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EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL Certification
Crydd Score 63
Demand Growing
Career Value Strong
Recognition Strong
EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL at a glance
- Provider
- EnterpriseDB
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Data
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- See official page
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 2–4 months
- Validity
- See official page
- Format
- Proctored certification exam, offered for PostgreSQL 18, 16 and 14
- Prerequisites
- None required; hands-on PostgreSQL experience assumed
What is EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL?
EnterpriseDB's certification for PostgreSQL administrators, now called EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL and offered for PostgreSQL 18, 16 and 14: maintaining and managing a PostgreSQL server and its applications in production. EDB is a leading commercial contributor to PostgreSQL.
Skills it covers
- PostgreSQL administration
- SQL
- Backup and recovery
- Performance tuning
Is EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 63Choose it if
You run PostgreSQL in production, or want to, and want a vendor-backed database credential.
Consider alternatives if
You use PostgreSQL as an application developer rather than administer it: free courses and a real project may be enough. For more depth, EDB's Advanced for PostgreSQL certification is the next level.
Why we say so
PostgreSQL keeps growing, including as the database behind many cloud platforms, which makes proven administration skill increasingly valuable.
Market demand
PostgreSQL adoption keeps climbing, and administrators who can tune and operate it are in growing demand.
Where EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL takes you
- Data Engineer
- Backend Developer
- Database Administrator
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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