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
Database Architecture, Scale, and NoSQL with Elasticsearch
This course is part of PostgreSQL for Everybody Specialization
Instructor: Charles Russell Severance
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll learn
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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7 videos4 readings1 assignment1 app item
This week, we'll focus on creating and utilizing an Elasticsearch index in different contexts.
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7 videos1 reading3 app items
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CG
5
Reviewed on May 24, 2021
Very Good Course and Help me refresh my SQL Database knowledge and give me new knowledge in NoSQL area.
MD
5
Reviewed on Mar 29, 2023
I love the way Dr. Chuck structure the lectures covering history, technology and application of databases. Understanding all this aspects makes you finally see the big picture on the topic.
GL
4
Reviewed on Feb 4, 2022
Instructions are less clear than the 3 previous courses, but the discussion forum helped me very much.
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