Re: PostgreSQL Training - Mailing list pgsql-novice
From | wim |
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Subject | Re: PostgreSQL Training |
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Msg-id | 3FD73804.8080901@belbone.be Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: PostgreSQL Training ("Amy Young" <Amy_Young@hilton.com>) |
List | pgsql-novice |
Hi, Why worry? I'm sure that most of the guys in this list didn't have dedicated PostgreSQL training (I didn't for sure). You have lots of tutorials and (not to forget) a great documentation set on the Postgres website. There are also the mailing lists with people who like to help you. And remember: in a open source community, you'll never be alone ;-) Cheers! Wim Amy Young wrote: >Bret, > >Thanks for voicing your opinion. I'll second it as loudly as I can. > >I work for a small 5 member team in a major hospitality corporation. >Our team has a mish mash of responsibilities (help desk, tool design >through MS Excel and MS Access, and corporate reporting). We are just >pushing the limits of MS Access capabilities with the amount of data we >are getting pushed to us for our corporate reporting. The amount of >data is only going to grow and we realize we NEED to move to a SQL >server of some kind. Cost containment is a huge factor, so the >free-ware aspect of PostgresQL is extremely enticing. However, only 1 >person on our team has ANY experience with SQL servers and none with >PostgreSQL. We originally started investigating MySQL, but found it to >be slower than the convoluted work around we've developed in MS Access. >Further investigation revealed that it may be due to how we had the >server set up. Then, someone suggestions PostgreSQL. > >I have been reading what I can, and while I understand some of the >concepts, and I am still mostly floundering my way through "Greek". I >need a strong foundation in the basics. I had found the MySQL class and >have added that to my goals for next year. However, it will take some >strong arguments to convince my superiors to send me to training for >something that will "sort of" apply to what we are doing in the office. >So my options are: use MySQL instead or don't go to training. > >In the mean time, I will investigate the "21 day" book (I have used the >series many times!) and hope the PostgreSQL community will recognize the >need for some training classes (The certifications are optional as far >as I'm concerned, though I recognize the power of certifications since I >used to teach at New Horizons Computer Training Center. I just want >someone to hold my hand and walk me through the entire process so I can >learn the lingo. Then, I can figure things out on my own). And I'll be >asking as many questions on the list server as I can. > >Cheers, > >Amy Young >Sr. Revenue Analyst >Memphis, TN > >-----Original Message----- >From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org >[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Bret Busby >Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:09 AM >To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org; pgsql-general@postgresql.org >Subject: Re: [NOVICE] PostgreSQL Training > > >On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Bryan Encina wrote: > > > >>Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:06:05 -0800 >>From: Bryan Encina <bryan.encina@valleypres.org> >>To: 'Bruce Momjian' <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> >>Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org >>Subject: Re: [NOVICE] PostgreSQL Training >> >> >> > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > > > >
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