Database Training in Porto

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level database administrators who wish to manage backup and recovery tasks in Oracle Database 19c.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the essential concepts of backup and recovery in Oracle Database 19c, including the architecture and various types of failures.
• Gain hands-on experience in configuring backup and recovery settings, including the RMAN environment and fast recovery area.
• Develop practical skills in performing different types of backups and recovery operations, including full, incremental, and point-in-time recovery.
• Learn how to utilize Oracle's Flashback technology for effective database recovery and manage disaster recovery scenarios.
• Apply best practices for backup, recovery, and disaster recovery to ensure data availability and minimize downtime in Oracle Database 19c.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to have an in-depth understanding of Oracle Database 19c PL/SQL programming and advanced SQL techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals and advanced features of PL/SQL.
• Develop advanced SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data efficiently.
• Implement PL/SQL programming constructs to manage data and database operations.
• Optimize SQL queries for better performance.
• Use advanced PL/SQL features like collections, bulk processing, and error handling.
• Learn to debug and manage PL/SQL programs effectively.

Greenplum is an open-source massively parallel data platform based on PostgreSQL, designed for advanced analytics and large-scale data warehousing.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level administrators who wish to install, configure, and manage Greenplum environments effectively, including managing system updates and libraries.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure a production-ready Greenplum cluster.
• Manage system updates and apply patches safely.
• Handle Greenplum library management for analytics and extensions.
• Troubleshoot and monitor Greenplum systems.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Greenplum in a controlled lab environment.
• Guided exercises focused on cluster setup, upgrade workflows, and system extensions.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course based on your environment or data platform, please contact us to arrange.

PostgresAI is a platform that enables database teams to clone, test, and optimize PostgreSQL environments using AI-driven automation.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level DevOps professionals and database engineers who wish to implement PostgresAI at enterprise scale for database monitoring, cloning, and AI-driven optimization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Deploy and configure PostgresAI in enterprise environments.
• Integrate PostgresAI with CI/CD pipelines and PostgreSQL clusters.
• Leverage AI-driven insights for query optimization and performance tuning.
• Implement governance, auditing, and data privacy controls for cloned environments.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Database is a structured system for storing, managing, and retrieving data efficiently. This course introduces participants to the principles of database systems, with a focus on relational database models, data normalization, and SQL-based querying.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to understand database management concepts, with a focus on relational database models, and gain practical skills in working with databases.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand database concepts and relational database models.
• Design simple data models and understand normalization.
• Use basic SQL queries to retrieve, insert, and update data.
• Understand key concepts in database administration and security.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Postgres is an advanced open-source relational database that can serve as a foundation for AI-powered systems and data intelligence applications.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database professionals and developers who wish to integrate, manage, and optimize AI capabilities directly within Postgres.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure Postgres extensions for AI workloads.
• Implement embeddings and similarity search using pgvector.
• Integrate open source and proprietary LLMs with Postgres for real-time insights.
• Optimize Postgres for handling AI-driven queries and workflows.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level IT professionals and DevOps practitioners who wish to learn the basics of Grafana and Prometheus.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and key features of Grafana and Prometheus.
• Install and configure Grafana and Prometheus on a Linux environment.
• Set up basic data sources and dashboards in Grafana.
• Monitor system metrics and visualize data using Prometheus.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level database administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals who wish to optimize database performance, scalability, and reliability using Spine-Leaf architecture with VXLAN.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Spine-Leaf network topology and its benefits.
• Implement VXLAN for scalable and efficient database networking.
• Optimize database workloads across distributed data center environments.
• Deploy Spine-Leaf architecture in cloud and on-premises data centers.
• Enhance network security, redundancy, and fault tolerance for database environments.
• Automate network configurations for database management using Python and Ansible.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data scientists who wish to learn how to utilize the COST IT module of Presto for cost analysis.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Presto and its role in big data analytics.
• Gain proficiency in using Presto's COST IT module for cost analysis.
• Optimize Presto queries for improved performance and resource utilization.
• Identify and implement cost-based optimizations in Presto.
• Troubleshoot and resolve common performance and cost-related issues in Presto.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level IT professionals who wish to learn how to design, implement, and manage relational databases, and how to query and manipulate data using SQL.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of database design.
• Learn to create and manage relational databases.
• Gain proficiency in writing SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Understand advanced SQL concepts and techniques.
• Develop skills to optimize and maintain databases.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level database administrators and developers who wish to learn SQL to efficiently manage, query, and manipulate data in Oracle databases for administrative and operational tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Oracle database architecture, including schemas, users, and sessions.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data retrieval, filtering, and manipulation.
• Use joins, subqueries, and set operators to work with multiple tables and complex queries.
• Perform data aggregation, grouping, and analysis using SQL functions.
• Manage schema objects like views, sequences, and indexes to enhance database operations. 

