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EDB converges analytics on Postgres to support AI agents

EDB’s Postgres-first approach to converged analytics could appeal to enterprises seeking greater control over data, governance, and AI infrastructure.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jun 23, 20265 mins

DatabasesPostgreSQLRelational Databases

AWS targets a longtime cloud migration blocker with SQL Server license portability

By Taryn Plumb

Jun 5, 20266 mins

Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft SQL ServerRelational Databases

Community push intensifies to free MySQL from Oracle’s control amid stagnation fears

By Anirban Ghoshal

Feb 19, 20265 mins

DatabasesMySQLRelational Databases

What is the future for MySQL?

By Laura Czajkowski

Jan 27, 20265 mins

DatabasesMySQLRelational Databases

Azure HorizonDB: Microsoft goes big with PostgreSQL

By Simon Bisson

Nov 20, 20258 mins

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Articles

Microsoft touts scalability of its new PostgreSQL-compatible managed database

Third time’s the charm? Microsoft hopes the scalability of Azure HorizonDB, will lure new customers where its two existing PostgreSQL databases did not.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Nov 19, 2025 4 mins

Microsoft AzurePostgreSQLRelational Databases

Optimizing queries by using observability

Want faster, smarter queries? Observability gives engineers the visibility to tune performance before users ever notice a slowdown.

By Neel Shah

Oct 6, 2025 4 mins

DatabasesJavaSQL

The best new features in Postgres 18

Asynchronous I/O, OAuth authentication, expanded SQL standards support, and new extension capabilities give developers faster performance, stronger security, and greater flexibility.

By Tom Kincaid

Sep 25, 2025 6 mins

AnalyticsData ManagementDatabases

PostgreSQL 18 to boost OLTP performance, but misses AI readiness

The upcoming release adds asynchronous I/O and UUID v7 for faster transactions, yet lacks features to support HTAP and agentic AI workloads.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Sep 5, 2025 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDatabases

Why DocumentDB can be a win for MongoDB

If the company can embrace influence rather than control, it has the opportunity to help define the open document standard, which will encourage even more growth in the category.

By Matt Asay

Sep 1, 2025 8 mins

DatabasesOpen Source

Oracle Database@AWS goes GA: Exadata and Autonomous DB now live in the US

The service, currently available in two US regions, is expected to be expanded into 20 additional regions in the next 12-18 months.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 9, 2025 4 mins

Cloud ComputingDatabases

SQL slips in language popularity index

‘Lingua franca of databases’ falls to its lowest ranking ever in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity.

By Paul Krill

Jun 9, 2025 3 mins

DatabasesProgramming LanguagesSQL

Building a multi-zone and multi-region SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance in Azure

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

By Dave Bermingham

Jun 9, 2025 20 mins

Cloud ComputingDatabasesMicrosoft Azure

Databricks to acquire open-source database startup Neon to build the next wave of AI agents

Neon can spin up databases in milliseconds, making it ideal for building, and running, agentic AI.

By Taryn Plumb

May 14, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDatabases

MySQL at 30: Still important but no longer king

Once the main go-to database for developers, MySQL has lost ground to Postgres and other specialized databases.

By Matt Asay

May 12, 2025 9 mins

Databases

Google adds natural language query capabilities to AlloyDB

At its Cloud Next conference, Google is showing off a new AI engine for AlloyDB that enables developers to embed natural language questions in SQL queries.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Apr 9, 2025 5 mins

DatabasesGoogle Cloud Platform