azure-sql-database

Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Database development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Hyperscale, serverless, geo-replication, Always Encrypted, or CI/CD/Terraform deployments, and other Azure SQL Database related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Managed Instance (use azure-sql-managed-instance), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Synapse Analytics (use azure-synapse-analytics).

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Azure SQL Database Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure SQL Database. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L62	Diagnosing and fixing Azure SQL issues like performance bottlenecks, deadlocks, blocking, capacity/CPU/memory/log problems, connectivity and geo-replication errors, and Data Sync/Elastic Scale failures.
Best Practices	L63-L79	Operational best practices for Azure SQL: monitoring, HA/DR, maintenance, security, auditing, scaling, file management, Data Sync, and adapting on-prem SQL workloads to Azure SQL.
Decision Making	L80-L105	Guidance on choosing Azure SQL tiers, pricing models, migration paths, DR/HA options, automation, and cost/security features like Hyperscale, serverless, Hybrid Benefit, and Always Encrypted.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L106-L124	Architectural patterns for Azure SQL apps: geo-replication, DR/BCP, connectivity/routing, sharding & elastic scale, multi-tenant SaaS models, Hyperscale internals, and upgrade/failover designs.
Limits & Quotas	L125-L138	Limits, quotas, and billing rules for Azure SQL: free tiers, free account deployments, DTU/vCore and serverless resource caps, backups immutability, and maintenance window constraints.
Security	L139-L206	Configuring Azure SQL security: Entra auth and identities, networking and firewalls, auditing and threat protection, TDE and Key Vault keys, data masking, DR security, and compliance controls.
Configuration	L207-L278	Configuring Azure SQL databases: monitoring, alerts, backups, replication/failover, scaling (single, pools, serverless), security (enclaves, TLS, audit), and automation via CLI/PowerShell/REST.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L279-L308	Connecting to Azure SQL from various languages/tools, managing auditing, sharding, geo-replication, scaling, and automating operations via PowerShell, CLI, REST, Spark, and Stream Analytics.
Deployment	L309-L320	Deploying and managing Azure SQL databases: CI/CD with GitHub Actions, scaling and tier changes (Hyperscale, elastic pools), regional moves, redundancy, Terraform provisioning, and feature availability by region.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure SQL capacity deployment and scaling errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/capacity-errors-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Resolve common Azure SQL database watcher issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-faq?view=azuresql
Analyze and prevent deadlocks in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/analyze-prevent-deadlocks?view=azuresql
Fix slow database import and export in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-hang?view=azuresql
Use RecoveryManager to fix Azure SQL shard maps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-database-recovery-manager?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-faq?view=azuresql
Diagnose and fix high CPU in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-cpu-diagnose-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot performance issues in Azure SQL Hyperscale	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-performance-diagnostics?view=azuresql
Diagnose Azure SQL query performance bottlenecks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/identify-query-performance-issues?view=azuresql
Monitor and troubleshoot In-Memory OLTP storage capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-monitor-space?view=azuresql
Diagnose Azure SQL performance using DMVs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-with-dmvs?view=azuresql
Use Azure Resource Health to troubleshoot Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-health-to-troubleshoot-connectivity?view=azuresql
Resolve common issues with Azure SQL serverless compute	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-faq?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot common Azure SQL Data Sync issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot transient connectivity errors for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-connectivity-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot Azure SQL and Fabric SQL connectivity errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot geo-replication and redo lag in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-geo-replication-redo?view=azuresql
Investigate and fix memory issues in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-memory-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Resolve transaction log full errors in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-db
Identify and resolve blocking in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/understand-resolve-blocking?view=azuresql
Resolve known issues in Azure SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-known-issues?view=azuresql
Resolve transaction log full errors in Azure SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-mi

