SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Open-Sources PostgreSQL Extension for In-Database Durable Execution

Recently open-sourced by Microsoft, pg_durable is a PostgreSQL extension that enables durable workflows to run natively inside the database, eliminating the need for external orchestration systems.
Neowin

Microsoft announces Azure HorizonDB, a new PostgreSQL database

Microsoft unveiled Azure HorizonDB at the Ignite conference, a new fully managed, scalable, and high-throughput PostgreSQL cloud database in private preview. At the Ignite conference, Microsoft today ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Introduces Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at ...
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Microsoft's MCP Server Preview for Azure PostgreSQL To Streamline AI Integration

Microsoft on Thursday introduced a public preview of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL, aimed at simplifying the process for AI models to interact with ...
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At Build, Microsoft Fabric, PostgreSQL and Cosmos DB get AI enhancements

Among the roughly 60 announcements Microsoft Corp. is making at its Build conference today are new artificial intelligence capabilities across its cloud-based database management products. Fabric, the ...