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ENTERPRISEDB®GLOBALTRAININGCATALOGUE

2019

EDB™GLOBALTRAININGCATALOGUE

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©2019EnterpriseDBCorporation.AllRightsReserved. www.enterprisedb.com


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CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION 6

2 TRAINERPROFILE 8

2.1 MeetourTrainers 9

3 WhatCustomersSay 11

4 ENTERPRISEDBTRAININGCURRICULUM 12

4.1 DBACurriculum–EDBPostgresAdvancedServer 12

4.2 DeveloperCurriculum–AllPlatforms 13

4.3 DBACurriculum-PostgreSQL 14

5 TRAININGFORMATS 15

5.1 On-Demand/Self-PacedCourses(eLearning): 15

5.1.1 Benefits: 15

5.1.2 TechnicalRequirements: 15

5.1.3 Howdoeson-demandtrainingwork? 16

5.1.4 Includedinouron-demandcourses: 16

5.2 LiveVirtualTraining(LVT)–OpenEnrollment 16

5.2.1 Benefits 16

5.2.2 TechnicalRequirements 17

5.2.2.1 Requirementsspecifictoparticipantsjoiningfromdifferentlocations 17

5.2.2.2 Requirementsspecifictoparticipantsjoiningfromthesamelocation 17

5.3 PrivateLiveVirtualTraining(P-LVT): 17

5.3.1 P-LVTBenefits 18

5.3.2 P-LVTTechnicalRequirements 18

5.3.3 P-LVTScheduling 18

5.4 On-SiteTraining: 18

5.4.1 Benefits: 18

5.4.2 Facilityandequipmentrequirements: 19

5.5 OpenEnrollmentClassroomTraining: 19

5.5.1 Benefits: 19


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5.6 SoftwareandEnvironmentSetup–allmodes 20

5.6.1 Notes: 20

6 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFICATIONS 22

6.1 DIGITALCERTIFICATIONBADGES 22

6.2 DBACERTIFICATIONPATHSwithpre-requisites| 23

6.2.1 EDBPostgresAdvancedServer 23

6.2.2 PostgreSQL 23

6.3 CertificationTracks 24

6.4 Howtotakeacertificationexam: 24

6.5 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertification 25

6.6 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertification 27

6.7 PostgreSQLAssociateCertification 28

6.8 PostgreSQLProfessionalCertification 29

7 ENTERPRISEENABLEMENTPROGRAMS 30

7.1 PostgresKick-Start 30

7.2 EDBPostgresTrainingeSubscription 31

7.3 EDBPostgresTrainingCredits 32

7.4 CustomEnterpriseTrainingPrograms–CurriculumPlanningService 35

8 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFIEDTRAININGPARTNERS(CTP) 37

9 COURSESANDCERTIFICATIONSUMMARY 38

9.1 FreeTrainingSummary 38

9.1.1 FreePostgresTrainingeSubscription–NEW! 38

9.2 TrainingSummary 39

9.3 CertificationSummary 40

10 COURSEDESCRIPTIONS 42

10.1 PostgresAdministrationEssentials(FREE–partofFreePostgresTrainingE-subscription) 42

10.2 BuildingaModernPostgresArchitecture(FREE–partofFreePostgresTrainingE-subscription) 43

10.3 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBA-Advanced 44

10.4 ImplementingDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailabilitySolutionsinPostgres 46


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10.5 PerformanceTuningandOptimizationforPostgresDBAsandDevelopers 47

10.6 PostgresforOracleDBAs 48

10.7 EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBA-Essentials(Instructor-ledOnly) 49

10.8 EDBPostgresToolsBasics(Instructor-ledOnly) 50

10.9 UsingEDBPostgresEnterpriseManager 53

10.10 PostgresDeveloperFundamentals 55

10.11 PostgresDeveloperAdvanced 56

10.12 UsingEDBArk 57

10.13 CloudManagementandAdministrationwithEDBArk 57

10.14 FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration 58

10.15 AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration 59

10.16 ComprehensivePostgreSQLAdministration 60

11 ContactInformation 62


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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.


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Foranyquestions,pleasecontactyourEDBaccountmanagerorEDBSalesatmailto:[email protected],orusetheonlineinquiryform.


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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


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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.


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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.


