Path overview
In this path, you’ll learn how to work with the production database systems used in modern data engineering. You’ll gain hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and MongoDB through practical, real-world data engineering scenarios.
Key skills
- Managing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases for production workloads
- Working with Snowflake as a cloud data warehouse
- Applying NoSQL database patterns with MongoDB
Path outline
Production Databases [3 courses]
Course 1: PostgreSQL for Data Engineering 8h
Course Objectives- Identify how Postgres improves data sharing
- Create tables using Postgres from a CSV file
- Implement a database
Course 2: Optimizing PostgreSQL Databases 5h
Course Objectives- Debug Postgres queries
- Apply the fundamentals of Postgres's internal tooling
- Speed up Postgres querying using indexes
Course 3: Production Database Tools 6h
Course Objectives- Set up and query data in Snowflake's cloud data warehouse platform
- Navigate Snowflake's interface, load data, and monitor credit usage for cost-effective operations
- Identify the four main NoSQL database types and understand when to use each versus traditional SQL
- Build flexible document-based systems in MongoDB that handle schema evolution without migrations
- Write MongoDB queries and aggregation pipelines to process semi-structured data
- Connect MongoDB to Python analytics workflows for broader data pipeline integration
Projects in this path
Building a database for crime reports
For this project, we’ll step into the role of database administrators to build a PostgreSQL database for storing and managing data on crime reports in Boston.
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