For example, SQL Azure Database and SQL Managed Instance both get automatically backed up by Microsoft, according to an explanation by Swati Sachdeva, program manager II for Azure Backup.

In-Depth Creating Azure SQL Databases with PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager Templates Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex ...

Microsoft indicated the improvements planned for the next release of the SQL Azure service will go online sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. For that release, the maximum size of SQL Azure ...

This pipeline automates backup restoration and Bacpac export from .bak files stored in Azure Storage. It converts a .bak file to .bacpac and imports it into the database. Every time the pipeline ...

Nearly instantaneous database backups and restores regardless of database size. Backups and restores are based upon new file snapshot technology but still support Point in Time recovery. Very fast ...

Microsoft SQL Azure Database, a key component of the platform, is a rival to Amazon.com's SimpleDB. Unlike that service, however, it is a relational database.