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
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