Database Migration: Moving from Proprietary to Open Source - Strategies for migrating Oracle/SQL Server to PostgreSQL Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or onsite) is aimed at database administrators or developers who wish to use Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB to develop and manage highly responsive and low latency applications.

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

• Provision the necessary Cosmos DB resources to start building databases and applications.
• Scale application performance and storage by utilizing APIs in Cosmos DB.
• Manage database operations and reduce cost by optimizing Cosmos DB resources.

Oracle Database 19c is a multi-model database that provides full support for relational and non-relational data.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and database administrators who wish to administer, monitor, secure, back up, and recover Oracle Database 19c in Standard Edition 2 environments, and to plan a clear path from 11g to 19c.

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

• Prepare the environment and perform clean installations and configurations of Oracle Database 19c SE2.
• Explain Oracle infrastructure components including SGA, PGA, Shared Pool, Database Buffer Cache, and Redo mechanisms.
• Use administration tools such as Enterprise Manager (EM Express) and SQL Developer for daily operations.
• Implement storage management best practices for tablespaces, datafiles, and segment space usage.
• Harden databases and maintain security with users, roles, privileges, profiles, and auditing.
• Design and execute RMAN-based backup and recovery strategies aligned to RTO/RPO objectives.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance using dynamic performance views, SQL tracing, and execution plans.
• Plan and execute transition/migration from 11g to 19c using supported upgrade paths and tools.

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.

Oracle Database 19c serves as the long-term support release of Oracle’s flagship database platform, engineered to provide high performance, scalability, and reliability for enterprise workloads.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate database administrators and IT professionals seeking to effectively install, configure, and manage Oracle Database 19c SE2 environments.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Comprehending the architecture of Oracle Database 19c SE2 and its core components.
• Installing and configuring Oracle Database 19c SE2 on supported platforms.
• Executing essential administrative tasks, including backup, recovery, and security management.
• Optimising database performance and monitoring system health using Oracle tools.
• Planning and executing migrations from earlier Oracle Database versions to 19c.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Extensive exercises and practical application.
• Hands-on implementation within a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

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

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or onsite) is designed for system administrators seeking to learn how to administer, monitor, and support an Oracle database.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Grasp the significant architectural shifts and feature enhancements within the Oracle database ecosystem.
• Effectively manage and monitor Oracle databases.
• Optimise Oracle database performance.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (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 Australia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to manage, optimise, and secure Data Guard environments for robust disaster recovery and high availability.

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

• Understand the architecture and benefits of Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery and high availability.
• Gain hands-on experience in configuring and managing physical and logical standby databases, including Data Guard broker.
• Develop practical skills in monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising Data Guard environments for optimal performance.
• Learn advanced features such as Active Data Guard, Data Guard with RAC, and securing Data Guard communications.
• Apply best practices for disaster recovery planning, ensuring data consistency, and automating Data Guard operations.

This instructor-led live training in Australia (online or on-site) is designed for entry-level database administrators aiming to gain the confidence and competence to effectively manage and optimise their Oracle environments.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a solid understanding of the core features and architecture of Oracle Database 19c, alongside system prerequisites and installation procedures.
• Acquire hands-on skills for installing Oracle Database 19c and Oracle Grid Infrastructure, including the configuration of network, storage, and security parameters.
• Master the end-to-end upgrade process for Oracle Database 19c, spanning from initial planning to post-upgrade validation.
• Develop the ability to troubleshoot common issues that arise during installation and upgrade procedures.
• Apply industry best practices for Oracle Database installation and upgrades to ensure a seamless and successful deployment.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to effectively manage and optimise a multitenant environment.

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

• Understand the key components and benefits of Oracle Database 19c's multitenant architecture, including CDBs and PDBs.
• Gain practical skills in installing, configuring, and managing container databases (CDBs) and pluggable databases (PDBs).
• Develop proficiency in implementing security measures, backup and recovery strategies, and performance tuning in a multitenant environment.
• Learn how to manage high availability and disaster recovery in a multitenant architecture, including configuring Data Guard and Oracle RAC.
• Acquire troubleshooting techniques and best practices for maintaining a secure, efficient, and reliable multitenant database environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level database administrators who wish to manage and optimise complex, high-availability Oracle database environments.