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Analyze Azure SQL monitoring data with KQL and T-SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-analyze?view=azuresql
Apply Azure SQL auditing best practices in production	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-best-practices?view=azuresql
Run disaster recovery drills for Azure SQL workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-drills?view=azuresql
Optimize resource management in dense Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-resource-management?view=azuresql
Configure and operate Azure SQL failover groups with best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/failover-group-sql-db?view=azuresql
Manage and shrink Azure SQL Database file space	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/file-space-manage?view=azuresql-db
Apply HA and DR configuration checklist for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-availability-disaster-recovery-checklist?view=azuresql
Plan for Azure SQL planned maintenance events	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/planned-maintenance?view=azuresql
Configure and use read scale-out replicas in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/read-scale-out?view=azuresql
Apply security best practices for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-best-practice?view=azuresql
Understand auto-pause and resume behavior for Azure SQL serverless	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-auto-pause-resume?view=azuresql
Apply best practices for Azure SQL Data Sync	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-best-practices?view=azuresql
Adapt SQL Server T-SQL for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server?view=azuresql

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Decide when to use Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit?view=azuresql
Use Azure SQL decision tree to choose service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-decision-tree?view=azuresql
Understand Copilot in Azure SQL capabilities and usage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/copilot/copilot-azure-sql-faq?view=azuresql
Plan deployment of Always Encrypted secure enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-plan?view=azuresql
Plan and manage Azure SQL Database costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/cost-management?view=azuresql
Choose Azure SQL disaster recovery options for regional outages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-guidance?view=azuresql
Choose migration path from elastic query shard map manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-horizontal-partitioning-migration?view=azuresql
Compare Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/features-comparison?view=azuresql
Plan and use Hyperscale elastic pools for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-elastic-pool-overview?view=azuresql
Choose job automation options for Azure SQL and Synapse	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/job-automation-overview?view=azuresql
Plan and manage Azure SQL Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/manage-hyperscale-database?view=azuresql
Plan migration from DTU to vCore in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/migrate-dtu-to-vcore?view=azuresql
Choose Azure SQL Database vCore vs DTU purchasing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/purchasing-models?view=azuresql
Choose and use Azure Reservations for Azure SQL compute	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/reservations-discount-overview?view=azuresql
Reverse migrate Azure SQL Hyperscale to General Purpose	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/reverse-migrate-from-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Decide when to use Azure SQL serverless compute tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-overview?view=azuresql
Choose and use Hyperscale secondary replica types	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-hyperscale-replicas?view=azuresql
Decide when to use Azure SQL Hyperscale tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Use DTU-based purchasing model for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-dtu?view=azuresql
Choose and configure vCore purchasing model for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-sql-database-vcore?view=azuresql
Select migration alternatives for retiring SQL Data Sync	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-retirement-migration?view=azuresql
Plan and decide SQL Server to Azure SQL migrations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/modernization?view=azuresql

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design and use active geo-replication for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-overview?view=azuresql
Plan Azure SQL Database business continuity and DR	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/business-continuity-high-availability-disaster-recover-hadr-overview?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL connectivity architecture and routing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL connectivity architecture and connection policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql
Choose geo-replication patterns for global Azure SQL apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/designing-cloud-solutions-for-disaster-recovery?view=azuresql
Disaster recovery patterns for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-strategies-for-applications-with-elastic-pool?view=azuresql
Configure elastic queries over sharded Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-horizontal-partitioning?view=azuresql
Query vertically partitioned Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-vertical-partitioning?view=azuresql
Design elastic scale-out architectures with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-introduction?view=azuresql
Move and rebalance data between sharded Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-overview-split-and-merge?view=azuresql
Configure geo-distributed Azure SQL applications with failover	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/geo-distributed-application-configure-tutorial?view=azuresql
Design Azure SQL local and zone redundancy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL Hyperscale distributed architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-architecture?view=azuresql
Design rolling upgrade patterns with Azure SQL geo-replication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/manage-application-rolling-upgrade?view=azuresql
Select multitenant SaaS tenancy models on Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/saas-tenancy-app-design-patterns?view=azuresql

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand automatic backup immutability for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/automatic-backup-immutability?view=azuresql

