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Varun Dhawan

@ivarund.bsky.social

20 yrs in engineering ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป | now: Product @Microsoft | before: SE@AzureSQL, DEV@Target, SRE@McKinsey&Company | โค๏ธ blogging- data-nerd.blog | Opinions are mine

66 Followers  |  15 Following  |  32 Posts  |  Joined: 25.04.2023  |  1.6994

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Nice episode from @clairegiordano.bsky.social with Luigi Nardi - enjoyed hearing the #DBtune story and why they went with Postgres. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

16.01.2026 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ขLatest #PostgreSQL minors are now supported on #AzureDBPostgres: 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, 13.23

Includes security and bug fixes. Updates install automatically during your maintenance window.

๐Ÿ”— www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

#Azure #DatabaseUpdates #Security #OpenSource

10.12.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18 GA on Azure Postgres Flexible Server : PostgreSQL 18 is now GA on Azure Postgres with in-place upgrades, Entra ID, Query Store, and global availability.

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฆ๐—ค๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด is now GA on #AzureDBPostgres - now with:

๐ŸŒ World-wide region support
โฌ†๏ธ In-place upgrades (PG11โ€“PG17 โ†’ PG18)
๐Ÿ” Microsoft Entra ID auth
๐Ÿ“Š Query Store + Index Tuning

Full Blog ๐Ÿ‘‰
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #Cloud #Databases #PostgreSQL

01.12.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ†• Latest #PostgreSQL minor updates just landed - ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด.๐Ÿญ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿณ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ

Fixes 2 security vulnerabilities (including libpq allocation bug) and brings 50+ stability and perf improvements.

#Postgres #TechUpdates #OpenSource

www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

13.11.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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October 2025 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Microsoft Community Hub Hello Azure Community, We are excited to bring October 2025 recap blog for Azure Database for PostgreSQL! This blog focuses on key announcements around the...

More control. More visibility. Less downtime.
The October 2025 #AzurePostgreSQL recap is live - from maintenance payloads visibility, to zonal HA to smarter upgrades, itโ€™s all here ๐Ÿ‘‰

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #PostgerSQL #CloudDatabase #OpenSource

11.11.2025 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PgBouncer - Azure Database for PostgreSQL This article provides an overview of the built-in PgBouncer feature.

๐—ฃ๐—ด๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿญ is now GA on #AzureDBPostgres

Built-in connection pooling with zero setup. Just enable port 6432 and scale with ease. Now with enhanced protocol handling + stability fixes.

๐Ÿ”— learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

#Azure #PostgreSQL #PgBouncer #ConnectionPooling

27.10.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How OpenAI scaled with Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Microsoft for Startups Blog Discover how OpenAI used Azure Database for PostgreSQL to grow from a basic setup to a scalable, high-performing solution. Learn more.

Did you know that @OpenAI runs on #AzureDBPostgres. Itโ€™s amazing what open source can do when it meets cloud scale. ๐Ÿ’ก

www.microsoft.com/en-us/startu...

#Microsoft #Azure #Postgres #OpenAI

10.10.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My session kicks off at ๐Ÿต๐—”๐—  ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ see you there!

26.09.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to be speaking at SQL Saturday MN 2025 this weekend on ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜€ on #PostgreSQL
๐Ÿ“St. Paul College | Sept 27
Big thanks to #PASSMN for the event!
#SQLSaturday #DataCommunity #Microsoft #Azure #Postgres

26.09.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18 Preview Now Available on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Explore PostgreSQL 18 Preview on Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. Test new features like async I/O, UUIDv7, vacuum improvements, B-Tree skip...

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—” is GA today - and itโ€™s available same day in preview on #AzureDBPostgres ๐Ÿš€

Test the latest #PostgreSQL features right away on Azure โฌ‡๏ธ
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #Postgers #CloudDatabase #Innovation

25.09.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18 Released! The [PostgreSQL Global Development Group](https://www.postgresql.org) today announced the release of [PostgreSQL 18](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/release-18.html), the latest version of the worl...

