PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook: Solve real-world Database Administration challenges with 180+ practical recipes and best practices

Key Features

• Skill-up as a database administrator by achieving improved query performance, backup, and recovery management, setting up replication and so on
• Get to grips with the essentials of database management with a recipe-based approach using the latest features of PostgreSQL 16
• New and updated recipes on crucial PostgreSQL topics like Monitoring, Logging, Scalability and so on

Book Description

PostgreSQL has seen a huge increase in its customer base in the past few years and is becoming one of the go-to solutions for anyone who has a database-specific challenge. This PostgreSQL book touches on all the fundamentals of Database Administration in a problem-solution format. It is intended to be the perfect desk reference guide.

This new edition focuses on recipes based on the new PostgreSQL 16 release. The additions include handling complex batch loading scenarios with the SQL MERGE statement, security improvements, running Postgres on Kubernetes or with TPA and Ansible, and more. This edition also focuses on certain performance gains, such as query optimization, and the acceleration of specific operations, such as sort. It will help you understand roles, ensuring high availability, concurrency, and replication. It also draws your attention to aspects like validating backups, recovery, monitoring, and scaling aspects. This book will act as a one-stop solution to all your real-world database administration challenges.

By the end of this book, you will be able to manage, monitor, and replicate your PostgreSQL 16 database for efficient administration and maintenance with the best practices from experts.

What you will learn

• Discover how to improve batch data loading with the SQL MERGE statement
• Use logical replication to apply large transactions in parallel
• Improve your back up and recovery performance with server-side compression
• Tackle basic to high-end and real-world PostgreSQL challenges with practical recipes
• Monitor and fine-tune your database with ease
• Learn to navigate the newly introduced features of PostgreSQL 16
• Efficiently secure your PostgreSQL database with new and updated features

Who this book is for

This Postgres book is for database administrators, data architects, database developers, and anyone with an interest in planning and running live production databases using PostgreSQL 16. Those looking for hands-on solutions to any problem associated with PostgreSQL 16 administration will also find this book useful. Some experience with handling PostgreSQL databases will help you to make the most out of this book, however, it is a useful resource even if you are just beginning your Postgres journey.

Table of Contents

1. First Steps
2. Exploring the Database
3. Server Configuration
4. Server Control
5. Tables and Data
6. Security
7. Database Administration
8. Monitoring and Diagnosis
9. Regular Maintenance
10. Performance and Concurrency
11. Backup and Recovery
12. Replication and Upgrades

Gianni Ciolli is Vice President and Field CTO at EDB; he was Global Head of Professional Services at 2ndQuadrant until it was acquired by EDB. Gianni has been a PostgreSQL consultant, trainer, and speaker at many PostgreSQL conferences in Europe and abroad over more than 10 years. He has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Florence. He has worked with free and Open-Source software since the 1990s and is active in the community. He lives between Frankfurt and London and plays the piano in his spare time

Boriss Mejias is a Senior Solutions Architect at EDB, building on his experience as PostgreSQL consultant and trainer at 2ndQuadrant. He has been working with open source software since the beginning of the century contributing to several projects both with code and community work. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the Université catholique de Louvain, and an Engineering degree from Universidad de Chile.Complementary to his role as Solutions Architect, he gives PostgreSQL training and is a regular speaker at PostgreSQL conferences. He loves spending time with his family and playing air guitar

Jimmy Angelakos is a Systems and Database Architect and recognized PostgreSQL expert. He studied Computer Science at the University of Aberdeen, has worked with Open-Source tools for 25+ years, is an active member of PostgreSQL Europe and occasional contributor to the PostgreSQL project. He also speaks frequently at database and Free & Open-Source Software conferences

Vibhor Kumar, Global VP at EDB, is a pioneering data tech leader. He manages a global team of engineers, optimizing clients' Postgres databases for peak performance and scalability. He advises Fortune 500 clients, including many Financial Institutes, in innovating and transforming their data platforms. His past experience spans IBM, BMC Software, and CMC Ltd. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Lucknow and a Master's from the Army Institute of Management. As a certified expert in numerous technologies, he often shares his insights on DevOps, cloud, and database optimization through blogging and speaking at events

Simon Riggs is a Major Developer of PostgreSQL since 2004. Formerly, Simon was the Founder and CEO of 2ndQuadrant, acquired by EDB in 2020. Simon has contributed widely to PostgreSQL, initiating new projects, contributing ideas, committing many important features as well and working directly with database architects and users on advanced solutions