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Our first installment drops next week. Stay tuned.
As POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026 wraps, a special thanks to @AMD for their partnership in bringing this free & virtual developer event to you. Along with gratitude to all the Postgres speakers, users, developers, & contributors who made this year’s event a success.
#AMD
ALT POSETTE 2026 event graphic with a light gradient background featuring a purple and blue elephant-style logo at top left and the text “POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026.” Large headline reads “Thank you AMD,” followed by “Thanks for partnering with us on POSETTE 2026!” The AMD logo appears prominently next to the message. Bottom left includes “Hosted by Microsoft” with the Microsoft logo. A larger stylized blue elephant illustration appears on the right side.
AI apps need more than transactions—they need databases built for reasoning.
At #MSBuild, see how Azure Databases power AI directly in the database layer, simplifying your stack and enabling real-time intelligence. Plus, get a look at building AI apps with #AzureHorizonDB.
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2️⃣ days left! The CFP for POSETTE: An Event for Postgres closes Feb 1. Whether you're an expert, developer, user, or contributor to the Postgres ecosystem—or a customer or partner working with Azure Database for PostgreSQL—please submit a proposal.⏰
➡️ posetteconf.com/2026/cfp/
ALT POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026 graphic announcing that the call for proposals is open, with a countdown showing two days remaining and a submission deadline of February 1, 2026.
PostgreSQL is taking center stage at #MSIgnite.
This year's lineup features sessions on scaling, performance tuning, AI, and more - each led by experts shaping 🐘 #PostgreSQL in the ☁️ cloud.
Explore the full set here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
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ALT A promotional banner for 'POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025,' hosted by Microsoft. The talk is titled 'Migrating from Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Seamlessly.' Featured speakers are Neeta Goel, CEO of Newt Global, and Sandeep Rajeev, Director of Sales at Newt Global. The event will take place from June 10-12, 2025. The banner includes the hashtag #PosetteConf and shows images of the speakers.
🗂️ "Dear #Azure Database for #PostgreSQL, can you automate my index?" Nacho Alonso Portillo will let us know in his #PosetteConf 2025 talk (Livestream 2 on Wed Jun 11th @ 1:00pm CEST (UTC+2)) 🐘
Read more: posetteconf.com/speakers/nac…
ALT A promotional banner for 'POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025' hosted by Microsoft. The banner features a photo of Nacho Alonso Portillo, who is identified as a Product Manager at Microsoft. The main text reads, 'Dear Azure Database for PostgreSQL, can you automate my index?' The event is scheduled for June 19-20, 2025. The bottom right corner includes the hashtag #PosetteConf.
ALT A promotional banner for pgDay Paris 2025. The banner features the Microsoft logo and the pgDay Paris logo at the top. The main text reads, "Microsoft is proud to be a Partner sponsor of pgDay Paris 2025." Below this, it states, "Mar 20, 2025 - Paris, France" with a "Register Now" link. On the right side of the banner is an image of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a French flag hanging from it. There is also an illustration of an elephant in the bottom right corner.
🗓️Are you a #PostgreSQL person and will you be in Copenhagen in mid-March? Register now for Nordic PGDay 2025. Microsoft is so pleased to support the 🔟th instance of this fabulous event🐘
2025.nordicpgday.org/registr…
ALT A promotional banner for Nordic PGDay 2025, sponsored by Microsoft. The banner features the Microsoft logo, the Nordic PGDay logo, and the text: 'Microsoft is proud to be a Supporter sponsor of Nordic PGDay 2025.' The event details, 'Mar 18, 2025 • Copenhagen, Norway,' are displayed, along with a 'Register Now' call to action. The design includes a photograph of an equestrian statue in Copenhagen with a historic church tower in the background, as well as abstract graphical elements, including a stylized PostgreSQL elephant logo.
ALT A promotional banner for PGConf India 2025, sponsored by Microsoft. The banner features the Microsoft logo, the PGConf India logo, and the text: 'Stop by and say hello at PGConf India.' The design includes an isometric illustration of a blue coffee mug with the PostgreSQL elephant logo, abstract data flow elements, a chatbot icon, floating hearts, and a stylized elephant graphic.
