Thinking of migrating to PostgreSQL? This clear fast-paced introduction helps you understand
and use this open source database system. Not only will you learn about the enterprise class
features in versions 9.5 to 10 you'll also discover that PostgeSQL is more than a database
system—it's an impressive application platform as well. With examples throughout this book
shows you how to achieve tasks that are difficult or impossible in other databases. This third
edition covers new features such as ANSI-SQL constructs found only in proprietary databases
until now: foreign data wrapper (FDW) enhancements new full text functions and operator syntax
introduced in version 9.6 XML constructs new in version 10 query parallelization features
introduced in 9.6 and enhanced in 10 built-in logical replication introduced in Version 10.e.
If you're a current PostgreSQL user you'll pick up gems you may have missed before. Learn
basic administration tasks such as role management database creation backup and restore
Apply the psql command-line utility and the pgAdmin graphical administration tool Explore
PostgreSQL tables constraints and indexes Learn powerful SQL constructs not generally found
in other databases Use several different languages to write database functions Tune your
queries to run as fast as your hardware will allow Query external and variegated data sources
with foreign data wrappers Learn how to use built-in replication to replicate data
