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In a rapidly changing world, there is an ever-increasing need to monitor the Earth's resources and manage it sustainably for future generations. Earth observation from satellites is critical to provide information required for informed and timely dec

This tutorial offers readers a thorough overview of database basics, starting with an explanation of why you might need to use a PostgreSQL database, and following with a summary of what different database types have to offer when compared to alter

Arguably the most capable of all the open source databases, PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system first developed in 1977 by the University of California at Berkeley. In spite of its long history, this robust database suffer

This book is the definitive guide to undocumented and partially-documented features of the PostgreSQL server. It helps you learn to apply the right solution at the right time, about avoiding risk, about making robust choices related to PostgreSQL dat

This book is about POSTGRESQL, the most advanced open source database. From its origins in academia, POSTGRESQL has moved to the Internet with explosive growth. It is hard to believe the advances during the past four years under the guidance of a t

Although the number of database systems on the market is constantly climbing, the Postgres database continues to be an under-championed, reliable option for many scenarios. Its open-source nature, cross-platform flexibility, and wide selection of a

In this book, the internals of PostgreSQL for database administrators and system developers are described. The main purposes of this book are to explain how each subsystem works, and to provide the whole picture of PostgreSQL.If you are a PostgreSQ

Emphasizes application development skills-not Oracle product internals or syntax. Covers strong use of Oracle's PL/SQL extensions. Includes in-depth coverage of the Oracle exception handling mechanism. Offers advice on design and testing rarely fou

The increasing popularity of solid state disks is challenging DBAs to adapt their database performance tuning methodologies in order to optimize application performance and return on investment. This new book delivers up-to-the-minute practical gui

Oracle is an enormous system, with myriad technologies, options, and releases. Most users-even experienced developers and database administrators-find it difficult to get a handle on the full scope of the Oracle database. And, as each new Oracle ve