Azure Database for PostgreSQL: 15 Essential Standards for Compliance and Security | POSETTE 2025

Video of a conference talk about essential standards for compliance and security for PostgreSQL. Our team recently inherited multiple Azure Databases for PostgreSQL and discovered the lack of uniform implementation for essential items such as Private Endpoints, Authentication Methods, Backup Retention, Diagnostics Settings, Compute Type, and High Availability. Uniform standard implementation at the workplace for your PostgreSQL database (even when hosted in Azure) ensures compliance with regulations like GDPR, SOX, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. These regulations ensure institutions maintain robust security measures and audit trails to protect sensitive data and comply with legal requirements, especially in industries like finance and healthcare. Failure to comply with industry regulations can lead to monetary fines, civil penalties, operational restrictions, and, most importantly, reputation damage. In this session, you will receive a practical checklist of fifteen standards, their importance explained, and actionable insights about implementing them across your company. Taiob Ali is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over 19 years of experience designing and implementing data solutions across finance, e-commerce, and healthcare. His expertise includes the Microsoft Data Platform, MongoDB, Azure AI, and Python for data-driven innovation. As a dedicated community advocate, Taiob has presented at over 100 events worldwide, including SQL Saturdays, Data Saturdays, and international conferences. Taiob founded the Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group, serves on the New England SQL Server User Group and SQL Saturday boards, and contributes regularly to Microsoft Learn, where his work is featured in the Contributor Stories. ► Video bookmarks: ⏩ 00:00 Introduction ⏩ 01:40 Agenda ⏩ 05:56 Why Standardize ⏩ 07:04 Essential Standards ⏩ 26:30 Resources 📕 Everything you need to know about POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2025 can be found at: https://posetteconf.