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Bruce Momjian and the Big Nerd Ranch Announce PostgreSQL Bootcamp February 23-27, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Herman Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (678) 595-6773 Atlanta, GA - December 11, 2003 - Bruce Momjian, one of the highly-regarded founders of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group (http://developer.postgresql.org/ ), will teach PostgreSQL Bootcamp February 23-27, 2004 at the Big Nerd Ranch retreat facility outside Atlanta, GA. PostgreSQL Bootcamp is the most comprehensive class on PostgreSQL available anywhere. If your organization is interested in moving away from a proprietary database, this class is specifically designed to give your team members the knowledge to take full advantage of the power of PostgreSQL. The rigorous 5-day course is structured in 23 sessions - half lecture, half student exercises - covering Administration, Advanced SQL, Writing Applications, Performance Tuning, and Data Processing Inside the Database. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: - Build and install a PostgreSQL server and the client libraries - Maintain a secure and reliable PostgreSQL server - Use SQL92 and PostgreSQL-specific SQL extensions to access data - Create triggers, views, and rules - Create custom server-side data types and functions using C or pgsql - Use the libpq and DBI to access the data from your applications - Optimize the performance of the server for your task To see a more comprehensive list of course topics, please visit the PostgreSQL Bootcamp page (http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/postgresql.shtml ). PostgreSQL is the most advanced open-source database available. PostgreSQL offers low total cost of ownership and minimal administration requirements, while providing a vibrant support community, reliability, stability, security, and extensibility. Organizations in fields ranging from Customer Relations Management (CRM) to Medical Records Storage to Financial Accounting have chosen PostgreSQL to replace their proprietary database vendors. Bruce Momjian (http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/instructors.shtml#bmomjian ) is a co-founder of the PostgreSQL Global Development Group and has worked on PostgreSQL since 1996. He is the author of PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts, published by Addison-Wesley. Bruce is employed by SRA (Tokyo, Japan) in their PostgreSQL support division. Previously, he was vice-president of Database Development at Great Bridge LLC, another PostgreSQL support company. He has spoken at many international open-source conferences. Prior to his involvement with PostgreSQL, Bruce developed custom database applications for some of the world's largest law firms. In addition, he holds a Masters in Education. The Big Nerd Ranch offers intensive training classes for Unix and Mac OS X programmers in a lodge outside Atlanta, GA. Class price of $3500 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. Students are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for input from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more information, call 678-595-6773 or visit http://www.bignerdranch.com __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to MacDev-1, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to MacDev-1, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>. --
