Azure SQL Database Licensing Models

Introducing Azure SQL Database Hyperscale

With Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, databases can quickly auto-scale up to 100TB, eliminating the need to pre-provision storage resources, and significantly expand the potential for app growth without being limited by storage size.

Overview of Azure SQL Database Information Protection

Information protection becomes one of the dominant factors that drive modern database design and implementation. This becomes particularly evident when operating in a cloud computing environment, with Azure SQL Database serving as one of the prime examples of this trend. Microsoft delivers relevant features by leveraging several different security-related Azure services. In this article, we will provide an overview of this functionality.

Overview of In-Memory Technologies of Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database offers a straightforward approach to controlling its performance through vertical scaling. Despite its simplicity, scaling up has obvious pricing implications and, while it is an online operation, it might result in rollback of in-flight transactions. If you are looking for a supplemental approach to enhancing performance, then you might want to consider implementing in-memory technologies which are part of the Azure SQL Database feature set.

Basic Administration Tasks - Level 5 of the Stairway to for Azure SQL Database

In this next level, learn how to accomplish a few simple administration tasks that may help you manage your Azure SQL Database.

Estimating DTUs

Connecting - Level 4 of the Stairway to Azure SQL Database

Learn how to configure connectivity and firewall rules for your Azure SQL Database

Identifying the right Service tier for Azure Database

Determining the number of DTUs which will help in deciding the service tier for Azure SQL.

Azure SQL Database High Availability

Site-wide or region-wide disasters, while undoubtedly more impactful, happen considerably less frequently than downtime resulting from scheduled maintenance events or isolated hardware and software faults. This article provides an overview of the high availability features of Azure SQL Database that mitigate risks affecting services within an individual Azure datacenter, rather than an entire Azure region.

Creating an Azure SQL Database - Level 3 of the Stairway to Azure SQL Database

Learn how to create a SQL Server database in Azure in this level.