--- title: "From commit to cloud: Powering what’s next for PostgreSQL" url: https://daily.dev/posts/from-commit-to-cloud-powering-what-s-next-for-postgresql-dqj8leiyj source_url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/from-commit-to-cloud-powering-whats-next-for-postgresql type: article source: "Microsoft Azure" published: 2026-05-15T09:34:40.506Z updated: 2026-05-15T09:35:15.937Z tags: ["azure", "postgresql", "vector-search"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # From commit to cloud: Powering what’s next for PostgreSQL **[Microsoft Azure](https://daily.dev/sources/azure)** · 6 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft outlines its multi-layered investment in PostgreSQL, covering 345 upstream commits to the latest release, architectural details behind Azure HorizonDB (a scale-out PostgreSQL-compatible service with shared storage and sub-millisecond multi-zone commits), a VS Code extension with 500K+ installs, and community programs like the POSETTE conference and Talking Postgres podcast. The post explains why Microsoft supports two distinct deployment models — Azure Database for PostgreSQL for open-source-aligned workloads and Azure HorizonDB for cloud-native scale-out needs — and how AI integration (vector search, model invocation) is being built into familiar PostgreSQL workflows. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#azure](https://daily.dev/tags/azure), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql), [#vector-search](https://daily.dev/tags/vector-search) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/from-commit-to-cloud-powering-what-s-next-for-postgresql-dqj8leiyj)