Extended Support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL is now billing
If you run PostgreSQL 11, 12 or 13 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, a quiet billing change went live on September 1. Azure automatically enrolled servers on unsupported PostgreSQL versions in Extended Support when standard support ended on July 31. A one-month grace period covered August at no charge. The meter started running […]
pgrust shows Postgres can catch up on analytics with batching and SIMD
A Rust-based Postgres rewrite called pgrust has been making the rounds, and its claim is hard to ignore: it runs analytical queries hundreds of times faster than stock Postgres. The author’s write-up walks through how, and the techniques are refreshingly concrete. This is not a vaporware benchmark grab, it is a working implementation that passes […]
Microsoft Defender CSPM assessments for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now GA
Microsoft Defender for Cloud has shipped generally available CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, giving teams automated security evaluations that run continuously against their PostgreSQL deployments. The assessments are part of Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s CSPM framework, which evaluates Azure resources against security baselines and best practices. The […]
Microsoft Defender CSPM for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server Hits GA
Microsoft Defender for Cloud now includes generally available CSPM assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, giving Postgres users continuous security posture evaluations without setting up additional monitoring infrastructure. What the assessments cover The assessments check your PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances against a set of security baselines published by Microsoft. These cover the usual […]