Microsoft is thrilled to be a 💎Diamond sponsor of PGConf India 2025 happening March 5-7 in Bengaluru, India!🐘
Come join us: pgconf.in/conferences/pgconf…
ALT A promotional banner for PGConf India 2025, sponsored by Microsoft. The banner features the Microsoft logo, the PGConf India logo, and event details: 'Microsoft is proud to be a Diamond sponsor of PGConf India 2025. Mar 5-7, 2025 • Bengaluru, India. Register Now.' The design includes a photograph of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, a stylized elephant graphic, and cloud-themed decorations.
Prague #PostgreSQL Developer Day (P2D2) is almost here. Microsoft is pleased to be a Supporter sponsor of this event. Register now! ⏰🐘
registrace.p2d2.cz/
ALT A promotional banner for Prague PostgreSQL Developers Day (P2D2) 2025. The banner features the Microsoft logo and an illustration of an elephant, representing PostgreSQL, with the text: 'Microsoft is proud to be a Supporter sponsor of P2D2 2025.' The event dates are January 28-29, 2025, in Prague, Czechia. A registration link is included with the text 'Register Now.' The design includes a photo of Prague's skyline during sunset, showcasing iconic architecture, with decorative elements like a cloud and dotted patterns.
Hey, it's the start of a new year! Wishing all of you #AzureDBPostgres customers, partners, developers—and everyone in the #PostgreSQL open-source community a happy 2025 filled with lots of Postgres.
ALT Big block numbers representing 2025 coming out of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL database icon, along with fireworks, and a big headline that says "Wishing you a happy 2025 with lots of Postgres" and a signature that says "With love from the Postgres team at Microsoft"
New @Microsoft customer story with @BMWGroup!
+1 to BMW Mobile Data Recorder co-creators Christof Gebhart & Sebastian Heinz for telling the story about how they rely on @Azure—and Azure Database for PostgreSQL—to turbocharge their Mobile Data Recorder
customers.microsoft.com/en-u…
ALT Car on a country curved road with the headline "BMW Group innovates with Azure for 10 times more efficient data delivery"
And it happened! At #MSIgnite today, Jay Yang & Orhun Oezebak from @UBS collaborated with @maxiluk from our #PostgreSQL team at Microsoft to present on how they improve the accuracy of GenAI apps with Azure Database for PostgreSQL
We have photographic evidence 📸👀📽️
ALT Maxim, Orhun, & Jay on stage at Microsoft Ignite giving a talk about how to improve the accuracy of GenAI applications with Azure Database for PostgreSQL. The blue mood lighting vibes are strong.
Are you a #PostgreSQL person going to #MSIgnite this week? Join us to learn how to improve the accuracy of your GenAI apps with RAG techniques & vector search in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Sign up now for this Tue Nov 19 session w/Jay, Maxim, & Orhun aka.ms/ignite
ALT Bio pics of presenters Jay Yang, Maxim Lukiyanov, & Orhun Oezebak for an Azure Database for PostgreSQL session at Microsoft Ignite 2024
Are you a #PostgreSQL person going to #MSIgnite this week? Join us to learn how to improve the accuracy of your GenAI apps with RAG techniques & vector search in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Sign up now for this Tue Nov 19 session w/Jay, Maxim, & Orhun aka.ms/ignite
ALT Bio pics of presenters Jay Yang, Maxim Lukiyanov, & Orhun Oezebak for an Azure Database for PostgreSQL session at Microsoft Ignite 2024
This week the #PASSDataSummit is happening in Seattle—and there will be #PostgreSQL talks in addition to all the SQL Server content. And in @ShireeshThota’s Microsoft keynote on Wed 06 Nov, @clairegiordano will give a demo of AI performance in Azure Database for PostgreSQL too!
Are you at @pgconfeu 2024 happening this week in Athens? This beloved #PGConfEU conference keeps getting bigger—this year with 779 attendees & a whole lot of learning happening.
Come say hello 👋 at the @Microsoft booth & tell us what your favorite part of #PostgreSQL is?
On stage at @pgconfnyc our #PostgreSQL product leader in Azure, Charles Feddersen is giving the @Microsoft sponsored keynote, titled “Everything Postgres in Microsoft - 2024 Year in Review” 🐘🐘 #PGConfNYC
Will you be in NYC 🗽next week? Come say hi to Microsoft's 🐘@PostgreSQL team at PGConf NYC! Swing by our booth to grab some cool socks🧦, stickers, & a brand new activity book for Postgres. We’ll present some pretty interesting talks too. Register: 2024.pgconf.nyc/tickets/
ALT Image with Microsoft logo, PGConf NYC logo, and photos of the Micrsosoft people that will be attending PGConf NYC.
