What did Google Cloud contribute to PostgreSQL in 2025?

Bug fixes galore, automatic conflict detection for logical replication, sequence replication, pg_upgrade speedups, WAL resilience.

Why push active-active in PostgreSQL?

To handle multi-region writes without stalls, scaling enterprise apps beyond read-replicas.

Not fully—Postgres trades distributed ACID for simplicity and speed; pick based on your consistency needs.

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Google's PostgreSQL patches boost logical replication toward active-active, with auto-conflict detection. 𝕏
Upgrades and bug fixes improve stability, but consistency trade-offs remain. 𝕏
Hyperscaler contributions signal Postgres enterprise push, yet spark fork risks. 𝕏

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