This course is best for learners who already know relational database basics and want to understand the decisions behind an Azure deployment.
About this course
Review four PostgreSQL demonstrations focused on cloud application design. The lessons cover agents, database migration, performance under load, and large-scale application scenarios. This course is best for learners who already know relational database basics and want to understand the decisions behind an Azure deployment.
What you can learn
- Connect PostgreSQL with agent scenarios
- Plan a database migration
- Investigate performance under load
- Compare scaling and availability needs
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Selected lessons | 4 |
| Video duration | 26m · allow extra time for reflection and practice |
| Details checked | 9 October 2026 |
Try this learning exercise
Design a migration rehearsal for a fictional database. Specify what data to copy, which queries to compare, how to measure latency, and what would trigger a rollback.
How to follow the course
Choose a lesson from the list or search for a specific topic. Use Previous and Next to continue, and mark lessons complete as you go. Progress is saved in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Each course retains its relevant lessons, including videos also used in another course. Numbered series follow their original lesson or part order. Only reviewed advertisements, unrelated items and identical repeated playlist entries are excluded. Source recordings may have been made at different times.
Free access, tools and certificates
The selected public YouTube videos are free to watch. No paid subscription, payment card, examination, or software purchase is required for this video learning path. This listing does not include a Microsoft certification, assessed assignment, or instructor feedback.
The learning exercise above can be completed as a written plan without provisioning services. Reproducing demonstrations with Azure, hosted models, enterprise products, hardware, or optional software may require an account, separate access, or paid resources. Those activities are not required to complete the video course. Recorded interfaces and commands may differ from current versions.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free PostgreSQL on Azure Course: Migration and Scaling | Intermediate | Connect PostgreSQL with agent scenarios · Plan a database migration · Investigate performance under load | 26m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL Course | Intermediate | PostgreSQL · Data ingestion · Extensions | 7h 19m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure SQL Hyperscale Course: Migration and Performance | Intermediate | Understand the role of Hyperscale · Review migration and optimization decisions · Connect database design with AI application needs | 28m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure SQL Course: Deployment and Administration | Intermediate | Azure SQL · SQL Server migration concepts · Security | 4h 55m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: Microsoft. Videos play from the Microsoft Developer channel on YouTube.
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