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Need feedback on blog post "What's new with Postgres at Microsoft, 2024 edition"
Just published this brand new deep-dive of a blog post to share highlights of all the Azure & the open source work done by the Postgres team at Microsoft over the last 8 months. The title: What's new with Postgres at Microsoft, 2024 edition. // And would like to know: do you find this useful?? The post contains a detailed infographic (handmade) that gives you a visual outline of all the different Postgres workstreams our engineering & PM teams have been driving. And because the Postgres 17 code freeze just happened last month, I included highlights from some of the new PG17 capabilities our Postgres contributor team worked on as well. If you're an Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server customer, you won't be disappointed. Lots of new features rolled out in the last 8 months.August 2025 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Here’s what’s new this month to help you build smarter and scale securely: Advisor performance tuning (GA): New insights on index scans, logging, stats, and connections Entra ID group login (Preview): Let users sign in with their own credentials (no need for login using group-ID). New region – Austria East: Lower latency + data residency options for Central Europe LangChain & LangGraph support: Use Azure PostgreSQL as a vector store for AI agents Active-active replication guide: Step-by-step walkthrough using pglogical Full details in monthly recap: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpostgresql/august-2025-recap-azure-database-for-postgresql/4450527Just published: What's new with Postgres at Microsoft, 2025 edition
If you’re using Postgres on Azure—or just curious about what the Postgres team at Microsoft has been up to during the past 12 months—this annual update might be worth a look. The blog post covers: New features in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server Open source code contributions to Postgres 18 (including async I/O) Work on the Citus extension to Postgres Community efforts like POSETTE, helping with PGConf.dev, our monthly Talking Postgres podcast, and more There’s also a hand-made infographic that maps out the different Postgres workstreams at Microsoft over the past year. It's a lot to take in, but the infographic captures so much of the work across the team—I think it's kind of a work of art. 📝 Read the full post here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpostgresql/whats-new-with-postgres-at-microsoft-2025-edition/4410710 And, I'd love to hear your thoughts or questions.
Unhandled exception while executing query: 'list' object has no attribute 'encode'
Azure Studio: Version: 1.47.1 (user setup) Commit: b6f7beb01f92adaa4b79b6b6f3ac704e95cafe6e Date: 2024-01-10T02:15:02.628Z VS Code: 1.82.0 Electron: 25.8.4 Chromium: 114.0.5735.289 Node.js: 18.15.0 V8: 11.4.183.29-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045 When running the below: select * from pg_database; I get: Please kindly assist Microsoft?November 2023 Recap: Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Excited to share our November 2023 updates for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Server Logs management has been streamlined for better monitoring and troubleshooting, along with customizable retention periods. Embracing the latest in security, we now support TLS Version 1.3, ensuring the most secure and efficient client-server communications. Migrations are smoother with our new Pre-Migration Validation feature, making your transition to Flexible Server seamless. Microsoft Defender integration, providing proactive anomaly detection and real-time alerts to safeguard your databases. Additionally, we've upgraded user and role migration capabilities for a more accurate and hassle-free experience. 👥 Link - https://lnkd.in/gMMGaiAK Stay tuned for more updates, and feel free to share your experiences with these new features!Introducing Real-Time Database Availability Monitoring
New Feature Alert! – Azure Database for Postgres - Flexible Server now offers Database Availability Monitoring metric. Get real-time insights into your database's health and availability trend. The "Database-Is-Alive" metric can be easily added you dashboard for visualizing and alerting, and immediately provides visibility and control on your Azure Postgres database uptime. Learn more on this blog post >> Introducing Real-Time Database Availability MonitoringCost-saving strategies for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Are you using Azure Database for PostgreSQL? If so, check out Microsoft's cost optimization strategies for this cloud-based database service. By following these recommendations, you can optimize database performance and reduce costs. Some of the cost optimization best practices covered include scaling databases, using reserved capacity, and monitoring database usage. Additionally, features such as Azure Advisor and Azure Monitor can help you identify cost-saving opportunities. Don't miss out on these valuable cost-saving strategies for Azure Database for PostgreSQL! Check out the link below for more information.
