PostgreSQL Database Administration Training Course

Name: PostgreSQL Database Administration and Operations Training Course
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Build practical PostgreSQL administration skills for secure access, efficient queries, resilient recovery, and controlled operations.

PostgreSQL Database Administration Training Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Zanzibar, Tbilisi, Milan, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Abu Dhabi and more
Next session: 1 – 5 November 2026, Zanzibar
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

PostgreSQL Database Administration and Operations Training Course is a one-week course for database administrators, backend developers, data engineers, systems engineers, application support specialists, and technical operations teams, who leave with a PostgreSQL Operations Runbook. The course connects PostgreSQL database administration, role-based access control, schema and transaction management, PostgreSQL performance tuning, backup and recovery, database monitoring, replication concepts, maintenance, and incident diagnosis in one operating workflow. Agile Leaders Training Center presents the course on PostgreSQL database operations.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for administering database clusters, databases, and schemas
Functions responsible for backend data access and transaction behavior
Specialists responsible for data platforms, pipelines, and service reliability
Teams responsible for application support, monitoring, and incident response
Control functions responsible for database access, change evidence, and recovery readiness

The course assumes participants support databases, applications, infrastructure, or data services at work and leaves out AI vector search, retrieval-augmented generation, software certification preparation, and advanced extension development.

Departments and Industries

The course supports PostgreSQL database operations across service, industrial, and public-facing organizations.

Database and data platform departments
Application engineering and enterprise systems teams
Infrastructure, cloud operations, and service support functions
Financial services and digital commerce organizations
Manufacturing, logistics, and energy employers
Healthcare and education institutions

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze PostgreSQL cluster, database, schema, and process architecture
Apply SQL transactions and role-based access control
Build workload-aware indexes and interpret query plans
Evaluate backup, restore, and replication readiness
Use database monitoring and routine maintenance methods
Diagnose operational incidents and prioritize recovery actions

Course Agenda

Day 1: Architecture and Database Foundations

PostgreSQL Cluster, Database, and Schema Context Map
Server Process and Client Connection Flow
Installation Configuration and Parameter Baseline
Database Object and Namespace Design Method
psql Administration Command Practice

Day 2: SQL Operations and Access Control

DDL and DML Operations Checklist
Transaction Isolation and Concurrency Scenario Map
Role Membership and Ownership Model
GRANT and REVOKE Privilege Matrix
Authentication Boundary and Least-Privilege Review

Day 3: Indexing and Query Performance

B-Tree, Hash, GiST, GIN, SP-GiST, and BRIN Decision Guide
Multicolumn, Partial, and Expression Index Design
EXPLAIN and EXPLAIN ANALYZE Plan Reading Method
Planner Statistics and ANALYZE Diagnostic Flow
Query and Configuration Tuning Record

Day 4: Resilience, Monitoring, and Maintenance

Logical and Physical Backup Selection Matrix
Restore Validation and Recovery Procedure
Write-Ahead Log and Standby Replication Context
Database Monitoring and Alert Evidence Dashboard
VACUUM, ANALYZE, and REINDEX Maintenance Schedule

Day 5: PostgreSQL Operations Practice

Architecture and Configuration Baseline Exercise
Role and Privilege Diagnosis Exercise
Index and Query Plan Analysis Exercise
Backup, Monitoring, and Incident Triage Exercise
PostgreSQL Operations Runbook Capstone Exercise

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to practice PostgreSQL database administration and operational decisions.

Suggested activity: map cluster processes, databases, schemas, configuration parameters, and connection paths for a service workload.
Suggested activity: design roles, ownership, privileges, transaction scenarios, and access review evidence for an application team.
Suggested activity: compare index choices, read EXPLAIN plans, evaluate statistics, and record tuning decisions.
Suggested activity: assemble backup, restore, replication, monitoring, maintenance, and incident actions into a PostgreSQL Operations Runbook.

FAQs

Who suits PostgreSQL database administration training and what does it assume?

PostgreSQL database administration training suits database, development, data, infrastructure, support, and operations professionals. It assumes workplace exposure to databases or technical services and does not require prior responsibility for a production PostgreSQL cluster.

How does PostgreSQL database operations training differ from PostgreSQL AI application training?

PostgreSQL database operations training focuses on architecture, SQL, access, indexes, query plans, backup, monitoring, maintenance, and recovery. PostgreSQL AI application training focuses on embeddings, vector search, retrieval workflows, and application integration.

How do PostgreSQL roles and privileges control database access?

PostgreSQL roles hold login attributes, memberships, ownership, and granted privileges. Administrators combine role design with GRANT, REVOKE, schema controls, authentication rules, and periodic access review to limit actions to operational needs.

How does PostgreSQL performance tuning use EXPLAIN and indexes?

PostgreSQL performance tuning uses EXPLAIN to inspect planner choices, row estimates, scan methods, joins, and costs. Index design, current statistics, workload evidence, and EXPLAIN ANALYZE results help teams compare alternatives without assuming every query needs an index.

What supports PostgreSQL backup and recovery readiness?

PostgreSQL backup and recovery readiness depends on an appropriate logical or physical backup method, protected retention, documented recovery steps, restore testing, write-ahead log planning, monitoring, ownership, and recorded evidence.

Conclusion

Participants take a PostgreSQL Operations Runbook back to work. It connects architecture, configuration, SQL operations, access control, indexing, query plans, backup, recovery, replication, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting. It changes isolated administration tasks into traceable operating decisions, repeatable checks, diagnosed incidents, and prioritized recovery actions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Zanzibar	Week 44, 2026 1 – 5 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,500
Tbilisi	Week 45, 2026 2 – 6 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,000
Milan	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Kuala Lumpur	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,200
Paris	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Abu Dhabi	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Phuket	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Dubai	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Porto	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Trabzon	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,800
London	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Manama	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Istanbul	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Casablanca	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Muscat	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Johannesburg	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Singapore	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
London	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
New York	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Langkawi	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000

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PostgreSQL Database Administration Training Course