Many Postgres books discuss some advanced topics targeted towards the experienced users. Not the new or should we say novice user that may have just stumbled across Postgres while doing some development work or led by internal work projects directing them to seek out the open source. If this is you, this reference book will guide you on the journey and help you understand the overall concepts that will prepare you for the great advanced books on Postgres. The reference guide is divided into key sections to allow each to be used individually when you may need to quickly refresh your knowledge base and fill the gaps to guide you from implementation to deployment providing an understanding of what's possible with PostgreSQL.