In PostgreSQL 11, a lot of functionalities have been added that allow people to run even more professional applications even faster and more efficiently. Many areas of the database server have been improved, and many new professional features have been added. In the future, even more improvements will be made. Of course, the changes that were listed in this chapter are not complete by far because many small changes were made.
In the next chapter, you will learn about indexing and the PostgreSQL cost model, which is highly important if you want to maintain good performance.
Mastering PostgreSQL 11 - Second Edition
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Mastering PostgreSQL 11 - Second Edition
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Overview of this book
This second edition of Mastering PostgreSQL 11 helps you build dynamic database solutions for enterprise applications using the latest release of PostgreSQL, which enables database analysts to design both the physical and technical aspects of the system architecture with ease.
This book begins with an introduction to the newly released features in PostgreSQL 11 to help you build efficient and fault-tolerant PostgreSQL applications. You’ll examine all of the advanced aspects of PostgreSQL in detail, including logical replication, database clusters, performance tuning, monitoring, and user management. You will also work with the PostgreSQL optimizer, configuring PostgreSQL for high speed, and see how to move from Oracle to PostgreSQL. As you progress through the chapters, you will cover transactions, locking, indexes, and optimizing queries to improve performance. Additionally, you’ll learn to manage network security and explore backups and replications, while understanding the useful extensions of PostgreSQL so that you can optimize the speed and performance of large databases.
By the end of this book, you will be able to use your database to its utmost capacity by implementing advanced administrative tasks with ease.
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Mastering PostgreSQL 11 - Second Edition
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Preface
Understanding Transactions and Locking
Making Use of Indexes
Handling Advanced SQL
Log Files and System Statistics
Optimizing Queries for Good Performance
Writing Stored Procedures
Managing PostgreSQL Security
Handling Backup and Recovery
Making Sense of Backups and Replication
Deciding on Useful Extensions
Troubleshooting PostgreSQL
Migrating to PostgreSQL
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