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  Requirements and best practices for system administrators who are configuring Greenplum Database cluster hosts.
• Schema Design
  Best practices for designing Greenplum Database schemas.
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  Avoid memory errors and manage Greenplum Database resources.
• System Monitoring and Maintenance
  Best practices for regular maintenance that will ensure Greenplum Database high availability and optimal performance.
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  Best practices to ensure the highest level of system security.
• Encrypting Data and Database Connections
  Best practices for implementing encryption and managing keys.
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  Greenplum Database supports highly available, fault-tolerant database services when you enable and properly configure Greenplum high availability features. To guarantee a required level of service, each component must have a standby ready to take its place if it should fail.