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From legacy to leadership: How PostgreSQL on Azure powers enterprise agility and innovation

Azure Blog / 3/17/2026

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Key Points

  • The post states the mission to make PostgreSQL the most performant, scalable, and enterprise-ready open database platform on Azure, via Azure Database for PostgreSQL and the newly introduced Azure HorizonDB.
  • It highlights Azure's strategy to boost enterprise agility and innovation by offering managed PostgreSQL services on Azure.
  • Azure HorizonDB is presented as a new offering that complements PostgreSQL on Azure to support enterprise-scale workloads.
  • The post frames this move as a path for modernizing legacy databases into cloud-native, managed services on Azure.

Our mission is to make PostgreSQL the most performant, scalable, and enterprise-ready open database platform available. With Azure Database for PostgreSQL and the newly introduced Azure HorizonDB, we’re delivering on that vision.

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