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฆ๐—ค๐—Ÿ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!
www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

25.09.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta 3 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿฒ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ) are now live on #AzureDBPostgres โ€“ Flexible Server โœ…
Includes critical security fixes ๐Ÿ”’ + 55+ bug fixes. Updates apply automatically.

๐Ÿ”— www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

#Azure #PostgreSQL #DatabaseUpdates

22.09.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of Postgres committer Andres Freund wearing glasses & a smile, along with the thumbnail for the Talking Postgres podcast

Photo of Postgres committer Andres Freund wearing glasses & a smile, along with the thumbnail for the Talking Postgres podcast

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ New @talkingpostgres.com podcast Ep31 just published!

Andres Freund @anarazel.de explored what went wrong (& what went right) with AIO in Postgres 18. Featuring io_uring, prototypes, streaming reads, CI, & why it took too long

๐ŸŽง talkingpostgres.com/episodes/wha...
๐Ÿ“บ youtu.be/bVei7-AyMJ8?...

19.09.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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August 2025 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Microsoft Community Hub Hello Azure Community, August was an exciting month for Azure Database for PostgreSQL! We have introduced updates that make your experience smarter and more...

August 2025 updates for #AzureDBPostgres are live! ๐Ÿš€Highlights include Advisor tuning (GA), Entra ID group login (Preview), Austria East region, LangChain & LangGraph support, and an active-active replication guide. Read full recap๐Ÿ‘‰ techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Azure #PostgreSQL

08.09.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18 RC 1 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the first release candidate of PostgreSQL 18 is now available for download. As โ€ฆ

#PostgreSQL ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!๐Ÿ˜
Itโ€™s getting closerโ€ฆโณ
www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

04.09.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prevent Accidental Deletion in Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server with ARM Locks Discover how to safeguard Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server instances from accidental deletion using ARM CanNotDelete locks. Step-by-step CLI...

Did you know accidental server deletions are a top support issue? ๐Ÿšจ

Learn how to safeguard your #AzureDBPostgres Flexible Server using ARMโ€™s ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ lock.

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #PostgreSQL #CloudDatabase #Security

28.08.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta 3 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, โ€ฆ

๐Ÿ†• Latest #PostgreSQL updates just dropped including ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿฒ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ.๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ - ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฏ
Includes security updates, bug fixes, and key improvements for replication
www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...
#Postgres #TechUpdates #OpenSource

14.08.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Azure PostgreSQL Extended Support: Stay Secure at Every Stage of Your Upgrade | Microsoft Community Hub Upgrading your database can be a complex process, especially for critical workloads. If youโ€™re still running an older version of PostgreSQL and arenโ€™t ready...

๐Ÿ“ข Announcing Extended Support for #AzureDBPostgres. Get up to ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ of extended support post #PostgreSQL community EOL with security patches, critical fixes, and with automatic enrollment. Read more๐Ÿ”—
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #Postgres #CloudDatabase

12.08.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to the #PosetteConf team for sharing.

Azure Postgres community โ€” give it a watch and see whatโ€™s coming ๐Ÿ†• in #AzureDBPostgres in 2025.

#PostgreSQL #Azure #Databases

10.08.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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July 2025 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Microsoft Community Hub Hello Azure Community, July delivered a wave of exciting updates to Azure Database for PostgreSQL! From Fabric mirroring support for private...

๐Ÿš€July 2025 updates for #AzureDBPostgres are live!

Includes: Cascading Replicas, Fabric mirroring w/ private endpoint, New regions, Latest PG minors (17.5, 16.9, 15.13, 14.18, 13.21) and VS Code improvements

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

07.08.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nicely worded @vik.thegresqlpost.org โค๏ธ

30.07.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#PostgreSQL reigns as the top database for the 3rd year in a row! It jumped from 49% in 2024 Stack Overflow to 55.6% in 2025 Stack Overflowโ€”a 6.6โ€‘point surge!

survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technol...

