Data Platforms & Analytics

H11 Reimagining PostgreSQL for the era of AI: Inside Azure HorizonDB

03/25/2027

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Intermediate

Bob Ward

Principal Architect, Microsoft Azure Data

Microsoft

PostgreSQL has become the database of choice for many modern applications. But agentic applications are changing what developers need from a database. These applications must work with relational data, perform vector and semantic search, connect with AI models, and still provide the consistency, security, and reliability required in production. Putting all of that together can quickly lead to multiple systems, data movement, and unnecessary complexity.

In this session, we’ll go inside Azure HorizonDB, a cloud-native PostgreSQL database reimagined for agentic applications. We’ll explore the architecture, look at how it combines transactions, vector search, and AI capabilities, and show how it is designed to scale in the cloud. You’ll also see how tools such as Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot can simplify the development experience.

Most importantly, we’ll connect the technology to real application patterns and show how Azure HorizonDB can help you build agentic applications grounded in your PostgreSQL data.