Azure SQL Database Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure SQL Database. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L59	Diagnosing and fixing Azure SQL issues: performance (CPU, memory, deadlocks, blocking), capacity/log, import/export, connectivity, geo-replication, Data Sync, and Managed Instance errors.
Best Practices	L60-L76	Best practices for Azure SQL operations: monitoring, auditing, security, HA/DR, failover, read replicas, maintenance, file space, Data Sync, and post-migration behavior.
Decision Making	L77-L102	Guidance for choosing Azure SQL tiers, pricing models, DR/HA, Hyperscale options, automation, licensing/Hybrid Benefit, and migration paths between models and features.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L103-L121	Architectural patterns for Azure SQL: geo-replication, HA/DR, backups, connectivity, sharding/elastic scale-out, multi-tenant SaaS models, and rolling upgrade/failover designs.
Limits & Quotas	L122-L134	Limits, quotas, and resource caps for Azure SQL (DTU/vCore, elastic pools, backups), plus free tier/free account constraints and how to request quota increases.
Security	L135-L202	Configuring Azure SQL security: auth (Entra, MFA, managed identity), network/firewall, auditing & Defender, encryption (TDE, Always Encrypted), data masking/classification, and compliance policies.
Configuration	L203-L270	Configuring Azure SQL databases: monitoring, maintenance, backups/immutability, scaling and elastic pools, geo-replication/failover, security/TLS, Data Sync, CLI/PowerShell/REST setup and operations.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L271-L300	Connecting apps and tools to Azure SQL (EF Core, .NET, Node, Python, Spark, Stream Analytics) plus PowerShell automation for sharding, scaling, replication, backup/restore, and auditing.
Deployment	L301-L316	Deploying and configuring Azure SQL databases: automation (GitHub Actions, ARM/Bicep/Terraform), Hyperscale setup, sharding, dev environments, region moves, and feature availability by region.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot Azure SQL capacity deployment and scaling errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/capacity-errors-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Analyze and prevent deadlocks in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/analyze-prevent-deadlocks?view=azuresql
Fix slow database import and export in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-hang?view=azuresql
Use RecoveryManager to fix Azure SQL shard maps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-database-recovery-manager?view=azuresql
Diagnose and fix high CPU in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-cpu-diagnose-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot performance issues in Azure SQL Hyperscale	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-performance-diagnostics?view=azuresql
Diagnose Azure SQL query performance bottlenecks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/identify-query-performance-issues?view=azuresql
Monitor and troubleshoot In-Memory OLTP storage capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-monitor-space?view=azuresql
Use DMVs to troubleshoot Azure SQL performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-with-dmvs?view=azuresql
Use Azure Resource Health to troubleshoot Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-health-to-troubleshoot-connectivity?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot common Azure SQL Data Sync issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Handle transient connection errors for Azure SQL and Fabric SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-connectivity-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot common connectivity issues for Azure SQL and Fabric SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot geo-replication and redo lag in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-geo-replication-redo?view=azuresql
Investigate and fix memory issues in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-memory-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot transaction log full errors in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-db
Identify and resolve blocking in Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/understand-resolve-blocking?view=azuresql
Resolve known issues in Azure SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-known-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot transaction log full issues in Azure SQL Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-mi

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Analyze Azure SQL monitoring data with KQL and T-SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-analyze?view=azuresql
Apply auditing best practices in production Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-best-practices?view=azuresql
Run disaster recovery drills for Azure SQL workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-drills?view=azuresql
Optimize resource management in dense Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-resource-management?view=azuresql
Configure and operate Azure SQL failover groups with best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/failover-group-sql-db?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL Database file space and shrinking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/file-space-manage?view=azuresql-db
Apply HA and DR configuration checklist for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-availability-disaster-recovery-checklist?view=azuresql
Operate Azure SQL databases effectively after migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/manage-data-after-migrating-to-database?view=azuresql
Plan for Azure SQL planned maintenance events	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/planned-maintenance?view=azuresql
Configure and use read scale-out replicas in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/read-scale-out?view=azuresql
Apply security best practices to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/secure-database?view=azuresql
Apply best practices for Azure SQL Data Sync	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-best-practices?view=azuresql
Address T-SQL differences when migrating to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server?view=azuresql