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level data professionals who wish to learn how to design, implement, and manage SSIS packages to perform data integration and transformation tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and components of SSIS.
• Design and implement ETL processes using SSIS.
• Use SSIS tools to develop, deploy, and manage data integration solutions.
• Troubleshoot and optimize SSIS packages for performance and reliability.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level software developers and database administrators who wish to learn the basics of vector databases, including their structure, operation, and use cases.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept and purpose of vector databases.
• Recognize the differences between vector and traditional databases.
• Learn basic techniques for creating and managing vector data.
• Perform simple similarity searches.
• Appreciate the role of vector databases in AI applications.

Listeners

This training is addressed for people starting to work with the SQL language in Oracle database

The course answer for questions:

• How to build a query?
• What possibilities have SQL?
• What is a relational database?
• What is the structure and SQL commands

This course handles the administration and performance tuning of PostgreSQL databases. Attendees will learn the use of specialised PostgreSQL (AKA Postgres) modules such as replication, connection pooling and full text searching.

This 2 day course gives an introduction to SQL Developer, SQL*Plus and to SQL, the Structured Query Language used to access a Relational Database and includes the new features of the latest version of ORACLE. The principles learnt may also be applied to databases as diverse as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Access, Informix and DB2.

The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 2 days are needed to cover the core elements.

Full course notes are provided along with sample database files, example SQL files and free software tools for use in accessing an ORACLE database.

This SQL training course is for people who want to gain the necessary skills to extract and analyse data using Microsoft Access. Course members will learn:

• how to write SQL queries
• what relational databases are and how we can use them
• what are relations and how to create them
• the structure of data
• differences between SQL dialects (Oracle, T-SQL, ANSI)
• practical skills for writing queries

This SQL course deals with Microsoft Access dialect of SQL.

Delegates will gain an understanding of some of the more advanced features of Transact SQL as well as being able to do each of the following:

• Use queries to return complex result sets
• Manage database objects to aid query performance
• Tune queries to perform more efficiently

This course is for anyone who currently uses Transact SQL to extract data from a Microsoft SQL Server database and wishes to expand their knowledge particularly in the areas of data analysis and improving query speed.

The course participants will learn the terminology of relational databases, acquire the skills to design database applications, know the basic principles of creating forms and reports.

The training discusses issues related to programming in Visual Basic for Applications and presents ways of accessing data using VBA. The training participants also learn the mechanisms that allow them to write a professional database application.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at application developers and engineers who wish to master more sophisticated usages of the Teradata database.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage Teradata space.
• Protect and distribute data in Teradata.
• Read Explain Plan.
• Improve SQL proficiency.
• Use main utilities of Teradata.

The course is part of the Data Scientist skill set (Domain: Data and Technology).

Audience

• Programmers
• Beginner IT professionals

Format of the course

    Part lecture, part discussion, heavy hands-on practice

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to enable applications to continuously monitor and stream all commits made to their database.

• Install and configure ZooKeeper, Kafka, and the Debezium connector service.
• Set up applications to automatically consume and respond to database inserts, updates, and deletes.
• Turn database row-level changes into event streams that applications can respond to immediately.
• Stream each row-level change in the same order that it was committed to the database.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at database administrators and developers who wish to install, configure, and manage Flyway to track and apply changes in their continuous database delivery efforts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to implement, track, reverse, and manage database workflows and changes to improve their continuous database delivery.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) will teach how to configure and run flyway to build a migration pipeline in SQL. Database-specific syntax such as PL/SQL and T-SQL are supported, as well as Java (for advanced data transformations or for dealing with LOBs). Practical scenarios will help to understand real-world usages.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at administrators who wish to set up Greenplum Database for business intelligence and data warehousing solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Address processing needs with Greenplum.
• Perform ETL operations for data processing.
• Leverage existing query processing infrastructures.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at engineers who wish to use JanusGraph to process very large graphs that require abnormal storage and computational capacity.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure JanusGraph.
• Integrate JanusGraph with multiple backend storage systems (Cassandra, HBase, etc.) and multiple indexing software (Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.). 
• Configure multiples machines into a cluster for use by JanusGraph.
• Query the database using the Gremlin query language.
• Process graph data at scale, beyond what a single machine can provide.
• Support thousands of concurrent users traversing graph data in real time.
• Query graph data for analysis.

This instructor-led, live training in Porto (online or onsite) is aimed at system administrators, database administrators, data architects, and developers who wish to install, configure, and manage MarkLogic Server to optimize their database systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to implement, develop, manage, and secure their enterprise data and database systems using MarkLogic Server.

In this instructor-led, live training in Porto, participants will learn the fundamentals of SAP ASE (SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise) Database Administration as they step through the creation and deployment of a sample SAP ASE Database System.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure SAP ASE for data storage as well as transactional operations.
• Understand and use SAP ASE components, tools, and utilities.
• Integrate SAP ASE with non-SAP ASE applications.