Episode

What Enterprises like about Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

with Kanchan Bharati

Video of a conference talk about what enterprises like about Flexible Server presented by Kanchan Bharati at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024. Are you thinking about building or migrating your app to run on a Postgres-managed service in the cloud? Are you wondering if Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server is the right fit? This session builds on a popular talk from the 1st Citus Con titled, ""Top 10 reasons to choose Flexible Server"". Since a lot has changed (and gotten even better) since 2022, this is a much-needed update for 2024. This session will cover Azure Database for PostgreSQL advancements such as integration with Premium SSDv2 disk, the new azure_ai extension, adoption of pgvector, simplified Geo Disaster Recovery (GeoDR), support for Postgres major version upgrades, Enterprise Security including CMK and Entra ID Auth, seamless compute scaling, effective performance diagnosis/troubleshooting tools, as well as enhanced data protection through Azure Defender and more.

You'll leave this talk with a solid understanding of what enterprise customers like you need to know about PostgreSQL on Azure.

Kanchan is a Senior Technical Product Manager at Microsoft. His focus lies on Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Kanchan has a passion for data and its pivotal role in driving innovation within organizations, particularly in the realm of AI solutions, is unwavering. Throughout his career, Kanchan dedicated himself to building database products and devising scalable solutions to address customer challenges, primarily leveraging Azure PostgreSQL and SQL Server technologies.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:12 Why PostgreSQL?
  • 04:10 Benefits of Azure Database for PostgreSQL
  • 05:52 High Availability & Disaster Recovery
  • 08:45 Near zero-downtime scaling
  • 17:09 AI-enabled
  • 20:44 Security & Connectivity
  • 22:29 Monitoring & Observability
  • 24:41 Resources

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