For a few years now, people have been predicting the end of software engineering as a profession. Matt Welsh argued in Communications of the ACM in 2023 that the conventional idea of writing a progra...

Introduction Database Change Management (DCM) is a comprehensive process of managing all changes to the database schema, objects, reference data, and code over the lifetime of an application. It en...

1. The Investigation A thorough investigation led to the following observations: CPU remained saturated. The server ran at 100% CPU throughout the benchmark, while wait samples showed that most...

Modern application development increasingly relies on AI agents to generate code, configure services, and accelerate delivery. But generic agents often stop at plausible SQL or broad recommendations....

PostgreSQL 18 meets managed horizontal scale We’re proud to preview PostgreSQL 18 for elastic clusters in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. Powered by Citus 14, elastic clusters bring ...

Adaptive autovacuum Adaptive autovacuum enhances PostgreSQL built-in autovacuum process in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server, adjusting vacuum activity to changing workload conditio...

A key benefit of Azure HorizonDB  comes from its smart storage layer, which works seamlessly with Postgres and takes over durability and high availability work typically done by Postgres itself.  Thi...

When migrating databases to PostgreSQL, not all data transitions happen immediately. Applications often need to keep accessing legacy databases for reading or writing, whether during a phased migrati...

Azure customers can select newer compute options and scale resources in real time with minimal disruption to business operations. This flexibility allows you to scale capacity as demand changes, matc...