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RSS feedOctober 2023
General availability: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Target availability: Q4 2023
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 15.4, 14.9, 13.12, 12.16, 11.21.
August 2023
Generally available: Latest PostgreSQL minor versions supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Target availability: Q3 2023
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now supports minor versions 15.3, 14.8, 13.11, 12.15, 11.20.
Public Preview: Storage auto-grow & online disk scaling for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Target availability: Q3 2023
With auto-grow enabled, Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server will automatically increase the size of your provisioned storage.
June 2023
General availability: Query performance insights for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Improve the performance of your database with query performance insight for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
General availability: Troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Save time by analyzing and troubleshooting common performance issues with troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
General availability: 32 TB storage in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Extend storage up to 32 TB to host databases with a size greater than 16 TB for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
May 2023
Public Preview: Database-is-alive metrics for monitoring Azure Postgres Flexible Server database availability.
Monitor the database availability for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via database-is-alive metric.
Public Preview: Troubleshooting guides for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Save time by analyzing and troubleshooting common performance issues with troubleshooting guides.
April 2023
General availability: Read replicas for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Improve performance and scale of read-intensive workloads with read replicas for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server.
Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server in the Australia Central region.
Introducing Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server in Australia Central region. This expansion provides a simplified provisioning experience with the openness of the PostgreSQL database community version and more.
Generally Available: New burstable SKUs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Introducing new burstable SKU’s (B4, B8, B12, B16, B20) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, providing a cost-effective deployment solution for burstable workloads.
Public Preview of query performance insight for Azure Database for PostgreSQL- Flexible Server
Introducing the public preview of query performance insight for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server, a new feature to help you improve the overall performance of your database.
March 2023
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server will be retired—migrate to Flexible Server by 28 March 2025
Target retirement date: March 30, 2023
On 28 March 2025, Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server will be retired, and you'll need to migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server by that date.
General availability: Migration feature with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Use the new migration tool to migrate workloads from Single Server to Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Public Preview: PgBouncer monitoring metrics for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Monitor the PgBouncer process health for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via Azure Monitor metrics and write custom alert rules on these metrics.
General Availability: Performance workbooks for Azure PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
New troubleshooting experiences via monitor workbooks for Azure PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Public preview: Data API builder instantly creates modern REST and GraphQL endpoints for modern databases
Improve development velocity and efficiency via modern REST and GraphQL API using the new data API builder with support for multiple Azure databases.
General Availability: Support for pg_hint_plan and semver extensions in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Use the newly available pg_hint_plan extension to tweak PostgreSQL execution plans and semver extension to do semantic versioning in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
Public Preview: Auto vacuum metrics for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Monitor the auto vacuum process health for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server via Azure Monitor metrics and write custom alert rules on these metrics.
February 2023
Public preview: Major version upgrade in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Eliminate the need to set up new servers and complete manual upgrades with in-place major version upgrade for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
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