#StackOverflow2025 #Database #DevSurvey #Postgres

29.07.2025 21:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 18 Beta 2 Released! The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces that the second beta release of PostgreSQL 18 is now [available for download](https://www.postgresql.org/download/). This โ€ฆ

#PostgreSQL 18 Beta 2 Released! ๐Ÿ˜
www.postgresql.org/about/news/p...

24.07.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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June 2025 Recap: Azure Database for PostgreSQL | Microsoft Community Hub Hello Azure Community, We have introduced a range of exciting new features and updates to Azure Database for PostgreSQL in June. From general availability of...

๐Ÿš€ June 2025 updates for #AzureDBPostgres are live!
โœ… #Postgres 17 is GA with in-place upgrades + Migration Service support
โšก SSDv2 HA
๐ŸŒ New region: Indonesia Central
๐Ÿ’ป VS Code & Ansible updates

Blog - techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

#Microsoft #Azure #PostgreSQL #CloudDatabase

14.07.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PostgreSQL 17 GA with In-Place Upgrade | Azure Database for PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 17 is now generally available with in-place upgrade support in Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server.

๐Ÿš€ #PostgreSQL 17 is now GA on #AzureDBPostgres
โ€“ Flexible Server!
Now with in-place upgrades, smarter query planning, and JSON improvements. PG17 is the new default for all new servers & upgrades.
Official Blog - aka.ms/PG17
#Microsoft #Azure #Postgres #CloudDatabases #OpenSource

01.07.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whatโ€™s New with Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server in 2025 ๐Ÿ†• | POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025 โ€œWhatโ€™s New with Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server in 2025 ๐Ÿ†•โ€ is a talk by Varun Dhawan for Livestream 3 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025.

Back in 2008, I was on support shifts at #Microsoft CSS, helping customers troubleshoot tough database issues.

Today, I get to design features that make those problems easier for #Postgers. Full-circle moment at #PosetteConf ๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŽฅ Watch my talk: posetteconf.com/2025/talks/w...

#FromSupportToProduct

12.06.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A person sitting in front of a bookshelf and a tripod-mounted camera. The top left corner displays the text 'POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025.'

A person sitting in front of a bookshelf and a tripod-mounted camera. The top left corner displays the text 'POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025.'

๐Ÿ“ป Tune in to (ivarund.bsky.social) Varun Dhawan's talk during #PosetteConf Livestream 3 to learn about what's new with Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ˜

posetteconf.com

11.06.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025 Happening Now! POSETTE: An Event for Postgres is a virtual and free developer event happening on June 10-12, 2025. Come watch the livestream to learn what you can do with the worldโ€™s most advancedโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ’ฅ Don't miss Charles Feddersen's keynote at #PosetteConf Livestream 1 discussing what Microsoft is building for Postgres in 2025.๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

posetteconf.com

#postgresql #databases #OpenSource #community

10.06.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Trailer for Livestream 3 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025
YouTube video by Microsoft Developer Trailer for Livestream 3 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025

POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025 Livestream 3 kicks off on the hour (11am ET). Join live at posetteconf.com, and the hallway track on the Microsoft Open Source Discord (discord.gg/microsoft-op... ) where you can chat with speakers, attendees, get swag & more. #PosetteConf
youtu.be/5O6ynz3zfkE?...

11.06.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trailer for Livestream 3 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025
YouTube video by Microsoft Developer Trailer for Livestream 3 of POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025

Excited to be speaking at @posetteconf.com !
I'll be sharing what's new with #AzureDBPostgres in 2025 ๐Ÿ†•
๐Ÿ“… June 11 | ๐Ÿ•™ 10 AM PDT | ๐Ÿ’ป Livestream 3
๐ŸŽฅ Trailer: youtu.be/5O6ynz3zfkE?...
Iโ€™ll be in #posetteconf on Discord during the talk โ€” drop by with questions or just say hi! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’ฌ

11.06.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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