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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| 11/4/2025 |
In Part 2 of this series, I showed you how to build sophisticated multi-agent systems on Azure App Service using Azure AI Foundry Agents—server-side managed agents that run as Azure resources....
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| 10/30/2025 |
Managing certificates in an HPC Pack 2019 cluster is critical for secure communication between nodes. However, if your certificate has expired, your cluster services (Scheduler, Broker, Web...
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| 10/22/2025 |
In mid-October 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Improve the redirect connection type to require only port 1433 and promote to default. Learn more. Convert...
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| 10/22/2025 |
With Azure Chaos Studio and Azure Load Testing, you can simulate both — run a controlled load test while injecting faults into your application or infrastructure to understand how it behaves...
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| 9/25/2025 |
As product roadmaps accelerate to meet new business needs, developer teams are struggling to maintain productivity, some even reporting that they need to use six or more tools to do their job. To...
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| 9/19/2025 |
What Is Disciplined Guardrail-Based Development?
In AI-assisted software development, approaches like Vibe Coding—which prioritize momentum and intuition—often fail to ensure code quality and...
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| 8/27/2025 |
K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution, certified by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and originally developed by Rancher. It is optimized for on-premises environments with...
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| 8/27/2025 |
In late August 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Azure SQL Database now offers a replication lag metric, providing real-time visibility into the recovery point...
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| 8/27/2025 |
Announcing that Azure DMS now supports schema migration for Azure SQL Database—making your cloud migration journey smoother and more efficient than ever. With just a single checkbox, you can now...
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| 8/5/2025 |
Network security perimeter allows
organizations to define a logical network isolation boundary for PaaS resources
(for example, Azure Storage account and SQL Database server) that are...
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| 7/2/2025 |
In early-July 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Enhanced server audit for Azure SQL Database boosts performance, availability, and reliability. Learn more. ...
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| 6/18/2025 |
In mid-June 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Data virtualization for Azure SQL Database empowers you to harness the full potential of SQL to query CSV, Parquet,...
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| 5/20/2025 |
Spring AI 1.0 is now generally available, and it is ready to help Java developers bring the power of AI into their Spring Boot applications. This release is the result of open collaboration and...
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| 5/19/2025 |
In mid-May 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Experience faster failovers with continuous priming and enhanced data ingestion with a 150 MiB/s log generation...
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| 5/19/2025 |
Generative AI is already transforming how businesses operate, with organizations seeing an average return of 3.7x for every $1 of investment [The Business Opportunity of AI, IDC study...
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| 5/19/2025 |
We are thrilled to announce the public preview of the PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. With this powerful tool, you can connect to PostgreSQL Database instances, run queries, create...
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| 5/19/2025 |
Azure Functions – Build 2025 update
With Microsoft Build underway, the team is excited to provide an update on the latest releases in Azure Functions this year. Customers are leveraging Azure...
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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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