1. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu Database Theory and its implementation with PostgreSQL at an academic environment Toshiyuki ISHIKAWA Japan PostgreSQL Users Group ishikawa@postgresql.jp

2. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu Thin edge of the Wedge  As a consultant to switchover the existing information processing system for renewal at an institute  Included college operation and educational software materials  Database course had been foresighted since opening the faculty of the Department of Manufacturing  Database course would be lectured with Oracle  Budget problem  PostgreSQL appeared on the scene  Then, who will teach?

3. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu Institute of Technologists  Historically, Japan, influenced by China, Korea, and the other countries more than ten thousand years in production technology  Blossoming Japan specific production technologies  Inheritance of the technology in every field  Technologists must be equipped in both theory and practice  Students to gain highly realistic experiences  Collaboration with industries

4. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu Institute of Technologists technologists (My view at the Institute) The professional person who is specialized in creating something new in the fields of industrial arts of the production sector, making use of individual wisdom, skills, and techniques, to attain to be a maestro.

5. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu How to balance at an university education  Theory vs. Implementation  Principle vs. Product  Relational algebra vs. SQL  Not a SQL language course  Composition of the syllabus  How PostgreSQL tolerate against principles of database?  Will it be neutral in education?  Blend in PostgreSQL world  Silently imprinting PostgreSQL as OSS  Oracle in the real world  Matlab vs. Scilab (by INRIA & ENPC)

6. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu Theory and Implementation (continued)  Teaching in balance  Parallel  For example Projection SQL SELECT target list FROM table_name;

7. 7.11.2009 PGDay.eu 3 years experience in teaching  PostgreSQL affords in the educational environment without doubt  Alert to RDBMS controlled world  Stage to lead students to DBA  But Could not share enough time for  backup  storage  security  performance tuning  etc.  Any help!