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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


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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

PostgresAdministrationEssentialsorEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentials

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertification

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvanced

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertification


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4.2 DEVELOPERCURRICULUM–ALLPLATFORMS

ImplementingDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailability

SolutionsinPostgres

PerformanceTuningandOptimizationforPostgresDBAsand

Developers

UsingPostgresEnterpriseManager

PostgresDeveloperFundamentals

PostgresDeveloperAdvanced

PerformanceTuningandOptimizationforPostgresDBAsandDevelopers


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4.3 DBACURRICULUM-POSTGRESQL

FoundationsofPostgresAdministrationorPostgresAdministrationEssentials

PostgreSQLAssociateCertification

AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration

PostgreSQLProfessionalCertification

ImplementingDisasterRecoveryandHighAvailability

SolutionsinPostgres

PerformanceTuningandOptimizationforPostgresDBAsand

Developers

UsingPostgresEnterpriseManager


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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.


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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.


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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,butonlyopento


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employeesataparticularcompany.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


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● Theflexibilitytochooseanycourseforclassroomtrainingdeliveryaswellascustomizeitbasedonyourrequirements

● QuestionandAnswersessionswiththetrainerattheendofeverytopic–discussionscanbespecifictoyourorganization

5.4.2 FACILITYANDEQUIPMENTREQUIREMENTS:● Duringthecourseofthetraining,eachtraineeshouldhaveaccesstoadesktoporlaptop

wheretheycaninstallPostgresandworkonlabs.● Theparticipant’slaptop/PCshouldpreferablybeconfiguredwiththeenvironmentset

updescribedinsection5.6,inadvanceofthetrainingstart.● ParticipantsshouldhaveSuperuserorUserwithsudoaccessontheirlaptop/PCtobe

abletoinstalltherequiredsoftware,labs,andplug-ins.● Theclasssizecanbeamaximumof12students(largeraudiencesrequireasecond

trainer).● Trainingmaterialsinclude:electroniccopyofthecourseoutline,coursematerials,lab

exerciseanswerkeyandothersupportingmaterial.● Atthecompletionofthetraining,allattendeeswillreceivee-copiesofCourseCompletion

Certificates.

TobookyourPrivateClassroomTraining,[email protected].

5.5 OPENENROLLMENTCLASSROOMTRAINING:EDBofferspublicclassroomtrainingsatvariousPostgresconferencesandotherlocationsacrosstheglobe.EDBhaspartneredwithmanyworld-classtrainingorganizationstoofferawiderangeofPostgresclassesworldwide.

5.5.1 BENEFITS:● Individualteammemberscanattendaclassinpersonwithoutthepotentialdistractions

oftrainingataworkplacelocation● Traineeshavetheopportunitytomeetpeoplefromdifferentindustries● OurglobalnetworkofCertifiedTrainingPartnersprovidecost-effectiveaccesstoface-to-

facetraining

CheckoutthecurrentlistofCertifiedTrainingPartners(CTPs).

CheckoutthelatestOpenEnrollmentTrainingSchedule.


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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.


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2. Toensuresmoothfunctioningoftheclass,itisrecommendedtoinstallallthenecessarysoftware(driversfordevicesandconnectiontothespecifiedwebconferencingtool)

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


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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.


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6.2 DBACERTIFICATIONPATHSWITHPRE-REQUISITES|

6.2.1 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVER

6.2.2 POSTGRESQL


Class:EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvancedAchieved:EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociate-levelCertification

EDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertificationEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAEssentialsBadge:EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgresAdvancedServer

PostgreSQLProfessionalCertificationClass:AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministrationAchieved:PostgreSQLAssociate-LevelCertificationBadge:EDBCertifiedProfessional-PostgreSQL

PostgreSQLAssociateCertificationFoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministrationBadge:EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgreSQL

ASSOCIATE

PROFESSIONAL

ASSOCIATE

PROFESSIONAL


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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.


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● Accesscredentialstothecertificationexamarevalidfor6weeksfromthedateofpurchase.After6weeks,thecredentialsareautomaticallyde-activated.

● Resultsaree-mailed,withanoverall%correctandaCleared/NotClearednotification.● Informationonthe%ofquestionsansweredcorrectlyineachsubjectareaisavailable

uponrequest,butinordertoprotecttheintegrityofthetestwedonotsharespecificquestionswithcorrectedanswers.

