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:
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#PostgreSQL upgrade reliability is often won in edge cases. We improved #AzurePostreSQL upgrade reliability for DB with very high 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 counts - making PG15+ upgrades faster, and predictable at scale. Full read 👉
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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
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
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:
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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.
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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 people, I hope you're planning to tune into @PosetteConf (free & virtual) on 16-18 June & this new "ultimate guide" blog post should help you figure out which of the 44 talks & 4 livestreams are for you
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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.
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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
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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
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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