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varun-dhawan
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Aug 29, 2025

Prevent Accidental Deletion of an Instance in Azure Postgres

Did you know that accidental deletion of database servers is a leading source of support tickets?
Read this blog post to learn how you can safeguard your Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances using ARM’s CanNotDelete lock — an easy best-practice that helps prevent accidental deletions while keeping regular operations seamless.

🌐 Prevent Accidental Deletion of an Instance in Azure Postgres
Azure CLI
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
best practices
Cloud Database Management
Database Security
governance
Postgres
PostgreSQL
Resource Locks

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    bubble4096
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    Oct 28, 2025

    Hi,

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