Introduction
In this blog, we'll learn about Azure SQL Database. Azure SQL Database is a relational database based on the Microsoft SQL Server database engine's most recent stable version. SQL Database is a high-performance, dependable, manageable, and secure database.
Features
Below are some of the features of the Azure SQL Database:
- We can use it to create data-driven applications and websites in your preferred programming language without having to worry about infrastructure.
- It takes care of most database-management tasks, such as upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring, without the need for user intervention.
- The SQL Database has a 99.99 percent availability rate. SQL Database's PaaS capabilities allow you to concentrate on the domain-specific database administration and optimization tasks that are vital to your business.
- SQL Database is a fully managed service with high availability, backups, and other typical maintenance features built-in. Microsoft is in charge of all SQL and operating system code changes. You don't have to worry about the infrastructure.
- For Azure apps and solutions, you may establish a highly available and high-performance data storage layer. Because it can process both relational data and non-relational structures like graphs, JSON, spatial, and XML, SQL Database is a good fit for a range of modern cloud applications.
- Advanced query processing capabilities, such as high-performance in-memory technology and intelligent query processing, are available. In fact, SQL Server's newest features are released first to SQL Database, then to SQL Server itself. You get the most recent SQL Server features, with no additional costs for updates or upgrades, and they've been thoroughly tested across millions of databases.