Someimportantpointsbeforeyoustartoffwiththetest:

● Chrome,Firefox,orInternetExplorercanbeusedasyourbrowserfortakingthetest.● PleaseensureyouhavestrongInternetconnectivitybeforestartingthetest,aslossof

connectivitywillcauseinterruptionandmayrequireareset.

6.5 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERASSOCIATECERTIFICATIONTheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerAssociateCertificationassessesdatabaseprofessionals'skillsinmaintainingandmanagingEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandapplicationsinaproduction

EDBhasdevelopedaseriesofPostgrescertificationstohelporganizationsmanagetheskillsetsoftheirin-housePostgresresourcesandtoascertainthePostgresknowledgeofnewhiresor

consultingresources.

TheEDBPostgresCertificationProgramisbuiltonmanyyearsof

hands-onexperiencewithPostgres.Thedetailsofthecertificationprogramare

makingsurethatallrelevantskillsetsaretested.


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environment.Thiscertificationassessesdatabaseprofessionals'abilitytoworkindemanding,large-scaleproductionenvironments,andcertifiestheirproficiency.

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

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:


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

Badge:EDBCertifiedAssociate-PostgresAdvancedServer

6.6 EDBPOSTGRESADVANCEDSERVERPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATIONTheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertificationisthenextlevelofPostgresAdvancedServercertificationabovetheAssociatelevel,andrequirescompletionoftheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdvancedcourse.

ThisProfessionallevelofcertificationaffirmsmorein-depthknowledge,capabilitiesandexperienceinleveragingopensourcebaseddatabasetechnologyinenterpriseenvironments.Itcertifiesadatabaseprofessional’sskillswithmoreadvancedDBAresponsibilitiesformaintainingandmanagingEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandapplicationssuccessfullyinaproductionenvironment.Assessescompetencewith:performancetuningandoptimization,partitioning,streamingreplication,connectionpooling,monitoring,security,andmore.

Competencies:

TheEDBPostgresAdvancedServerProfessionalCertificationrequirescompetenceinthefollowing:

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


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o 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,butformalclasstrainingis


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stronglyrecommendedasitpresentstheknowledgeofconceptsandskillsrequiredtoachievethiscertification.

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.

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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-START


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EDB’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


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● 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


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

INCLUDES

EDBPostgresTrainingCreditspurchasedupfrontwhichgivesyoutheabilitytoflexiblyallocateyourtrainingbudgetandutilizethecreditsforvariousclassesbasedonindividualstudentneeds.Forexample,youcanapplythecreditstoanopenenrollmentclassroomtrainingfor2DBAandutilizethebalanceofcreditsforon-demandselfpacedeLearningfortherestoftheteam.

● Accesstoanyon-demand,liveon-line,andevenon-sitetrainingclassofourchoice.SeeTable1andTable2belowforcreditvaluesforcoursetype.Page32ofthiscatalogsummarizesallavailableclassesthatarecurrentlyoffered,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


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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 n/a 2 2 credits per attempt per


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Certification 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.


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● Timetoconsume:12months

PleasecontactyouraccountmanagerfordetailsonwhichCustomEnterpriseTrainingProgramsisrightforyou,[email protected].


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8 ENTERPRISEDBCERTIFIEDTRAININGPARTNERS(CTP)

EDBmaintainsaglobalnetworkofCertifiedTrainingPartnerswhodeliveropenenrollmentoron-sitetraining.AllourtrainingpartnershaveEDBcertifiedtrainerswhomeetstringentcertificationrequirementsandarequalifiedtodeliverEDB-providedPostgrestrainingclasses. CheckoutthecurrentlistofCertifiedTrainingPartners.

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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



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WORKSHOPS–LiveOnline

ChecktheCalendarforavailability4+ ● 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


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


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8 PostgresDeveloperFundamentals


3days3days

9 PostgresDeveloperAdvanced N/A On-LineClassroom

2days2days

10 UsingEDBArk N/A On-LineClassroom

1day

11 CloudManagementandAdministrationwithEDBArk


1day

12 FoundationsofPostgreSQLAdministration



17hrs.3days3days

12 AdvancedPostgreSQLAdministration

PostgreSQLProfessionalCertification


14hrs.3days3days

14 ComprehensivePostgreSQLAdministration


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%


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

Training Course: Advanced PostgreSQL Administration Certification: PostgreSQL Associate


80%


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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 AssessingMigrations


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o 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


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• 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.