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

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of Oracle RAC architecture and Grid Infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and management.
• Develop practical skills in managing Automatic Storage Management (ASM), including disk group management, instance tuning, and backup/recovery.
• Learn advanced RAC performance tuning techniques, disaster recovery configurations, and best practices for high availability.
• Acquire troubleshooting and diagnostic skills for resolving issues in RAC and Grid Infrastructure environments.
• Understand the process of patching and upgrading Oracle RAC and Grid Infrastructure while minimising downtime and maintaining system stability.

Oracle Database 19c serves as a robust platform for constructing and managing enterprise data warehouses tailored to support analytical workloads.

This instructor-led, live training, available both online and on-site, is designed for beginner-level data professionals and analysts seeking to grasp the foundational concepts and architecture of Oracle-based data warehouse systems.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain an understanding of the key concepts and architecture underpinning Oracle data warehousing.
• Describe typical data warehouse components, such as fact and dimension tables.
• Identify use cases and the benefits of Oracle data warehousing within business intelligence.
• Prepare for more advanced training in Oracle ETL, performance tuning, and warehouse optimisation techniques.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Hands-on exploration of Oracle SQL and warehouse schemas.
• Guided conceptual exercises and warehouse design analysis.

Course Customisation Options

• To arrange bespoke training for this course based on your internal data models or analytics objectives, please contact us.

Oracle Database 19c serves as a robust platform for constructing high-performance data warehouses designed to support business intelligence and analytical workloads.

This instructor-led live training, available either online or onsite, is tailored for intermediate-level Oracle professionals seeking to implement and optimise data warehousing solutions using Oracle Database 19c.

Upon completing this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Design and implement data warehouse schemas, including star and snowflake models.
• Utilise Oracle partitioning and compression techniques for managing large datasets.
• Optimise ETL processes and query performance specifically for analytics workloads.
• Leverage Oracle features to facilitate both real-time and historical reporting.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Practical application of Oracle Data Warehouse features within sample scenarios.
• Guided exercises focusing on modelling, ETL, and performance tuning.

Course Customisation Options

• To arrange customised training for this course based on your organisation's specific data models or reporting requirements, please contact us.

SQL Tuning in Oracle Database 19c involves enhancing SQL performance through rigorous analysis, statistics gathering, and optimisation techniques.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level Oracle professionals keen to understand and apply SQL tuning techniques for Oracle Database 19c to improve query execution and database efficiency.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Interpret execution plans and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Apply Oracle tuning tools such as AWR, ADDM, and the SQL Tuning Advisor.
• Utilise indexes, hints, and statistics to optimise queries.
• Diagnose and resolve inefficient SQL statements in real-world environments.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on use of Oracle tuning tools and SQL queries.
• Guided exercises focused on real tuning scenarios and performance analysis.

Course Customisation Options

• To request a customised training for this course based on your system or business queries, please contact us to arrange.

SSAS (SQL Server Analysis Services) is a Microsoft SQL Server tool designed for online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining, enabling the analysis of data across various databases, tables, or files. The semantic data models created by SSAS are utilized by client applications including Power BI, Excel, Reporting Services, and other data visualization tools.

In this instructor-led live training (available onsite or remotely), participants will learn how to leverage SSAS to analyse large volumes of data within databases and data warehouses.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure SSAS
• Grasp the relationship between SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS
• Apply multidimensional data modelling to extract business insights from data
• Design OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cubes
• Query and manipulate multidimensional data using the MDX (Multidimensional Expressions) query language
• Deploy real-world BI solutions using SSAS

Audience

• BI (Business Intelligence) professionals
• Data Analysts
• Database and data warehousing professionals

Format of the Course

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

Course Customization Options

• This training is based on the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server and SSAS.
• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (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 optimise SSIS packages for performance and reliability.

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a component of Microsoft SQL Server that provides a platform for data integration and workflow applications. It is used for data migration, warehousing, and transformation tasks.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level data professionals and developers who wish to focus on designing advanced SSIS data flows, transformations, and managing Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) for data warehousing scenarios.

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

• Design and implement robust data flows using SSIS.
• Work with a variety of data sources, destinations, and transformations.
• Implement Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) for handling historical data changes.
• Deploy, execute, and troubleshoot SSIS packages effectively.

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.