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Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration

You're reading from   Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration Efficiently manage and modernize data in the cloud using Azure SQL

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801076524
Length 724 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Ahmad Osama Ahmad Osama
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Preface 1. Introduction to Azure SQL managed databases 2. Service tiers FREE CHAPTER 3. Migration 4. Backups 5. Restoration 6. Security 7. Scalability 8. Elastic and instance pools 9. High availability and disaster recovery 10. Monitoring and tuning 11. Database features 12. App modernization Index

Scaling to the Hyperscale service tier

SQL Database introduced the Hyperscale service tier in May 2019 for General Availability; since then, it's been a popular choice for users who seek high performance and high scalability. The Azure SQL Hyperscale service tier solves most of the very large database (VLDB) problems, such as backup, restore, and scaling.

Considering moving to the Hyperscale service tier

The Hyperscale service tier should be considered as the first choice for a typical workload. Here are some example scenarios:

  • If you have a large on-premises SQL Server database and want to modernize applications while moving to the cloud.
  • If you are hitting max storage limits in the existing service tier of an Azure SQL database. Hyperscale supports a max storage amount of up to 100 TB.
  • If you require fast database backups/restore operations irrespective of database size.
  • If you need higher log throughput irrespective of database size and vCore count...
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