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Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server now available in Brazil Southeast
The preview support in the Brazil Southeast region provides additional flexibility in deploying solutions to help accelerate innovation.
September 2020
Long term retention for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server
Preview of long-term retention of data for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-Single Server is now available.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now in preview
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server is a new deployment option that provides better control and flexibility, more options for high availability, and cost optimization controls.
Azure Arc enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale now in preview
Azure Arc enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale provides elastic scale with a unified hybrid management experience with or without a direct connection to the cloud.
August 2020
Infrastructure double encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL-single server is in preview
Infrastructure double encryption adds a second layer of encryption using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module and a different encryption algorithm which gives an additional layer of protection for your data at rest.
June 2020
Data encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server
The preview of data encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server is now available. Data encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server enables you to bring your own key (BYOK) for data protection at rest.
April 2020
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Logical decoding and wal2json for change data capture
The Azure Database for PostgreSQL—single server logical decoding feature is now available in preview. In addition, the preview of wal2json, a popular output plugin for logical decoding, is also now available.
January 2020
Private Link for Azure Database for PostgreSQL single server now in preview
Azure Private Link support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single server is now available in preview.
November 2019
Azure Database for PostgreSQL—Service notifications in East US and UK South
Now in preview for East US and UK South regions only, Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server provides support for service health notifications for planned maintenance.
Azure Active Directory support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL - single server
Active Directory integration for Azure Database for PostgreSQL single server.
October 2019
Azure DB for PostgreSQL: Hyperscale (Citus) cluster connectivity functionality is in preview
Support for ‘Allow Azure services and resources to access this server group’ functionality in Hyperscale (Citus) clusters is now preview.
Azure DB for PostgreSQL—Cluster scalability for Hyperscale (Citus) is now in preview
The first scalability feature for Hyperscale (Citus) is now available in preview. It’s now possible to add nodes to existing Hyperscale (Citus) clusters by using the Azure portal.
September 2019
Audit logging on Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now in preview
Audit logging on Azure SQL Database for PostgreSQL via PGAudit is now available in preview. Produce audit logs of events including writes, reads, role changes, and DDL with the audit extension.
July 2019
Large storage for Azure Database for PostgreSQL now in preview
We are excited to announce support for up to 16TB of storage and up to 20,000 IOPS in Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now in preview.
June 2019
Azure Database for PostgreSQL support for PostgreSQL 11 is now in preview
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now provides preview support for the latest major version of PostgreSQL, version 11.
May 2019
Read replica across regions for Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Cross-region asynchronous replication is now in preview for Azure Database for MySQL and Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Hyperscale (Citus) is now in preview on Azure Database for PostgreSQL
We’re excited to announce preview of Hyperscale (Citus), a new deployment option for Azure Database for PostgreSQL that scales out Postgres horizontally.
Oracle to Azure Database for PostgreSQL online migration is in preview
Perform online (minimal downtime) migrations of Oracle databases hosted on-premises or on a virtual machine (VM) to Azure Database for PostgreSQL by using Azure Database Migration Service. It enables resilient migrations of Oracle databases at scale and with high reliability.
March 2019
PostgreSQL extension in Azure Data Studio and PostgreSQL extension in Visual Studio Code
Target availability: Q1 2019
Azure Data Studio, our cross-platform data editor, now provides preview support for PostgreSQL. A Microsoft extension for PostgreSQL in Visual Studio Code is now also in preview.
February 2019
Azure Database for PostgreSQL read replica preview
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports asynchronous replication of data from one Azure Database for PostgreSQL server (the ‘master’) to up to five Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers (the ‘replicas’) in the same region.
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