PostgreSQL 18 is now GA on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL 18 is now GA on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Excited to announce that Flexible Server now offers full general availability of #PostgreSQL18 - the fastest GA we’ve ever shipped after community release. This means: 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳-𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘎11-𝘗𝘎17 → 𝘗𝘎18), 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘐𝘋 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, and 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. Check out the full blog for a deep dive 👉https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpostgresql/postgresql-18-now-ga-on-azure-postgres-flexible-server/4469802 #Microsoft #Azure #Cloud #Database #Postgres #PG18Just 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.
