The performance dividend: Optimizing PostgreSQL on Azure directly in Visual Studio Code

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Poor database performance is never just a database problem. In enterprise teams, it shows up as missed service-level agreements (SLAs), delayed releases, frustrated development teams, and rising operational risk. The performance problem compounds further in business impact, often resulting in frustrated customers, retention and conversion risk, and lost revenue.

I have seen this repeatedly while working with enterprises building and running large‑scale data platforms, both as a customer and partner, and now with Microsoft. When teams are forced to jump between SQL editors, monitoring dashboards, cloud portals, and documentation just to diagnose a slow query, the real cost is not just technical. It’s also time, trust, and momentum lost across the business.

A more integrated way to run PostgreSQL on Azure

This is why I am optimistic about where PostgreSQL on Azure stands today. Microsoft’s investment in open source and PostgreSQL has matured significantly over the last several years. Azure...

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