Azure SQL Database
Build apps that scale with managed and intelligent SQL database in the cloud.
Overview
Azure SQL Database is a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that handles most of the database management functions such as upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring without user involvement. Azure SQL Database is always running on the latest stable version of the SQL Server database engine and patched OS with 99.99% availability. PaaS capabilities built into Azure SQL Database enable you to focus on the domain-specific database administration and optimization activities that are critical for your business.
Key Resources
News
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| 4/9/2025 |
In early-April 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Convert existing databases in Azure SQL Database to Hyperscale with improved progress reporting and explicit...
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| 3/28/2025 |
You’re receiving this notification because you're associated with one or more Azure subscriptions that use Azure SQL Database using FSV2 offer. In 2020, we launched FSV2-series as a hardware...
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| 3/27/2025 |
Managing the ODS layer becomes crucial, especially when source systems lack physical primary keys. An Online Data Store (ODS) helps offload OLTP workloads by shifting certain queries to...
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| 3/24/2025 |
Authors:
Radu Dilirici (radudilirici@microsoft.com)
Ioan Dragan (ioan.dragan@microsoft.com)
Ciprian Amzuloiu (camzuloiu@microsoft.com)
Introduction
The initial Resilient Ecommerce Reference...
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| 2/27/2025 |
In this blog, we present a tapestry of authentic stories from real Azure customers. You will read about how AI-empowered applications are revolutionizing enterprises and the myriad ways...
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| 2/26/2025 |
Customer Scenario:
One of Microsoft's manufacturing partners provides services to a large number of customers that require recurring deployments of cloud-based artifacts. This can be in service...
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| 2/26/2025 |
In late-February 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Monitor database availability for Azure SQL Database using the SLA-compliant Availability metric. Learn...
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| 2/25/2025 |
Overview
With the introduction of Azure AI Foundry, integrating various AI services to streamline AI solution development and deployment of Agentic AI Workflow solutions like multi-modal,...
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| 2/3/2025 |
Try 10 Azure SQL Databases free of charge for the life of your subscription. With just a couple of clicks, you can power the application you want to build. This new offer provides 10 databases,...
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| 1/29/2025 |
In late-January 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Use database shrink to reduce allocated space in the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale service tier. Learn more.
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| 12/11/2024 |
We’re back with another edition of the Azure Static Web Apps Community! 🎉
October was a month full of incredible contributions from the Technical Community! 🚀
If you’d like to learn more about...
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| 12/6/2024 |
Authors:
Ioan Dragan (ioan.dragan@microsoft.com)
Ciprian Amzuloiu (camzuloiu@microsoft.com)
Dragos Unguru (ungurud@microsoft.com)
Introduction
The Resilient Ecommerce Reference...
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| 12/2/2024 |
As industries embrace the era of AI, legacy apps and data infrastructure often prevent organizations from harnessing its benefits; to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge, companies...
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| 11/20/2024 |
In mid-November 2024, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: You can now set up a network security perimeter (NSP) in Azure SQL Database. An NSP defines a boundary around...
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| 11/7/2024 |
In early November 2024, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Azure SQL Database Hyperscale now offers 128 TB maximum storage capacity, up from 100 TB.
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| 11/7/2024 |
We are thrilled to announce some exciting performance enhancements for Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. Our latest updates push the boundaries of what's possible in relational data storage,...
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| 10/29/2024 |
Intelligent apps with Azure OpenAI are easier than ever to configure and deploy, especially when using a PaaS platform like Azure App Service for hosting.
While this demo is a full tutorial for...
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| 10/28/2024 |
Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, which owns the development for Microsoft SQL Edge to Cloud. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 30-plus years on every version of...
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| 10/24/2024 |
In late-October 2024, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: More than twice as many Azure regions as before now support autoscaling—up to 80 vCores—using serverless in...
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| 10/21/2024 |
Application Overview
The purpose of this sample application is to demonstrate the usage of Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C) for authentication and authorization in a full-stack web...
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