In this final course, you will explore database architecture, PostgreSQL, and various scalable deployment configurations. You will see how PostgreSQL implements basic CRUD operations and indexes, and review how transactions and the ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) requirements are implemented.
Database Architecture, Scale, and NoSQL with Elasticsearch
This course is part of PostgreSQL for Everybody Specialization
Instructor: Charles Russell Severance
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Understand PostgreSQL architecture; analyze and compare SQL and NoSQL
Compare and contrast ACID and BASE style architectures and databases
Create and utilize an Elasticsearch index in different contexts
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this first week, we'll introduce you to the topics covered in this course, including the comparison between SQL and NoSQL and scaling relational databases.
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5 videos4 readings1 assignment1 app item
This week, we'll compare and contrast ACID and BASE style architectures and analyze the impact of first generation cloud applications.
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This week, we'll focus on creating and utilizing an Elasticsearch index in different contexts.
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