Varun Dhawan

25 yrs in SWE🧑🏻‍💻 | Now: Product @AzureDBPostgres | Before: SE @AzureSQL, DEV @Target, SRE @McKinsey | ❤️ blogging- | Opinions are mine

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

Got featured and quoted in The Read Replica’s new piece on the “𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝘅" - full article ⬇️ https://t.co/1mHyYF1QOk....

#OpenSource #PostgreSQL

[Microsoft Azure @Azure]

Scale with confidence as your business grows.

See how Wolters Kluwer is using PostgreSQL and elastic clusters to support growing tax and accounting workloads, while building for greater scale and efficiency on Azure.

Discover their journey: https://t.co/oOOs5sGOYw

[Visual Studio Code @code]

🐘 Your database workflow, right inside VS Code.

In the PostgreSQL Like a Pro: VS Code Edition series, learn how to connect to PostgreSQL, explore unfamiliar schemas, write better SQL, and investigate query performance with the PostgreSQL extension and GitHub Copilot.

🎬 Watch the series: https://t.co/fhKn5JkNwv

Happy coding! 💙

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

#PostgreSQL 19 RC1 is out, with GA planned for next month. Details: https://t.co/gDYvEsKcwL

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

#PostgreSQL 19 Beta 4 is now available - with GA potentially landing later in October.
https://t.co/6XArvYkD8f

[Claire Giordano ✨ @clairegiordano]

🎙️ New Talking Postgres podcast Ep43 is out! With guest Peter Eisentraut, PostgreSQL committer & longtime contributor

Ft: Commodore 64, psql tab completion, SQL standard, Cyber Resilience Act, trademarks & more

Listen here:
🎧 https://t.co/azRLSRhXRm
📺 https://t.co/2Ov2swak7i

[Claire Giordano ✨ @clairegiordano]

Today Wed 12 Aug at 10am PDT I will host a LIVE recording of Ep42 of the Talking Postgres podcast 🎙️ w/guest @simonw to talk about how AI is changing how Simon is building software.
Join us on Discord to be part of the parallel text chat:
https://t.co/WXo2qE7JmA

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

The #PostgreSQL August 2026 update release is out. Includes 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟴.𝟲, 𝟭𝟳.𝟭𝟭, 𝟭𝟲.𝟭𝟱, 𝟭𝟱.𝟭𝟵, 𝟭𝟰.𝟮𝟰, along with #Postgres 𝟭𝟵 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝟯.

https://t.co/lOxeKoHuUP

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

#PostgreSQL upgrade reliability is often won in edge cases. We improved #AzurePostreSQL upgrade reliability for DB with very high 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 counts - making PG15+ upgrades faster, and predictable at scale. Full read 👉
https://t.co/HadMbFHmry

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

One of the biggest acts of rebellion today is to think for yourself:

Read beyond WhatsApp forwards.
Look beyond TV headlines.
Ask questions.
#GenZProtest

[Microsoft Azure @Azure]

What’s new with PostgreSQL at Microsoft in 2026? From developer tools, open-source contributions, Azure HorizonDB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and community initiatives, catch up on the latest innovations shaping the future of Postgres. Read the blog. https://t.co/Vxz3kGjX27

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

#Postgres 19 Beta 2 Released! 🚀
https://t.co/0ID4DgpXWx

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗦𝗤𝗟 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 - and why teams should avoid the “data movement tax.” Every extra datastore adds pipelines, sync jobs, and complexity.

Consolidate by default on #Postgres. Specialize deliberately. 🐘

Thanks @PosetteConf !

[POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 🌟 🎥 @PosetteConf]

Postgres is no longer just a transactional workhorse, instead, it’s turning into the everything database. Varun Dhawan (@iVarund) of Microsoft walks us through what’s going on in his talk for POSETTE 2026.

📺View Varun's talk on YouTube:
https://t.co/LKOMEhGYoG

#PosetteConf

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

🔎Simpler pgBadger workflow for #AzurePostgreSQL
𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 → 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 .𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 → 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.
Raw logs to readable workload insight in minutes.
https://t.co/vphCvby9fT

[POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 🌟 🎥 @PosetteConf]

Watch Varun Dhawan (@iVarund) of Microsoft live at #PosetteConf Livestream 3 Wed 17 Jun: "The Rise of PostgreSQL as the Everything Database" from JSON to vectors, graphs & AI workloads.

Join to chat with Varun in the virtual hallway track on Discord.
https://t.co/lLFcPYP2L9

[Microsoft for PostgreSQL @MSFTforPostgres]

AI apps need more than transactions—they need databases built for reasoning.

At #MSBuild, see how Azure Databases power AI directly in the database layer, simplifying your stack and enabling real-time intelligence. Plus, get a look at building AI apps with #AzureHorizonDB.

[Claire Giordano ✨ @clairegiordano]

PostgreSQL people, I hope you're planning to tune into @PosetteConf (free & virtual) on 16-18 June & this new "ultimate guide" blog post should help you figure out which of the 44 talks & 4 livestreams are for you

https://t.co/r54VW5kxGD

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

#PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, 14.23 released. Includes 11 CVEs fixes and 60+ bug across replication, backup/restore, planner behavior, MERGE, partitioning, and tooling pg_basebackup, pg_rewind, and libpq.

#Postgres 14 reaches EOL in Nov 2026.

https://t.co/iQmYPe8IzW

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

Thanks @PosetteConf for the shoutout

Big fan of #PosetteConf - great talks, great people, and always something new to learn.

Do join us https://t.co/yjuVK69Ryc

[POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 🌟 🎥 @PosetteConf]

Postgres is no longer the transactional workhorse, instead, it’s turning into the everything database. Varun Dhawan (@ivarund) of Microsoft walks us through what’s going on at POSETTE 2026

Join virtually for Livestream 3, Wed 17 Jun to attend Varun's talk
https://t.co/bUPbc13K3P

[Varun Dhawan @iVarund]

@frederikspang @AzureDBPostgres PG18 MVU support is live in all regions