Backup and Restore Fundamentals in PostgreSQL DB - Level 1 (Udemy.com)
Certified PostgreSQL ( Postgres ) Database Backup and Recovery Professional
Created by: Rajkumar V
Last updated August 2017
What you will learn
- Practical exposure on backup and restore techniques in PostgreSQL Database, when you go through both Level 1 and Level 2 courses
- The best part is that every concept and techniques explained are supported by a hands on demo session
- You will also learn and understand how to automate everything that has got to do with backup and restoration tasks.
- Source codes / scripts for performing backup and restoration tasks
How it compares
Against the other 47 rated Udemy courses in PostgreSQL on CourseDuck:
- Rating3.8 out of 5higher than 12% of them
- Reviews113#27 of 48 by number of reviews
- Length1.9 hoursshorter than 89% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2017earlier than 95% of them
Quality Score
Overall Score : 76 / 100
Course Description
Many of the key concepts learned in this course can be applied on other databases as well.
Content and Overview
Through this course, comprising of 4 Sections, more than 35 lectures with Subtitles, Quiz chapters, Assignments, along with additional resources, you will
- Understand what, when and how to carry out backup and restoration tasks.
- Gain confidence in implementing Backup and Restoration jobs in Production system
- Know how to write backup and restoration scripts
- Understand how to automate all the tasks related to backup and restoration tasks
I will add more contents to this course as and when possible.
Downloadable Resources
The backup and restoration scripts used are mostly of one liner form and hence you could watch those in the videos and use the same in your project. Whereas in certain demo sessions, complex scripts are used and the same has been attached as resources for you to download.
You can download the source code files used during the demo sessions, to practice at your end.
Learners who complete this course will gain the knowledge and confidence to implement a fully functional and automated Backup and Restoration solutions in the projects.Who this course is for:
- Database Administrators
- Database Developers
- Database Testers
- Anyone who loves technological aspects
Instructor Details
- 3.8 Rating
113 Reviews
Rajkumar V
My name is Rajkumar and I am so excited to contribute the learning from my industrial experience.
With more than a decade of experience in IT, I have spent the majority of my time dealing with "DATA", that includes data modeling, data profiling, cleansing, data transformation, storage, retrieval, optimization, governance, mining and reporting.
I have played various roles in my career that includes Developer, Data Modeler, Tester, Project Lead, Product Consultant, Data Architect, ETL Specialist, Solution Architect, Release Manager etc.
To sum up, I am absolutely passionate about anything to do with "DATA" and I am looking forward to share my passion and knowledge with you!
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Reviews
By Matthieu Girard
Good slides but poor pronunciation.
By Petar Valkov
The lecturer's English is not good.
By Hiren Pandya
Concepts explained in very simple way.
By Nadeem Akhtar
This is good so far
By Kevin Markwardt
You mention the back and reference another course. Very disappointed that I got this course to get the information. But now I am being told to but another course over and over.
By Ayman Yousef
very useful course
By Ugo Bellavance
Audio is terrible. Content is good.
By Marcin Kowalski
Essentially ok
By Jorge Amaro Coria
Not covering the topics, spends time promoting next course and poor level for speaking
By Sue Ilsley
I enjoyed this course and have learned some useful information. I will continue to the second course by this instructor.
By Raghavendra Rao
Helpful if you specify the configuration settings which need to modify in order to speed up the postgresql dump (pg_dump).
By Shyam Kumar
For beginner , people who have 1-2 yrs exp its good course but above 2 yrs instructor need more content as per real world example.








