Specifically, Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, which allows developers to massively scale their applications and supports up to 100TB of data.

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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.