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<p>Atlanta, GA - July 28, 2005 - Add This Date to Your Database,<br />
PostgreSQL 8.0 at the Big Nerd Ranch, September 26-30, 2005</p>
<p>Big Nerd Ranch, Inc., leading provider of training classes on PostgreSQL<br />
8.0, announces its highly successful PostgreSQL 8.0 Bootcamp for September<br />
26-30, 2005. PostgreSQL has revolutionized the way developers approach<br />
database management by providing an open source solution ideally equipped<br />
to handle complex, sophisticated database management needs. In recent<br />
years, this upstart has challenged the primacy of competitors ORACLE and<br />
SQL Server by providing a scalable, robust and economical solution to<br />
companies seeking a package that efficiently manages data. Its flexibility<br />
makes it perfectly adaptable to whatever new challenges project managers<br />
may demand from the application without sacrificing speed and optimization.</p>
<p>The PostgreSQL Bootcamp, led by instructor Chris Campbell, is an intensive,<br />
five-day, hands-on class designed to take students through the rigors of<br />
PostgreSQL, from the basics of installing and configuring PostgreSQL on a<br />
server to the more advanced aspects of performance and security. Students<br />
should have two major expectations: to work hard and to emerge from the<br />
week fully prepared to begin designing and managing PostgreSQL database<br />
applications in the real world. The class is presented with 10-30 minute<br />
slide presentations and lessons, followed by challenge problems built upon<br />
previous lessons. By the end of the five days, students will be adept in<br />
key functions such as:</p>
<p>- pgAdmin and phpPgAdmin<br />
- security and OpenSSL<br />
- creating databases and schema<br />
- replication with Slony-I<br />
- SELECT, JOIN and subqueries<br />
- PL/pgSQL functions<br />
- indexing, views, triggers, and rules<br />
- optimizing the database<br />
- pgpool, libpq and DBI</p>
<p>The class syllabus is available at <a href="http://www.bignerdranch.com/" title="http://www.bignerdranch.com/">http://www.bignerdranch.com/</a><br />
classes/postgresql.shtml.</p>
<p>"One of the best aspects of the way we teach PostgreSQL is how the<br />
intensive training process means that students cover the breadth and depth<br />
of an array of topics," said Chris Campbell, Bootcamp instructor. "By<br />
condensing fundamental topics into the first few days, students have enough<br />
of a foundation to move into areas many developers only review in a cursory<br />
way. We give them a chance to really study those topics in-depth and get<br />
the insight they need to create as sophisticated an application as possible<br />
and tap into the full potential PostgreSQL has to offer."</p>
<p>Since the introduction of the beta version of PostgreSQL 8.0 in January,<br />
Chris Campbell has fine-tuned and developed one of the most comprehensive<br />
and innovative classes on PostgreSQL available. Lessons have been honed to<br />
create the most targeted instruction possible, maximizing the learning<br />
experience. Each student receives two manuals that follow the curriculum<br />
step-by-step, and lessons are peppered with hands-on time to put knowledge<br />
into practice. At the end of the five days, students leave with a CD<br />
containing lessons, slides and photos. Chris has an extensive background in<br />
database design and management in PostgreSQL working as a lead programmer<br />
in application development for Big Nerd Ranch consulting clients.</p>
<p>The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates intensive training classes for Unix and Mac<br />
OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, GA. Class price of<br />
$3500 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour<br />
lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. Students<br />
are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for input<br />
from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more information,<br />
call 678-595-6773 or visit <a href="http://www.bignerdranch.com" title="www.bignerdranch.com">www.bignerdranch.com</a>.</p>
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