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Decide when to use Azure Hybrid Benefit for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-hybrid-benefit?view=azuresql
Use Azure SQL decision tree to select the right service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-decision-tree?view=azuresql
Plan deployment of Always Encrypted secure enclaves	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-plan?view=azuresql
Plan and manage Azure SQL Database costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/cost-management?view=azuresql
Choose Azure SQL disaster recovery options for regional outages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-guidance?view=azuresql
Migrate existing sharded databases to Elastic Tools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-convert-to-use-elastic-tools?view=azuresql
Compare engine features of Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/features-comparison?view=azuresql
Plan and use Hyperscale elastic pools for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-elastic-pool-overview?view=azuresql
Choose job automation options for Azure SQL and Synapse	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/job-automation-overview?view=azuresql
Plan and manage Azure SQL Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/manage-hyperscale-database?view=azuresql
Migrate Azure SQL databases from DTU to vCore model	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/migrate-dtu-to-vcore?view=azuresql
Choose between vCore and DTU purchasing models	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/purchasing-models?view=azuresql
Choose and use Azure Reservations for Azure SQL compute	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/reservations-discount-overview?view=azuresql
Reverse migrate Azure SQL Hyperscale to General Purpose	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/reverse-migrate-from-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Choose and configure Azure SQL serverless compute tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/serverless-tier-overview?view=azuresql
Answer common Azure SQL Hyperscale design questions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-hyperscale-frequently-asked-questions-faq?view=azuresql
Choose and use Hyperscale secondary replica types	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-hyperscale-replicas?view=azuresql
Evaluate and use Azure SQL Hyperscale service tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Use DTU-based purchasing model for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-dtu?view=azuresql
Plan capacity with the Azure SQL vCore model	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-sql-database-vcore?view=azuresql
Select migration alternatives for retiring SQL Data Sync	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-retirement-migration?view=azuresql
Configure license-free standby replicas for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/standby-replica-how-to-configure?view=azuresql

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design and use active geo-replication for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-overview?view=azuresql
Use automatic geo-redundant backups and restore in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/automated-backups-overview?view=azuresql
Plan Azure SQL business continuity, HA, and DR architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/business-continuity-high-availability-disaster-recover-hadr-overview?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL connectivity architecture and routing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL connectivity architecture and connection policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql
Choose geo-replication patterns for global Azure SQL apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/designing-cloud-solutions-for-disaster-recovery?view=azuresql
Disaster recovery patterns for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/disaster-recovery-strategies-for-applications-with-elastic-pool?view=azuresql
Use elastic query to run cross-database queries in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview?view=azuresql
Design elastic scale-out architectures with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-introduction?view=azuresql
Move and rebalance data between sharded Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-overview-split-and-merge?view=azuresql
Configure geo-distributed Azure SQL applications with failover	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/geo-distributed-application-configure-tutorial?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL local and zone-redundant availability architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy?view=azuresql
Understand Hyperscale distributed storage and compute architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-architecture?view=azuresql
Design rolling upgrade patterns with Azure SQL geo-replication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/manage-application-rolling-upgrade?view=azuresql
Select multitenant SaaS tenancy models on Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/saas-tenancy-app-design-patterns?view=azuresql

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Review database watcher FAQs and operational constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-faq?view=azuresql
FAQ on Azure SQL Database free offer limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/free-offer-faq?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL Database free tier limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/free-offer?view=azuresql
Use Azure free account to deploy free Azure SQL database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/free-sql-db-free-account-how-to-deploy?view=azuresql
Request quota increases for Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/quota-increase-request?view=azuresql
Elastic pool DTU resource limits for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-limits-dtu-elastic-pools?view=azuresql
Single database DTU resource limits for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-limits-dtu-single-databases?view=azuresql
Elastic pool vCore resource limits for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-limits-vcore-elastic-pools?view=azuresql
Single database vCore resource limits for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-limits-vcore-single-databases?view=azuresql