Microsoft is so pleased to be a Platinum sponsor of 🐘PGConf NYC 2024! Come see us and get some stickers & socks! 🧦 Get your ticket now! 2024.pgconf.nyc/tickets/
ALT Image of the Brooklyn Bridge, a graphic elephant, some clouds and the logos for Microsoft of PGConf NYC.
Looking forward to seeing all of our Postgres friends at 🇬🇧PGDay UK on Wednesday! Stop by the booth for some socks, stickers, and good 🐘Postgres conversation!
Register now: 2024.pgday.uk/registration/
ALT Image includes the Microsoft logo, the PGDay UK logo, and elephant, and elephant on a database drum, some clouds, and the event details for PGDay UK.
Happening in Vancouver this week is #PGConfdev & we are a sponsor. Quite a few of our team are also there to give #PostgreSQL talks & if you see them in the hallway track please say hello! 👋👋
To follow the conference online you can follow @PGConfdev & also @clairegiordano
ALT Bio pics of Microsoft speakers at PGConf.dev happening in Vancouver the week of May 28, 2024
ALT Graphic with bio pic of Michael Christofides and his quote when a guest on Ep15 of the Path To Citus Con podcast: "The fastest way of doing something is not having to do it at all"
On Wed Apr 3 at 10am PDT is a LIVE recording of Ep14 of the Path To Citus Con #podcast for developers who love #PostgreSQL
✅ w/Chris Ellis, @clairegiordano, Pino de Candia
✅ topic "Becoming expert at using PostgreSQL"
Mark your calendar, join on Discord aka.ms/PathToCitusCon-Ep14-c…
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Calling all #AzureDBPostgreSQL users & developers
POSETTE is a free & virtual event will happen in June, organized by the Postgres team at Microsoft—& the CFP (call for proposals) is still open!
CFP for @PosetteConf will close Sun Apr 7! So don't delay, learn more in this post:
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Call for speakers! Are you looking to give a talk at a #PostgreSQL conference?
The #CFP is open for @PosetteConf until Sun Apr 7, so submit soon! #PosetteConf is a free & virtual event 📽️ in its 3rd year, brought to you by the Postgres team at Microsoft techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
Our Postgres team was happy to sponsor #NordicPGDay today in Oslo, w/lots of rich #PostgreSQL content
Seen in this Microsoft team photo, clockwise from top left, are @onurctirtir, speaker @cyberdemn, conference organizer Daniel Gustafsson, & speaker @clairegiordano 👋
The 8th pgDay Paris is happening this week on Thu Mar 14th and Microsoft is so happy 😀 to be a sponsor once again. Find @clairegiordano if you'd like some 🧦 socks, or if you'd just like to chat about all things #PostgresQL.
🎟️Register here: 2024.pgday.paris/registratio…
ALT Microsoft logo, pdDay Paris logo, Microsoft is proud to sponsor the 8th Annual pgDay Paris, Paris, France, March 14, 2024, with image of an elephant and some clouds.
ALT Headshots of podcast guest and co-hosts for the Path To Citus Con monthly podcast for developers who love Postgres, with Arda Aytekin, Pino de Candia, and Claire Giordano. Plus date and time of LIVE recording on Discord for Episode 13: Wed Mar 6th at 10:00am PST.
The #MicrosoftFabric Community Conference is here! 📢Join us in Las Vegas from March 26-28, 2024, to learn about the latest Fabric, #Azure data and AI products from Microsoft. #FabCon#PowerBIaka.ms/fabcon
New blog post from Ari Padilla with podcast 🎙️ episode highlights from #PathToCitusCon about guest Derk van Veen's journey from developer to PostgreSQL specialist, with co-hosts @clairegiordano & Pino de Candia!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
ALT Image of the Path To Citus Con logo with title of lastest episode "From developer to PostgreSQL specialist".
Will you be at 🐘 #PGConfIndia this week in Bengaluru? Stop by the @Microsoft booth to meet some of our Postgres team & grab some free swag🧦
Microsoft is proud to be a Diamond 💎sponsor.
ALT Faces of the 6 different Microsoft people giving talks at PGConf India plus their names. Along with the Microsoft logo and the PGConf India logo.
