Microsoft has made PostgreSQL 17 generally available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. It has also enabled in-place upgrades to improve the experience.

PostgreSQL has emerged to become a very popular database, not just for traditional enterprise applications but also for agentic AI. After all, that’s why Databricks acquired Neon.

Monitoring PostgreSQL databases has never been more detailed or comprehensive. PostgreSQL 16 introduces the pg_stat_io view, allowing for better insight into the I/O activity of your Postgres system.