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RSS feedMay 2019
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.
January 2019
Public preview: Read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL
You can now create same-region read replicas in Azure Database for PostgreSQL to scale out your read workloads.
September 2018
Preview: Advanced Threat Protection for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
We are excited to announce the preview of Advanced Threat Protection for Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Preview of performance recommendations for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can learn and adapt to your workloads. The preview release of performance recommendations provides a list of recommendations for creating new indexes to potentially improve the performance of your workloads.
Query performance insights for Azure Database for PostgreSQL in preview
The query performance insights feature in Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now available in preview.
Preview of Query Store for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now provides preview support for query store, which collects and stores query execution statistics and wait event distributions.
Advanced Threat Protection for Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Advanced Threat Protection for Azure database services for MySQL and PostgreSQL helps to detect and respond to potential threats as they occur. Users receive an alert upon suspicious database activities, with potential vulnerabilities and anomalous database access and query patterns. This feature integrates alerts with Azure Security Center to provide details of suspicious activity and recommendations on how to investigate and mitigate them.
Azure Database Migration Service: PostgreSQL to Azure DB for PostgreSQL migrations support
The Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) provides users the ability to migrate on-premises PostgreSQL databases or PostgreSQL databases running in a virtual machine to Azure Database for PostgreSQL while the source database remains online during migration. To learn more about using DMS to perform online migrations with minimal downtime, see the article Migrate PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
Migration support for PostgreSQL to Azure DB for PostgreSQL
Now in preview, you can migrate PostgreSQL databases to Azure Database for PostgreSQL with minimal downtime by using the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS). Use the Azure CLI to provision an instance of the DMS service and then perform migrations from PostgreSQL on-premises or with virtual machines to Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
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