Meet Azure HorizonDB, the new Postgres on Azure

Azure HorizonDB is a new Postgres service on Azure built for scale, availability, and performance across any workload. In this episode of Azure Friday, we look at how HorizonDB delivers predictable performance with built-in zone resilience. We also explore new in-database AI features like AI Model Management and AI Pipelines, and walk through the developer experience in VS Code to build, query, and manage efficiently using AI. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - HorizonDB Architecture Overview 02:47 - Performance Demo 03:37 - AI Model Management 04:19 - VS Code Postgres Tools Overview 06:44 - Debugging Query Plans with GitHub Copilot 09:16 - AI Pipelines 14:32 - Wrap Up Recommended resources Learn Docs Azure Product page Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter/X: @SHanselman Microsoft for PostgreSQL | LinkedIn: Microsoft for PostgreSQL Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday