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Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)

Database Reliability Engineer

SRE meets DBA. Build observable, self-healing PostgreSQL infrastructure with Patroni, Prometheus, Grafana, chaos engineering, and automated incident response.

10 modules6 weeks
$449

USD, one-time

30 days of live servers

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What's included

Everything you need to master Database Reliability Engineer

  • 10 SRE-focused modules
  • Patroni HA clusters
  • Prometheus & Grafana observability
  • Chaos engineering built in
  • AI tutor (Sage) access
  • Certificate of completion

Curriculum

10 topics covered

  1. 1SLOs, SLIs & error budgets for databases
  2. 2Patroni HA with etcd
  3. 3Prometheus + postgres_exporter
  4. 4Grafana dashboards & alerting
  5. 5PgBouncer connection management
  6. 6Automated failover testing
  7. 7Chaos engineering scenarios
  8. 8Incident response runbooks
  9. 9Capacity planning & scaling
  10. 10On-call best practices

Who is this for?

Built for your career path

  • Senior DBAs moving into SRE/DBRE roles
  • SREs adding database expertise to their skillset
  • Platform engineers responsible for database infrastructure

Prerequisites

What you need to get started

  • Solid PostgreSQL administration skills (replication, backups)
  • Basic understanding of monitoring concepts (metrics, alerts)
  • Linux system administration

How it works

Purchase. Connect. Master.

1

Purchase the stack

One-time payment. No subscriptions. You get 30 days of live server access and lifetime access to the learning materials.

2

Your portal opens

A dedicated learning dashboard with every module in order. Track your progress, spin up servers, and chat with Sage - your AI tutor.

3

Build, Use, Survive

Each module follows the CBUSI method: learn concepts, build the system, use it with real workloads, then survive chaos scenarios where things break.

Ready to start?

Get instant access to 10 modules, live servers, and your AI tutor. One payment, no surprises.