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2025 (12)

December (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: The credcheck extension in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-12-03

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports the credcheck extension (general availability), which enforces password and credential validation policies directly within PostgreSQL.

November (7)

azure: [In development] Private Preview: Azure HorizonDB

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure HorizonDB for PostgreSQL is a new managed PostgreSQL offering now in private preview that emphasizes high performance, large autoscaling storage (up to 128 TB), and rapid compute scalability (up to 3,072 vCores), claiming up to 3× faster performance than open-source PostgreSQL.

azure: [Launched] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server v6 series VMs and AMD v6 Confidential Compute

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports v6-series VMs (general purpose and memory-optimized) with local NVMe storage in public preview. The v6 family is offered with both Intel and AMD processor options, including AMD v6 Confidential Compute.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announces the general availability of the PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, which enables connecting to PostgreSQL instances, running queries, managing connection profiles, and supports Microsoft Entra ID with integration for GitHub Copilot.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server anon extension

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now offers the anon extension as generally available, providing built-in data anonymization tools for production use.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Oracle to PostgreSQL migration tooling in Visual Studio Code

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced a public preview of Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration tooling built into the Azure Database for PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. The tool aims to make migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL simpler and faster by providing conversion support directly inside VS Code.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL read replicas with Premium SSD v2

Azure Updates

2025-11-06

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now supports configuring read replicas (in-region and geo-replicas) with the Premium SSD v2 storage tier in Public Preview, enabling scale-out for read-heavy workloads and improved performance by offloading read operations.

azure: [Launched] Open Source: Announcing the DocumentDB Kubernetes Operator

Azure Updates

2025-11-05

Microsoft announced the open-source DocumentDB Kubernetes Operator, which lets you run DocumentDB (a MongoDB‑compatible, open-source document database built on PostgreSQL) on Kubernetes by extending the cluster with custom resource definitions (CRDs).

October (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2025-10-06

Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now generally supports PostgreSQL minor versions 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22 and 18 Beta 3; minor-version upgrades are applied automatically during monthly planned maintenance.

September (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Discover and assess PostgreSQL in Azure Migrate

Azure Updates

2025-09-24

Azure Migrate is available in public preview to discover and assess PostgreSQL resources across VMware, Hyper‑V, physical servers, and other cloud environments. The service provides a centralized hub to help plan the next steps for migrating or modernizing PostgreSQL workloads.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Confidential computing for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server

Azure Updates

2025-09-17

Azure Database for PostgreSQL — Flexible Server now generally available with Confidential Computing support, using hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) to protect data while it is being processed.

August (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server in Malaysia West

Azure Updates

2025-08-13

Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is now generally available in the Malaysia West Azure region.