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Security

Topic	URL
Connect .NET to Azure SQL with Entra MFA	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-directory-interactive-connect-azure-sql-db?view=azuresql
Configure security for Azure SQL disaster recovery replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-security-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Azure Attestation for Always Encrypted secure enclaves	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-configure-attestation?view=azuresql
Configure Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started?view=azuresql
Register Entra applications for Azure SQL access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/application-authentication-get-client-id-keys?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL auditing to secured storage accounts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/audit-write-storage-account-behind-vnet-firewall?view=azuresql
Use managed identities for Azure SQL auditing storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Audit Microsoft support operations on Azure SQL servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-microsoft-support-operations?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL Database auditing destinations and behavior	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-overview?view=azuresql
Configure server-level vs database-level auditing in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-server-level-database-level?view=azuresql
Set up Azure SQL Database auditing to storage and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-setup?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-configure?view=azuresql
Assign Directory Readers role for Azure SQL identities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-directory-readers-role-tutorial?view=azuresql
Understand Directory Readers role requirements for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-directory-readers-role?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra guest access for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-guest-users?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-overview?view=azuresql
Configure Entra service principals for Azure SQL access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal-tutorial?view=azuresql
Use Entra service principals with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal?view=azuresql
Create and use Microsoft Entra logins in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-logins-tutorial?view=azuresql
Use Microsoft Entra server principals in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-logins?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL server with Entra-only authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-create-server?view=azuresql
Enable Microsoft Entra-only authentication for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL logical server with user-assigned managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity-create-server?view=azuresql
Configure managed identities for Azure SQL access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Connect to Azure SQL using Microsoft Entra authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-microsoft-entra-connect-to-azure-sql?view=azuresql
Migrate Node.js apps to passwordless Azure SQL auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration-nodejs?view=azuresql
Migrate Python apps to passwordless Azure SQL authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration-python?view=azuresql
Migrate .NET apps to passwordless Azure SQL auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration?view=azuresql
Use backup immutability for long-term retention in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability?view=azuresql
Block T-SQL CRUD for Azure SQL resource protection	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/block-crud-tsql?view=azuresql
Import/export Azure SQL databases with Azure services access disabled	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-azure-services-off?view=azuresql
Use managed identity for Azure SQL import and export	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Import/export Azure SQL databases over Private Link	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-private-link?view=azuresql
Set up dynamic data masking in Azure SQL portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-configure-portal?view=azuresql
Configure regex-based dynamic data masking in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-regex?view=azuresql
Configure split-merge service security with certificates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-split-merge-security-configuration?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL Database IP firewall rules securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/firewall-configure?view=azuresql
Configure isolated security for Hyperscale named replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-named-replica-security-configure?view=azuresql
Configure logins and user access in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/logins-create-manage?view=azuresql
Configure network access controls for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/network-access-controls-overview?view=azuresql
Configure network security perimeters for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/network-security-perimeter?view=azuresql
Configure outbound firewall rules for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/outbound-firewall-rule-overview?view=azuresql
Apply built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/policy-reference?view=azuresql
Use Azure Private Link with Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/private-endpoint-overview?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL VNet service endpoints with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/vnet-service-endpoint-rule-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Secure an Azure SQL Database using built-in features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/secure-database-tutorial?view=azuresql
Apply security best practices to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/secure-database?view=azuresql
Use Azure Policy regulatory controls for Azure SQL compliance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-controls-policy?view=azuresql
Use fixed server roles for Azure SQL logical servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-server-roles?view=azuresql
Store SQL Vulnerability Assessment scans in secured storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-database-vulnerability-assessment-storage?view=azuresql
Configure Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/threat-detection-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL TDE with Azure Key Vault keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-configure?view=azuresql
Configure cross-tenant CMK TDE with user-assigned identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-create-server-cross-tenant?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL server with user-assigned identity and CMK TDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-create-server?view=azuresql
Set up cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure SQL TDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-cross-tenant?view=azuresql
Manage database-level TDE customer-managed keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-basic-actions?view=azuresql
Configure geo-replication with TDE CMK in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-geo-replication-restore?view=azuresql
Configure database-level TDE with customer-managed keys in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-overview?view=azuresql
Configure TDE with user-assigned managed identity in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-identity?view=azuresql
Rotate Azure SQL TDE protector with Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-key-rotation?view=azuresql
Use customer-managed TDE keys for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-overview?view=azuresql
Respond to compromised Azure SQL TDE protector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-remove-tde-protector?view=azuresql
Configure virtual network service endpoints and rules for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/vnet-service-endpoint-rule-overview?view=azuresql
Prepare for Azure SQL TLS root certificate rotation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/updates/ssl-root-certificate-expiring?view=azuresql

