PostgreSQL for Oracle & SQL Server DBAs: One-Day Intensive Training

This one-day, instructor-led cross-training session will get you up to speed with PostgreSQL through live exercises and comparisons with Oracle & SQL Server, covering architecture, configuration, security, roles, storage, and indexing strategies.

Designed specifically for professionals with deep Oracle & SQL Server experience, this training helps you confidently adapt your existing knowledge to PostgreSQL without unlearning everything you know. You will walk away with the practical tools and models needed to work in PostgreSQL production environments, fast.

What You Will Learn

→ Why Postgres?
→ Installing Postgres 
→ Configuring Postgres 
→ Security, Roles, and Authentication 
→ Storage Fundamentals and Indexing Strategies 
→ Advanced Indexes 
→ Logical Backup Overview (pg_dump)
→ Physical Backup and Replication 
→ Popular Backup Frameworks
→ Overview of PostgreSQL Documentation

Who Should Attend

Oracle & SQL Server DBAs, database engineers, and tech leads exploring PostgreSQL adoption or teams migrating or supporting dual environments.

Trainer

Chris Travers

Principal PostgreSQL Consultant

Chris Travers brings over 25 years of experience with PostgreSQL, spanning roles as an application developer, database administrator, systems engineer, and IT leader. He has worked extensively with high-scale PostgreSQL deployments, including petabyte-scale systems, and has led teams that replaced tools like Elasticsearch when they hit scalability limits.

Chris is a passionate advocate for the global growth of PostgreSQL and has been a longtime contributor to the open-source ecosystem. He is also the co-founder of the LedgerSMB project and has been involved in leading several other open-source initiatives.

Chris regularly speaks at PostgreSQL and open-source conferences around the world, sharing practical insights from real-world production environments.