Summary
In this chapter, we discussed different deployment options for the Azure SQL family, such as SQL Managed Instance, SQL Database serverless, and the Hyperscale service tier. We also learned how managed databases help in application modernization by leveraging PaaS capabilities, such as backups, patching, availability, and easy scaling options. This allows developers to focus on their key application development and leave most of the database management operations to Microsoft.
With this, we have learned how to successfully set up SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance, migrate our data from an on-premises database to provisioned cloud databases and instances, how to scale these databases and instances as per our requirements, and how to manage our costs optimally. We've also looked at how to secure these databases and instances and the built-in high-availability features of SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance, and we discussed some of their more advanced functions....
