Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server General Purpose Compute Gen5
Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server General Purpose Compute Gen5 provides a fully managed relational database service, ensuring high availability and performance for your critical business applications.
- Access to: Fully managed PostgreSQL database instances with predictable performance and scalability.
- Coverage for: Underlying infrastructure, patching, backups, and high availability, reducing operational burden.
- Protection against: Data loss and downtime through automated backups and failover capabilities.
- Entitlement to: Latest PostgreSQL features and security updates, maintaining a compliant and modern database environment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription provides access to Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server, a fully managed Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. It delivers enterprise-grade performance, availability, and security for your PostgreSQL databases, abstracting away infrastructure management.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this service integrates into existing application architectures. It supports various workloads, from transactional applications to data warehousing, within your own network infrastructure.
- Managed Service: Azure handles all routine database maintenance, including patching, backups, and monitoring.
- Performance Tiers: Offers General Purpose compute options with Gen5 hardware for balanced compute and storage.
- High Availability: Built-in redundancy and automatic failover ensure continuous operation.
- Security: Integrates with Azure security features for network isolation, threat detection, and access control.
- Scalability: Easily scale compute and storage resources up or down as your business needs evolve.
Empower your business with a reliable, scalable, and secure PostgreSQL database solution without the overhead of self-management.
What This Enables
Enable Teams to Deploy New Applications
Enable teams to rapidly deploy new business applications requiring a relational database backend. Streamline development cycles by providing a pre-configured, managed PostgreSQL environment ready for immediate use.
cloud-native development, microservices architecture, agile development environments, SaaS application backends
Migrate Existing PostgreSQL Workloads
Businesses migrating existing on-premises or other cloud PostgreSQL databases to a fully managed PaaS environment. Reduce migration risk and operational overhead by leveraging Azure's robust infrastructure and support.
application modernization, data center consolidation, hybrid cloud strategies, disaster recovery planning
Support Business-Critical Applications
Support business-critical applications that demand high availability and predictable performance. Ensure continuous operation and data integrity through Azure's built-in redundancy and automated management features.
e-commerce platforms, ERP systems, CRM databases, core business operations
Key Features
Fully Managed Service
Reduces operational overhead by automating patching, backups, and infrastructure maintenance.
General Purpose Compute Gen5
Provides a balanced mix of compute and storage for a wide range of transactional and analytical workloads.
Automated Backups and Restore
Protects against data loss with point-in-time restore capabilities and automated backup retention.
High Availability
Ensures business continuity with automatic failover and minimal downtime during infrastructure events.
Azure Security Integration
Enhances data protection through network security, access control, and threat detection features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure database solutions to manage sensitive customer data and transactional integrity, aligning with strict regulatory compliance needs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust, secure, and compliant database services to manage patient records and operational data, adhering to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses rely on scalable databases for managing inventory, customer transactions, and online presence, requiring consistent performance during peak operational periods.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use databases for managing production data, supply chain logistics, and operational analytics, benefiting from reliable performance and data integrity for critical business processes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server?
It is a fully managed relational database service based on the open-source PostgreSQL database engine. It runs on the Azure cloud and is designed for business applications requiring a reliable and scalable database.
What does 'General Purpose Compute Gen5' mean?
This refers to a specific performance tier offering a balance of compute and storage resources, utilizing Microsoft's fifth-generation hardware for optimal performance for a broad range of applications.
How is this different from running PostgreSQL on a virtual machine?
Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering, meaning Microsoft manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and database engine patching and backups. Running PostgreSQL on a VM requires you to manage all these aspects yourself.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.