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PostgreSQL 17: Optimizing Performance & Security

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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5 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Deploy and manage PostgreSQL in production environments

  • Get to grips with handling redundancy and data safety

  • Secure PostgreSQL with encryption and access controls

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May 2026

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4 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Mastering PostgreSQL 17 Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

This course focuses on enhancing the performance and security of PostgreSQL 17. Learners will gain in-depth knowledge of optimizing queries, writing efficient stored procedures, and securing PostgreSQL databases. Mastering these strategies is crucial in the professional world, especially for database administrators, developers, and security experts.

By diving into system logs and query optimization, you'll learn to troubleshoot and fine-tune your PostgreSQL setup, ensuring high performance and scalability. This hands-on course will help you create more secure, faster, and more efficient PostgreSQL databases. What sets this course apart is its combination of both theoretical knowledge and practical applications, with real-world examples to reinforce the concepts. You'll be equipped with tools that can be directly applied to your work environment. This course is part two of a three-course Specialization designed to provide a comprehensive learning pathway in this subject area. While it delivers standalone value and practical skills, learners seeking a more integrated and in-depth progression may benefit from completing the full Specialization.

This module explores how to monitor and analyze PostgreSQL databases using system statistics and log files. Learners will discover how to inspect database activity, evaluate table and index performance, and configure effective logging for troubleshooting and optimization. By the end, you'll be equipped to maintain database health and diagnose issues using PostgreSQL's built-in tools.

What's included

1 video8 readings1 assignment

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Overviewβ€’1 minute
8 readingsβ€’Total 48 minutes
  • Introductionβ€’7 minutes
  • Inspecting Databasesβ€’5 minutes
  • Inspecting Tablesβ€’5 minutes
  • Digging into Indexesβ€’5 minutes
  • Tracking, Archiving, and Streamingβ€’6 minutes
  • Inspecting Transactions in Real Timeβ€’4 minutes
  • Using pg_stat_statementsβ€’7 minutes
  • Creating Log Filesβ€’9 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • PostgreSQL Log Files and System Statisticsβ€’16 minutes

This module explores advanced techniques for improving PostgreSQL query performance, including reading and interpreting execution plans, optimizing joins, and leveraging parallelism. Learners will gain practical skills in diagnosing performance bottlenecks, adjusting system parameters, and applying partitioning strategies to large datasets.

What's included

1 video16 readings1 assignment

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Overviewβ€’1 minute
16 readingsβ€’Total 89 minutes
  • Introductionβ€’6 minutes
  • Applying Transformationsβ€’6 minutes
  • Making the Process Failβ€’6 minutes
  • Introducing Join Pruningβ€’5 minutes
  • Approaching Plans Systematicallyβ€’5 minutes
  • Inspecting Estimatesβ€’3 minutes
  • Inspecting Buffer Usageβ€’5 minutes
  • Getting Joins Rightβ€’6 minutes
  • Enabling and Disabling Optimizer Settingsβ€’4 minutes
  • Understanding Genetic Query Optimizationβ€’9 minutes
  • Modifying Inherited Structuresβ€’5 minutes
  • Using Range Partitioningβ€’6 minutes
  • Adjusting Parameters for Good Query Performanceβ€’5 minutes
  • Speeding Up Sortingβ€’6 minutes
  • Making Use of Parallel Queriesβ€’6 minutes
  • Parallelism in Practiceβ€’6 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • Optimizing Database Query Performanceβ€’16 minutes

This module explores the creation and optimization of stored procedures in PostgreSQL, including language options, flow control, variable scope, and advanced data handling techniques. Learners will gain practical skills in writing efficient procedures using PL/pgSQL, PL/Python, and other supported languages, while addressing challenges such as quoting, security, and large data sets.

What's included

1 video11 readings1 assignment

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Overviewβ€’1 minute
11 readingsβ€’Total 64 minutes
  • Introductionβ€’7 minutes
  • Introducing Dollar Quotingβ€’5 minutes
  • Exploring Various Stored Procedure Languagesβ€’6 minutes
  • Loops and Flow Controlβ€’6 minutes
  • Managing Scopesβ€’5 minutes
  • Using Cursors to Fetch Data in Chunksβ€’5 minutes
  • Utilizing Composite Typesβ€’8 minutes
  • Writing Stored Procedures in PL/pgSQLβ€’5 minutes
  • Making Use of the SPI Interfaceβ€’6 minutes
  • Introducing PL/Pythonβ€’5 minutes
  • Improving Functionsβ€’6 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • Exploring Stored Procedures and Database Constructsβ€’16 minutes

This module explores essential PostgreSQL security practices, including configuring authentication, managing user roles, and setting permissions at various levels. Learners will gain hands-on experience with tools like pg_hba.conf, and learn to implement security controls from network access to row-level restrictions. By the end, you'll be able to inspect, modify, and audit security settings to protect your PostgreSQL databases.

What's included

1 video11 readings1 assignment

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Overviewβ€’1 minute
11 readingsβ€’Total 55 minutes
  • Introductionβ€’5 minutes
  • Living in a World Without TCPβ€’4 minutes
  • Managing the pg_hba.conf Fileβ€’5 minutes
  • Inspecting the Content of pg_hba.conf via SQLβ€’4 minutes
  • Handling Instance-Level Securityβ€’6 minutes
  • Creating and Modifying Usersβ€’3 minutes
  • Defining Database-Level Securityβ€’6 minutes
  • PostgreSQL 15 and Beyondβ€’5 minutes
  • Handling Column-Level Securityβ€’4 minutes
  • Digging into Row-Level Securityβ€’7 minutes
  • Inspecting and Handling Permissionsβ€’6 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 16 minutes
  • PostgreSQL Security Fundamentalsβ€’16 minutes

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