DYK we host a monthly podcast for developers who love Postgres? We record #PathToCitusCon LIVE & you can participate in live text chat
Join us!
✅ Wed Feb 7 @ 10am PST
✅ guest: Derk van Veen
✅ Topic: From developer to #PostgreSQL specialist
Cal invite: aka.ms/PathToCitusCon-Ep12-c…
ALT Bio pics of Path To Citus Con guest and co-hosts for Ep12: Derk van Even, Pino de Candia, and Claire Giordano. Plus podcast's elephant mascot, plus date and time of live recording of Episode 12: Wed Feb 7th at 10:00am PST. And the podcast's tagline: For Developers Who Love Postgres
Wishing all of you 🐘 #AzureDBPostgres customers, partners & developers—as well as the 🌍 #PostgreSQL community—a happy 2024. Here's to a new year of growth & adventure 🚀, with ❤️ from the Postgres team at Microsoft
ALT Graphic with the year 2024 coming out of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL icon along with celebratory ribbons, plus the sentiment "Happy New Year" from the Azure Database for PostgreSQL team
Happening this week in Prague is #pgconfeu where @Microsoft is a Platinum sponsor! Look at the smiles from our #PostgreSQL ppl who are giving talks, participating in hallway track & staffing the booth. (Missing are Paul Meyer & @AndresFreundTec)
If at PGConf EU, come say hello!
Happening now at #PASSDataSummit, Charles Feddersen from the #PostgreSQL team @Microsoft is presenting about all the new things in #AzureDBPostgres, including demos of Premium SSD v2, Geo-DR, azure_ai, & more!
ALT Charles Feddersen on stage at PASS Data Summit presenting about all things new in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
ALT Bio pics for Path To Citus Con podcast guests Dimitri Fontaine and Vik Fearing plus hosts Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia. Along with the date for the live recording of Episode 09 on Wed Nov 1st at 10:00am PDT and the topic for this episode: How to solve every data problem in SQL
ALT Bio pics for Path To Citus Con podcast guests Andres Freund & Heikki Linnakangas as well as hosts Claire Giordano and Pino de Candia, for Episode 8 with topic "How I got started as a developer (& in Postgres)"
Today at #PGConNYC in the @microsoft-sponsored track, @iVarund & Abinav Rameesh presented on “Choosing a cloud-managed database service for PostgreSQL: Why Azure?”, featuring #AzureDBPostgres Flex Server & @AzureCosmosDB for PostgreSQL too
+1 for this news item on the @postgresql website, about the new Path To Citus Con #podcast for developers who love Postgres, called #PathToCitusCon. // But hey, we're biased, our teammates co-host the show & the PG guests in the first 7 episodes are 🔥
ALT Screenshot of PostgreSQL.org news blurb about the new podcast: Path To Citus Con for developers who love Postgrs
ALT White elephant mascot for Path To Citus Con podcast graphic for developers who love Postgres, with bio pics of co-hosts and guests: Claire Giordano, Pino de Candia, Chelsea Dole, and Floor Drees. The Episode 06 topic is “You’re probably already using Postgres: What you need to know”
ALT Audio wave plus the square thumbnail graphic for Path To Citus Con, the podcast for developers who love Postgres. Also includes the white elephant mascot for the podcast.
ALT Screenshot of Eleni Siampali's and Bob Wuisman's presentation in the EMEA Livestream at Citus Con: An Event for Postgres 2023, with small thumbnails of Eleni and Bob's webcams and a slide with a workflow diagram titled "High Level Design"
Last year there were so many 🔥 talks about @PostgreSQL at #CitusCon & all are available to watch now on YouTube
What will this year's talks be?
Please spread the word that the CFP is still open for @CitusCon... it will close on Sun Feb 5 @ 11:59pm PST
citusdata.com/cituscon/2023/…
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Wishing all of you @PostgreSQL people 🐘 & #AzureDBPostgres customers, partners, & developers a happy 2023. For us, the end of the year is a time for reflection, celebration, and #gratitude to all we’ve worked with 🙌 🎉
ALT Elephant wearing eyeglasses and an orange snow hat pulling a wagon behind stacked with colorfully wrapped presents, along with a "Wishing you a happy 2023" sentiment and a signature of "With love from the Postgres team at Microsoft"