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Monitor alerts for database watcher data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-alerts?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL database watcher datasets and schema	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-data?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL Database watcher settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-manage?view=azuresql
Configure active geo-replication and failover for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-configure-portal?view=azuresql
Configure ADO.NET direct routing ports for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/adonet-v12-develop-direct-route-ports?view=azuresql
Configure advance maintenance notifications for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/advance-notifications?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL alerts and notifications in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/alerts-create?view=azuresql
Enable Always Encrypted secure enclaves in Azure SQL and pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-enable?view=azuresql
Configure Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started-vbs?view=azuresql
Define and deploy Azure SQL resources with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/arm-templates-content-guide?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL Database audit log schema and fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/audit-log-format?view=azuresql
Analyze Azure SQL audit logs in Storage and Log Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-analyze-audit-logs?view=azuresql
Change automated backup retention and redundancy in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/automated-backups-change-settings?view=azuresql
Configure legal hold immutability for Azure SQL LTR backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability-legal-hold?view=azuresql
Configure time-based immutability for Azure SQL LTR backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability-time-based?view=azuresql
Configure MAXDOP for Azure SQL and Fabric databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/configure-max-degree-of-parallelism?view=azuresql
Configure TLS and connection policy for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-settings?view=azuresql
Configure and execute Azure SQL database copy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-copy?view=azuresql
Configure and use soft delete for Azure SQL logical servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/deleted-logical-server-restore?view=azuresql
Understand DTU benchmark characteristics for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dtu-benchmark?view=azuresql
Use performance counters for Azure SQL shard maps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-database-perf-counters?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL elastic jobs with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL elastic jobs with T-SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-tsql-create-manage?view=azuresql
Create and manage Azure SQL elastic jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-tutorial?view=azuresql
Create and manage Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-manage?view=azuresql
Configure scaling for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-scale?view=azuresql
Configure elastic queries for vertically partitioned databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-getting-started-vertical?view=azuresql
Configure and query Azure SQL performance monitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/enable-performance-monitoring-sql-database?view=azuresql
Enable availability zone redundancy for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/enable-zone-redundancy?view=azuresql
Configure failover groups for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/failover-group-configure-sql-db?view=azuresql
Configure automated backups for Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-automated-backups-overview?view=azuresql
Configure and manage Azure SQL Hyperscale named replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-named-replica-configure?view=azuresql
Configure In-Memory OLTP for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Intelligent Insights monitoring for Azure SQL performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-overview?view=azuresql
Use Dev Container templates for Azure SQL local development	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/local-dev-experience-dev-containers?view=azuresql
Configure long-term backup retention for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/long-term-backup-retention-configure?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL databases and pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/maintenance-window-configure?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/maintenance-window?view=azuresql
Modify Azure SQL Database configuration settings safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/modifiable-configuration-reference?view=azuresql
Reference for Azure SQL Database monitoring metrics and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql
Configure monitoring for Azure SQL with Azure Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL databases from automatic backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/recovery-using-backups?view=azuresql
Configure transactional replication to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/replication-to-sql-database?view=azuresql
Query Azure SQL resources with Azure Resource Graph	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-graph-samples?view=azuresql
Add Azure SQL databases to failover groups via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-database-to-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Configure failover groups for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-elastic-pool-to-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Back up Azure SQL databases to storage with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/backup-database-cli?view=azuresql
Copy Azure SQL databases to new servers via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/copy-database-to-new-server-cli?view=azuresql
Create and configure an Azure SQL database with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/create-and-configure-database-cli?view=azuresql
Create and configure an Azure SQL database with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/create-and-configure-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Import BACPAC files into Azure SQL using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/import-from-bacpac-cli?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale an Azure SQL database with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-cli?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases between elastic pools via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/move-database-between-elastic-pools-cli?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL databases from backups using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/restore-database-cli?view=azuresql
