SQL for Database Administrators

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Learn Path Description

Gain the foundational skills you need to be a confident, high-earning SQL database administrator. In this track, you’ll learn how to create, manage, and optimize your PostgreSQL database. Through real-world exercises you’ll write and run real-code in your browser as you learn how to use T-SQL syntax, DML triggers, and improve query performance, making sure that your database can scale as your business needs grow.

Skills You Will Gain

Courses In This Learning Path

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Total Duration

4 hours

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Level

Intermediate

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Learn Type

Certifications

Introduction to Relational Databases in SQL

SQL is the most common way to query databases. Databases can also be used for other purposes. You can model many phenomena and their relationships. This will help you ensure your data is consistent and has a better structure. You will see this when you examine real data about questionable university affiliations. This will show you how databases can be used for your benefit column-by-column and table-by-table. You will learn how to create tables and relationships as well as how to maintain data integrity. You will also learn about constraints and other unique features.

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Total Duration

4 hours

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Intermediate

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Certifications

Database Design

A database is essential for high-performance applications. Before you begin building a house, it is important to think about where your data will be stored. This will save you time and reduce frustration later. It is easy to find and retrieve information from a well-designed database. When choosing a design, there are many factors to consider. This course will show you how to efficiently store, process, organize, and present data. This course will show you how to use normalization to organize data and how to present data using views. Learn how to manage your data. This knowledge can be applied to many datasets such as book sales, music reviews, car rentals, and car rentals.

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Total Duration

4 hours

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Intermediate

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Certifications

Creating PostgreSQL Databases

You may be familiar with databases or have experienced the benefits of using databases to organize your data. Perhaps you have always wanted to manage your database yourself but thought that only database administrators could. It's not! It is possible to learn the skills and knowledge necessary to create and manage your own PostgreSQL databases. You will learn about PostgreSQL database structure and PostgreSQL datatypes. Normalization of databases is also covered to ensure data storage efficiency and data loss prevention. These topics will be covered using data from the U.S. Small Business Administration in order to guide the lessons and provide context.

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Total Duration

4 hours

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Intermediate

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Certifications

Improving Query Performance in PostgreSQL

Do you waste time answering slow questions? Are you hesitant to share your questions and experiences with other experts? This course will show you how to speed up your PostgreSQL. By exploring interconnected data like country climate, Olympic participation, and gross domestic product, you will learn how query performance can be affected by changing filtering methods. You will learn all about row-oriented databases and how they affect air quality. Your efficiency and ability with the SQL order or query planner will impress your colleagues.

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