgreSQLDBAstobesuccessful.ThiscoursepresentsthePostgreSQLdatabasearchitectureandcoreadministrativetasksincludingconfiguration,maintenance,monitoring,backups,recovery,andmovingdata.

Advancedtopicsarealsocoveredincludingreplicationtosafeguarddata,clusteringforhighavailability,partitioningforperformanceandmaintainability,andsecurityforprivacyandprotection.

Uponcoursecompletion,youwillbepreparedtomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirsecurityrequirementswithconfidence.

CourseOutline:

Essentials

o PostgreSQLSystemArchitectureo InstallationandGettingStarted

AdvancedTopics

o SQLTuningo PerformanceTuning



o DatabaseClusterso Configurationo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso CommandLineTools:an

IntroductiontoPSQLo GUITools:UsingpgAdmin4o SecurityBasicso SQLPrimero BackupandRecoveryo Point-inTimeRecoveryo RoutineMaintenanceTaskso DataDictionaryo MovingData

o StreamingReplicationo ConnectionPoolingo TablePartitioningo Extensionso Monitoringo UpgradingBestPractices

TargetAudience:ThisclassisintendedforDBAsandITProfessionalswhoareresponsibleforadministrationandmaintenanceofPostgreSQL,andwanttoincreaseproficiencyandlearnbestpractices.

Pre-requisites:Basicexperienceindatabaseadministration.NopriorknowledgeofPostgreSQLisrequired.



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