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General availability: Backup and restore in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Restore a server to another geo-paired region with geo redundant and restore for Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
Support for PostgreSQL version 11 in Azure Database PostgreSQL Single Server ends on 9 November 2024
Target retirement date: November 10, 2024
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server will extend the support for PostgreSQL version 11 and will now retire on 9 November 2024. Migrate to Flexible Server PostgreSQL version 13 or higher.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL output in Stream Analytics
Native output connector for Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to easily build real time applications with the database of your choice.
August 2022
Generally available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL
The latest PostgreSQL minor versions 14.5, 13.8, 12.12, and 11.17 are available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus).
Public preview: Migration tool feature with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Use the new migration tool to migrate workloads from Single to Flexible Server on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure.
July 2022
General availability: Citus 11 support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus)
Support of Citus 11 is now included in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the distributed open source PostgreSQL database on Azure.
Public preview: Cross-region read replicas for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Create read replicas of your Hyperscale (Citus) server group in different regions.
Generally available: Basic tier updates for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Hyperscale (Citus) Basic tier now supports 16, 32, and 64 vCores and 1 TiB and 2 TiB storage.
Generally available: vCore compute options for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus)
Run memory-intensive enterprise applications with higher concurrency and no throttling on the new 96 and 104 vCore compute options.
Generally available: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Install the new extensions and use this functionality for development with Javascript and geographic routing logic with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
Generally available: PostgreSQL 14 with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server now supports the latest Postgres version 14.
Generally available: Same-zone high availability for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
Deploy high availability within the same zone for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Benefit from the latest PostgreSQL minor versions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus).
April 2022
Generally available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus) now includes PgBouncer 1.17
Create a Hyperscale Citus) server group using the latest 1.7 version of PgBouncer, a popular connection pooler for Postgres used with Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus).
March 2022
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Hyperscale (Citus) now FedRAMP High compliant
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Hyperscale (Citus), a managed service running the open-source Postgres database on Azure is now compliant with FedRAMP High.
General availability: New extensions for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
Install timescaleDB, pg_repack and orafce on newly created Flexible Servers on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: New high availability regions—Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
You can now provision Flexible Server in a zone redundant high availability mode in more regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server—new US government regions
Provision Flexible Server in the US Gov Virginia and US Gov Arizona regions on Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Flexible Server now supports PostgreSQL versions 11.14, 12.9, and 13.5 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL,.
General availability: Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Hyperscale (Citus) supports PostgreSQL minor versions
Use PostgreSQL 11.15, 12.10, 13.6, and 14.2 minor versions with Hyperscale (Citus) for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, a managed service running the open source Postgres database on Azure.
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