Azure SQL
Modern SQL family for migration and app modernization.
Overview
Azure SQL is a family of managed, secure, and intelligent products that use the SQL Server database engine in the Azure cloud.
Key Resources
| Homepage: | https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql |
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| Pricing: | https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/azure-sql-managed-instance/single/ |
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News
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| 11/6/2025 |
In early November 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Azure SQL Hyperscale now supports multiple geo-secondary replicas, making it easier to design and deploy...
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| 10/27/2025 |
Lee Brownhill is a Principal Cloud DBA at Cloud Rede with deep expertise in SQL Server performance tuning and automation. With years of experience across Azure and AWS, Lee helps clients...
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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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| 10/20/2025 |
Learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance helps organizations move from legacy constraints to a scalable and secure AI-ready foundation.
The post Innovation spotlight: How 3 customers are...
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| 10/1/2025 |
In late September 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Protection from ransomware attacks to long-term retention (LTR) backups via immutability. Learn more.
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| 9/29/2025 |
Securing AI Workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Purview and Sentinel in Azure Landing Zones
In this blog, we’ll cover:
Why AI Landing Zones matter.
Security threats specific to AI workloads.
Mapping Azure security services into AI Landing Zone design areas.
A reference architecture...
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| 9/25/2025 |
Governance Principles
Least Privilege: Grant only the permissions required for each role.
Segregation of Duties (SoD): Separate responsibilities for build, deploy, operate, and...
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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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| 9/15/2025 |
Choosing the right Azure SQL service can be challenging. To make this easier, you can now visit the Azure SQL hub, a new home for everything related to Azure SQL in the Azure portal. Whether...
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| 9/15/2025 |
Introduction
During Microsoft Build 2025, there was some great content shared introducing Agentic AI modernisation. This post from Ikenna Okeke does a great job of summarising the modernisation...
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| 8/28/2025 |
In late August 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL and SQL Server: Easily spin up local SQL Server containers. Now generally available, the local SQL Server...
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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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| 7/30/2025 |
In late-July, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Use the UNISTR intrinsic function to define Unicode string literals using Unicode encoding values in a string. Use...
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| 7/2/2025 |
In early-July 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Convert Azure SQL database to Hyperscale while keeping existing active geo-replication or failover group...
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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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| 6/19/2025 |
Logic Apps uses Azure Storage by default to hold workflows, states and runtime data. However, now in preview, you can use SQL storage instead of Azure Storage for your logic apps workflow related...
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| 6/18/2025 |
You can now create and update your Azure SQL Managed Instance with improved speed and precision. The new faster management operations experience enhances elasticity by enabling you to provision...
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| 6/18/2025 |
In mid-June 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Increase the resiliency of your General Purpose Azure SQL Managed Instance using zone redundancy. Improve your...
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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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