Microsoft plans to release a "General Purpose" version of its Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance (MI) at the "general availability" (GA) commercial-release stage, "starting July 30, 2021." ...

Using a connection to Azure Arc, which is part of the SQL Server 2022 setup process, on-premises users can now also opt for cloud-enabled billing to manage consumption spikes or for ad hoc use cases.

Microsoft adds retail pricing and cost breakdowns to SQL Server migration assessments in Azure Arc, making planning faster and easier.

According to Microsoft, SQL Server 2022 introduces a new integration that makes it possible to copy the contents of an on-premises database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. Organizations can use the ...

The expanded support includes protection for Azure SQL workloads, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure virtual machines.

“Cloud integration is enhanced with managed disaster recovery (DR) to Azure SQL Managed Instance, along with near real-time analytics, allowing database administrators to manage their data ...

That is why bridging the SQL expertise gap is about so much more than simply plugging resource holes. It is about unlocking ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance: To ensure uptime, SQL Server 2022 is fully integrated with the new link feature in Azure SQL Managed Instance. With this new capability, you benefit from a ...

In addition, the company claims the improved Azure integration also includes managed disaster recovery (DR) to Azure SQL Managed Instance, along with "near real-time analytics".