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EDBPostgresAdvancedServerDBAAdministrationgivesyouauniqueopportunitytogettrainedandcertifiedonadvanceddatabaseadministrationforEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.IncreaseyourknowledgeandenhanceyourskillproficiencyusingthelatestandmostpowerfulversionofEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.

CourseOutline:

o EDBPostgresAdvancedServerFeaturesandToolsOverviewo PreparingaSampleDatabaseo SQLTuning–CommonIssues,theTuningProcessandHow-toSteps

o IdentifyingSlowQueries,ReviewingtheQueryExecutionPlano 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.


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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


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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


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• RoutineVacuuming• Autovacuuming• PreventingTransactionIDWraparoundFailures• RoutineReindexing• UsingtheCLUSTERCommand

TargetAudience:DatabaseAdministrators,Architects,Developers,Analysts,andSupportEngineers

Pre-requisites:WorkingknowledgeofPostgreSQLorEDBPostgresAdvancedServerLabExercises:7Demos:7

10.6 POSTGRESFORORACLEDBAS

Aboutthecourse:ThiscourseisdesignedforOracleDBAstogetkick-startedwithPostgres.InthistrainingyouwilllearnthefundamentalconceptsofPostgresincluding:systemarchitectureandconfiguration,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,andPointinTimeRecovery


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o 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.Learnhowtoadministerenterprise-scaledatasolutionsusingthedifferentfeaturesandtoolsavailableinEDBPostgresAdvancedServer.

Uponcoursecompletion,attendeeswillhavetheessentialskillsrequiredtoinstall,configure,manageandmaintainEDBPostgresAdvancedServerandwillbepreparedtomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirsecurityrequirementswithconfidence.

CourseOutline:

o IntroductiontoEDBPostgresAdvancedServero MajorFeaturesforEnterpriseDatabaseSystemso SystemArchitectureandProcesseso Installationo WorkingwithDatabaseClusterso ConfigurationandAuditingo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso UserTools–CommandLineInterfaces


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o 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.

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• 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


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• 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


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• 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.Youwillalsobeabletosetupalertingandrunvariousintegratedtoolsforforecastingandtuning.

CourseOutline:ThiscoursecoverstheuseofEDBPostgresEnterpriseManagerforthefollowingtasks:

o Installationandpreparingforlabexercises


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o 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.


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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


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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.

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o CompletionofthePostgresDeveloperFundamentalsclasso Experienceindatabasedevelopmento 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:Thiscourseisforadministratorswhoneedtolearnhowtobestsetupand


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configureEDBArktoallowforfastprovisioningandformanagingrobustPostgresclusters.Learnhowtoconfigureandusetheproduct'scorefeaturesforgreatercontrolandvisibilityoverdatabasedeploymentsinanOpenStackcloudenvironment.Attheendoftheclass,administratorswillbepreparedtoproperlyinstall,configure,anduseEDBArkforefficientimplementationofdatabaseasaserviceinaprivatecloud.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 FOUNDATIONSOFPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATION


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Aboutthecourse: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 ADVANCEDPOSTGRESQLADMINISTRATION


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Aboutthecourse: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.


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Advancedtopicsarealsocoveredincludingreplicationtosafeguarddata,clusteringforhighavailability,partitioningforperformanceandmaintainability,andsecurityforprivacyandprotection.

Uponcoursecompletion,youwillbepreparedtomanagelarge,highlyavailabledatabasesandtheirsecurityrequirementswithconfidence.

CourseOutline:

Essentials

o PostgreSQLSystemArchitectureo InstallationandGettingStartedo DatabaseClusterso Configurationo CreatingandManagingDatabaseso CommandLineTools:an

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

AdvancedTopics

o SQLTuningo PerformanceTuningo StreamingReplicationo ConnectionPoolingo TablePartitioningo Extensionso Monitoringo UpgradingBestPractices

TargetAudience:ThisclassisintendedforDBAsandITProfessionalswhoareresponsibleforadministrationandmaintenanceofPostgreSQL,andwanttoincreaseproficiencyandlearnbestpractices.

Pre-requisites:Basicexperienceindatabaseadministration.NopriorknowledgeofPostgreSQLisrequired.


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