PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 is now available in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment
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Amazon RDS now offers PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 in its Database Preview Environment, allowing users to evaluate the pre-release version of PostgreSQL 18 with fully managed database services.
- Key PostgreSQL 18 improvements include enhanced query execution with "skip scan" support for multicolumn B-tree indexes
- Optimized WHERE clause handling for OR and IN (...) conditions
- Expanded parallel execution capabilities with parallel GIN index builds
- Improved observability through detailed buffer access statistics and I/O monitoring
- Database instances in preview environment are retained for maximum 60 days
- Snapshots can only be used within the preview environment
Users can test PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 in the preview environment, with pricing based on US East (Ohio) Region rates.
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