PostgreSQL is a first-rate, enterprise-worthy open source RDBMS (relational database management system) that compares very favorably to high-priced closed-source commercial databases. Databases are ...

Bruce Momjian, the author of “PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts,” and one of the founders of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group, will be teaching PostgreSQL at the Big Nerd Ranch Aug. 18-22.

PostgreSQL was built to handle a wide range of use cases, but flexibility also has a flip side. Make sure you’re not making these all-too-common design, configuration, tuning, and other mistakes. A ...

In part 1, we learned important PostgreSQL fundamentals. Today, we’ll learn how to populate a table with data, and about important concepts like schema, normalization, views, and transactions. We only ...