Scale Azure SQL elastic pools using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/scale-pool-cli?view=azuresql
Configure active geo-replication for Azure SQL via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-database-cli?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL failover groups with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Set up geo-replication for pooled databases with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-pool-cli?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Data Sync between Azure SQL databases via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-sql-databases-rest-api?view=azuresql
Configure autoscaling for Azure SQL serverless compute	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-auto-scaling?view=azuresql
Create and configure Azure SQL serverless databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-create-configure?view=azuresql
Configure scaling for single Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-scale?view=azuresql
Install and configure Data Sync Agent for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-agent-overview?view=azuresql
Set up Azure SQL Data Sync groups and schedules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-sql-server-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Extended Events differences in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-db-diff-from-svr?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/maintenance-window-azure-sql?view=azuresql
Identify modifiable vs immutable Azure SQL Managed Instance settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/modifiable-configuration-reference?view=azuresql
Reference monitoring metrics for Azure SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-sql-managed-instance-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Use Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started-sgx?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL auditing via REST, PowerShell, and CLI APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-manage-using-api?view=azuresql
Connect and query Azure SQL using .NET SqlClient	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-dotnet-quickstart?view=azuresql
Query Azure SQL from Node.js using mssql package	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-javascript-mssql-quickstart?view=azuresql
Connect to Azure SQL using Python mssql-python driver	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-python-quickstart?view=azuresql
Connect to Azure SQL using Go and go-mssqldb	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-go?view=azuresql
Connect and query Azure SQL using Python	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-python?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL DNS aliases with PowerShell and CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dns-alias-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Manage shard maps with Elastic Database client library	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-shard-map-management?view=azuresql
Integrate Elastic Database tools with Entity Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-use-entity-framework-applications-visual-studio?view=azuresql
Integrate Elastic Database tools with Dapper	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-working-with-dapper?view=azuresql
Use in-memory OLTP and columnstore samples in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-sample?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL failover group and add database via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-database-to-failover-group-powershell?view=azuresql
Add Azure SQL elastic pool to failover group with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-elastic-pool-to-failover-group-powershell?view=azuresql
Copy Azure SQL database to new logical server via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/copy-database-to-new-server-powershell?view=azuresql
Import BACPAC into Azure SQL database using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/import-from-bacpac-powershell?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale single Azure SQL database using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale Azure SQL elastic pool with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-pool-powershell?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases between elastic pools with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/move-database-between-elastic-pools-powershell?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL database from automatic backups with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/restore-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL active geo-replication with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-and-failover-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Set up elastic pool geo-replication with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-and-failover-elastic-pool-powershell?view=azuresql
Sync data between Azure SQL Database and SQL Server with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-azure-onprem?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Data Sync between Azure SQL databases via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-sql-databases?view=azuresql
Configure and use Spark connector with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/spark-connector?view=azuresql
Stream real-time data into Azure SQL using Stream Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/stream-data-stream-analytics-integration?view=azuresql

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure SQL database changes with GitHub Actions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-github-actions-sql-db?view=azuresql
Convert Azure SQL Database to Hyperscale tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/convert-to-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Create zone-redundant Azure SQL Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-create-zone-redundant-database?view=azuresql
Manage Hyperscale elastic pools with CLI and PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-elastic-pool-command-line?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases and pools across regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/move-resources-across-regions?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Database feature availability by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/region-availability?view=azuresql
Scale Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scale-resources?view=azuresql
Provision Azure SQL server and database using Terraform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-create-terraform-quickstart?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Managed Instance feature availability by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/region-availability?view=azuresql

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