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

Homepage: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/database/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/azure-sql-database/
SLA: https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/sla/azure-sql-database/v1_8/
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News

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
10/10/2024
In early-October 2024, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Reduce costs by lowering the auto-pause delay for serverless compute in Azure SQL Database. Learn more.Perform...
6/18/2024
The "Chat with Your Data" reference architecture is a modern, transformative solution designed for businesses that need to streamline their knowledge retrieval and synthesis. It empowers users to...
6/13/2024
In an era where information is paramount, Microsoft presents the "Build Your Own AI Assistant" reference architecture, a robust framework designed to create customized AI assistants that can...
5/27/2024
As businesses increasingly rely on cloud services, the imperative for robust cloud solutions has never been greater. Azure stands at the forefront of this realm, offering architects and...
5/21/2024
New Copilot skills assist in efficient management and operation of Azure SQL Database.
5/21/2024
Azure Functions – Build update With Microsoft Build happening, the team wanted to give an update on the latest releases in Azure Functions. In recent years, serverless technologies and...
5/14/2024
  Introduction The recent advances in LLMs have created opportunities for businesses to gain new insight into their unstructured text data. A classic example of this has been using the popular...
4/22/2024
In real time, every project would deal with Azure storage or Azure SQL Database. It can be blobs, folders/directories, files. It becomes a crucial step to validate the file\folder\table before...
3/26/2024
Mirroring Azure SQL Database provides an easy experience to continuously replicate SQL DB data directly into Microsoft Fabric.
1/24/2024
Load Testing Azure Event Hubs services with restricted public access   This article describes how to use Azure Load Testing to test a service based on Azure Event Hubs with a restricted public...