Get started with PostgreSQL on the cloud and discover the advantages disadvantages and
limitations of the cloud services from Amazon Rackspace Google and Azure. Once you have
chosen your cloud service you will focus on securing it and developing a back-up strategy for
your PostgreSQL instance as part of your long-term plan. Beginning PostgreSQL on the Cloud
covers other essential topics such as setting up replication and high availability encrypting
your saved cloud data creating a connection pooler for your database and monitoring
PostgreSQL on the cloud. The book concludes by showing you how to install and configure some of
the tools that will help you get started with PostgreSQL on the cloud. This book shows you how
database as a service enables you to spread your data across multiple data centers ensuring
that it is always accessible. You'll discover that this model does not expect you to install
and maintain databases yourself because the database service provider does it for you. You no
longer have to worry about the scalability and high availability of your database. What You
Will Learn Migrate PostgreSQL to the cloud Choose the best configuration and specifications of
cloud instances Set up a backup strategy that enables point-in-time recovery Use connection
pooling and load balancing on cloud environments Monitor database environments on the cloud Who
This Book Is For Those who are looking to migrate to PostgreSQL on the Cloud. It will also help
database administrators in setting up a cloud environment in an optimized way and help them
with their day-to-day tasks.