Security

Topic	URL
Connect .NET to Azure SQL with Entra MFA	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-directory-interactive-connect-azure-sql-db?view=azuresql
Configure security for Azure SQL disaster recovery replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-security-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Azure Attestation for Always Encrypted enclaves	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-configure-attestation?view=azuresql
Enable Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-enable?view=azuresql
Configure Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started-sgx?view=azuresql
Configure Always Encrypted with VBS enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started-vbs?view=azuresql
Get started with Always Encrypted secure enclaves in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-enclaves-getting-started?view=azuresql
Register Entra applications for Azure SQL access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/application-authentication-get-client-id-keys?view=azuresql
Configure SQL auditing to storage behind VNets and firewalls	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/audit-write-storage-account-behind-vnet-firewall?view=azuresql
Configure managed identity for Azure SQL auditing to storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Audit Microsoft support operations on Azure SQL servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-microsoft-support-operations?view=azuresql
Use auditing for Azure SQL Database and Synapse	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-overview?view=azuresql
Understand server vs database-level auditing policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-server-level-database-level?view=azuresql
Configure auditing for Azure SQL and Synapse	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-setup?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-configure?view=azuresql
Understand Directory Readers role requirements for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-directory-readers-role?view=azuresql
Use Microsoft Entra authentication with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-overview?view=azuresql
Configure service principals to create Entra users in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal-tutorial?view=azuresql
Use Entra service principals with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL logical server with user-assigned managed identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity-create-server?view=azuresql
Configure managed identities for Azure SQL access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Configure and use Microsoft Defender for SQL with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-defender-for-sql?view=azuresql
Migrate Node.js apps to passwordless Azure SQL authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration-nodejs?view=azuresql
Migrate Python apps to passwordless Azure SQL authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration-python?view=azuresql
Migrate .NET apps to passwordless Azure SQL authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-passwordless-migration?view=azuresql
Use backup immutability for long-term retention in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability?view=azuresql
Block T-SQL creation and modification of Azure SQL resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/block-crud-tsql?view=azuresql
Classify and label sensitive data in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/data-discovery-and-classification-overview?view=azuresql
Import/export Azure SQL databases with Azure services access disabled	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-azure-services-off?view=azuresql
Use managed identity for Azure SQL import and export	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Import/export Azure SQL databases over Private Link	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-private-link?view=azuresql
Set up dynamic data masking in Azure SQL portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-configure-portal?view=azuresql
Configure dynamic data masking in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-overview?view=azuresql
Manage credentials for Elastic Database client library in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-manage-credentials?view=azuresql
Configure split-merge service security with certificates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-split-merge-security-configuration?view=azuresql
Configure IP firewall rules for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/firewall-configure?view=azuresql
Configure isolated security for Hyperscale named replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-named-replica-security-configure?view=azuresql
Manage logins, users, and permissions in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/logins-create-manage?view=azuresql
Configure network access controls for Azure SQL and Synapse	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/network-access-controls-overview?view=azuresql
Configure Network Security Perimeter for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/network-security-perimeter?view=azuresql
Configure outbound firewall rules for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/outbound-firewall-rule-overview?view=azuresql
Apply built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/policy-reference?view=azuresql
Secure Azure SQL with Private Link private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/private-endpoint-overview?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL VNet service endpoints with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/vnet-service-endpoint-rule-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Secure an Azure SQL Database using built-in features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/secure-database-tutorial?view=azuresql
Apply common security best practices for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-best-practice?view=azuresql
Use Azure Policy regulatory controls for Azure SQL compliance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-controls-policy?view=azuresql
Use fixed server roles on Azure SQL logical servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-server-roles?view=azuresql
Store SQL Vulnerability Assessment scans in secured storage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-database-vulnerability-assessment-storage?view=azuresql
Configure Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/threat-detection-configure?view=azuresql
Use Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/threat-detection-overview?view=azuresql
Configure cross-tenant CMK TDE with user-assigned identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-create-server-cross-tenant?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL server with user-assigned identity and CMK TDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-create-server?view=azuresql
Set up cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure SQL TDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-cross-tenant?view=azuresql
Manage database-level CMK TDE identities and keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-basic-actions?view=azuresql
Configure geo-replication and restore for database-level CMK TDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-geo-replication-restore?view=azuresql
Use database-level TDE with customer-managed keys in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-overview?view=azuresql
Configure TDE with user-assigned managed identity in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-identity?view=azuresql
Rotate Azure SQL TDE protector using PowerShell and CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-key-rotation?view=azuresql
Use customer-managed keys for TDE in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-overview?view=azuresql
Respond to compromised TDE protector with BYOK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-remove-tde-protector?view=azuresql
Configure transparent data encryption for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-tde-overview?view=azuresql
Secure Azure SQL with virtual network service endpoints and rules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/vnet-service-endpoint-rule-overview?view=azuresql
Prepare for Azure SQL TLS root certificate rotation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/updates/ssl-root-certificate-expiring?view=azuresql

