25 yrs in SWE🧑🏻‍💻 | Now: Product @AzureDBPostgres | Before: SE @AzureSQL, DEV @Target, SRE @McKinsey | ❤️ blogging- data-nerd.blog | Opinions are mine

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Got featured and quoted in The Read Replica’s new piece on the “𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝘅" - full article ⬇️ thereadreplica.com/.../data-….... #OpenSource #PostgreSQL
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🎙️ New Talking Postgres podcast Ep43 is out! With guest Peter Eisentraut, PostgreSQL committer & longtime contributor Ft: Commodore 64, psql tab completion, SQL standard, Cyber Resilience Act, trademarks & more Listen here: 🎧 talkingpostgres.com/episodes… 📺 piped.video/qQ3FG5-D92g?si=DBXH…
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Today Wed 12 Aug at 10am PDT I will host a LIVE recording of Ep42 of the Talking Postgres podcast 🎙️ w/guest @simonw to talk about how AI is changing how Simon is building software. Join us on Discord to be part of the parallel text chat: aka.ms/talkingpostgres-ep42-…
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The #PostgreSQL August 2026 update release is out. Includes 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟴.𝟲, 𝟭𝟳.𝟭𝟭, 𝟭𝟲.𝟭𝟱, 𝟭𝟱.𝟭𝟵, 𝟭𝟰.𝟮𝟰, along with #Postgres 𝟭𝟵 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝟯. postgresql.org/about/news/po…
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One of the biggest acts of rebellion today is to think for yourself: Read beyond WhatsApp forwards. Look beyond TV headlines. Ask questions. #GenZProtest
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What’s new with PostgreSQL at Microsoft in 2026? From developer tools, open-source contributions, Azure HorizonDB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and community initiatives, catch up on the latest innovations shaping the future of Postgres. Read the blog. msft.it/6010v24iG
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𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 - and why teams should avoid the “data movement tax.” Every extra datastore adds pipelines, sync jobs, and complexity. Consolidate by default on #Postgres. Specialize deliberately. 🐘 Thanks @PosetteConf !
Postgres is no longer just a transactional workhorse, instead, it’s turning into the everything database. Varun Dhawan (@iVarund) of Microsoft walks us through what’s going on in his talk for POSETTE 2026. 📺View Varun's talk on YouTube: piped.video/watch?v=nmgj7ouf… #PosetteConf
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🔎Simpler pgBadger workflow for #AzurePostgreSQL 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 → 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 .𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 → 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. Raw logs to readable workload insight in minutes. techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
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Watch Varun Dhawan (@iVarund) of Microsoft live at #PosetteConf Livestream 3 Wed 17 Jun: "The Rise of PostgreSQL as the Everything Database" from JSON to vectors, graphs & AI workloads. Join to chat with Varun in the virtual hallway track on Discord. posetteconf.com
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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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#PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, 14.23 released. Includes 11 CVEs fixes and 60+ bug across replication, backup/restore, planner behavior, MERGE, partitioning, and tooling pg_basebackup, pg_rewind, and libpq. #Postgres 14 reaches EOL in Nov 2026. postgresql.org/about/news/po…
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Thanks @PosetteConf for the shoutout Big fan of #PosetteConf - great talks, great people, and always something new to learn. Do join us posetteconf.com/2026/
Postgres is no longer the transactional workhorse, instead, it’s turning into the everything database. Varun Dhawan (@ivarund) of Microsoft walks us through what’s going on at POSETTE 2026 Join virtually for Livestream 3, Wed 17 Jun to attend Varun's talk posetteconf.com/2026/talks/t…
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Power your Azure Database for PostgreSQL with flexible, high‑performance storage ⚡ 💾 Premium SSD & SSD v2 options 📊 Scale IOPS and throughput as needed 🔧 Built for demanding workloads Start here 👉msft.it/6018Q231e #Azure #PostgreSQL #Storage
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Scale your Azure Database for PostgreSQL compute with confidence 🚀 ⚡ Switch tiers & vCores on demand 🔄 Adjust performance as workloads change 🧠 Built for flexibility and growth Start here 👉 msft.it/6017Q23bN #Azure #PostgreSQL #Scaling
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PostgreSQL 18 introduces temporal keys, NOT ENFORCED constraints & promotes NOT NULL to a first-class constraint. Gülçin Yıldırım Jelínek (@apatheticmagpie) of Xata covers it all You can watch Gülçin's talk during Livestream 2 on Wed 17 Jun posetteconf.com/2026/talks/w… #PosetteConf
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Excited for @OpenSourceNorth Love the community vibe here-easy place to learn and connect. If you haven’t been, this is a good one to try. #osn2026 #PostgreSQL
Thank you, Varun Dhawan, from Microsoft, for speaking at #osn2026 #learnshareconnect buff.ly/NEV2M67
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