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Monitor alerts for database watcher data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-alerts?view=azuresql
Understand database watcher datasets and collected metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-data?view=azuresql
Create and configure database watcher for Azure SQL monitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-manage?view=azuresql
Set up database watcher to monitor Azure SQL workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-overview?view=azuresql
Create a database watcher with Entra auth and private connectivity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-quickstart?view=azuresql
Configure active geo-replication and failover for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-configure-portal?view=azuresql
Configure ADO.NET direct routing ports for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/adonet-v12-develop-direct-route-ports?view=azuresql
Configure advance maintenance notifications for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/advance-notifications?view=azuresql
Define and deploy Azure SQL resources with ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/arm-templates-content-guide?view=azuresql
Interpret Azure SQL Database audit log format	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/audit-log-format?view=azuresql
Change automated backup retention and redundancy in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/automated-backups-change-settings?view=azuresql
Configure legal hold immutability for Azure SQL LTR backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability-legal-hold?view=azuresql
Configure time-based immutability for Azure SQL LTR backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/backup-immutability-time-based?view=azuresql
Configure MAXDOP for Azure SQL and Fabric databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/configure-max-degree-of-parallelism?view=azuresql
Configure TLS and connection policy for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-settings?view=azuresql
Restore deleted Azure SQL logical servers (preview)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/deleted-logical-server-restore?view=azuresql
Configure and use DNS aliases for Azure SQL servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dns-alias-overview?view=azuresql
Manage Azure SQL DNS aliases with PowerShell and CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dns-alias-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Understand DTU benchmark characteristics for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dtu-benchmark?view=azuresql
Configure performance counters for Elastic shard management	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-database-perf-counters?view=azuresql
Understand and configure Azure SQL elastic jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-overview?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL elastic jobs with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-powershell-create?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL elastic jobs with T-SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-tsql-create-manage?view=azuresql
Create and manage Azure SQL elastic jobs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-tutorial?view=azuresql
Create and manage Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-manage?view=azuresql
Configure scaling for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-scale?view=azuresql
Configure elastic queries for vertically partitioned databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-getting-started-vertical?view=azuresql
Set up elastic queries over sharded Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-horizontal-partitioning?view=azuresql
Configure cross-database queries for different schemas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-vertical-partitioning?view=azuresql
Enable availability zone redundancy for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/enable-zone-redundancy?view=azuresql
Configure failover groups for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/failover-group-configure-sql-db?view=azuresql
Configure automated backups for Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-automated-backups-overview?view=azuresql
Configure and manage Azure SQL Hyperscale named replicas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-named-replica-configure?view=azuresql
Configure In-Memory OLTP for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-configure?view=azuresql
Configure Intelligent Insights monitoring for Azure SQL performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-overview?view=azuresql
Configure dev container templates for Azure SQL development	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/local-dev-experience-dev-containers?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL databases and pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/maintenance-window-configure?view=azuresql
Maintenance window FAQ for Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/maintenance-window-faq?view=azuresql
Understand and use maintenance windows for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/maintenance-window?view=azuresql
Reference for Azure SQL Database monitoring metrics and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql
Configure monitoring for Azure SQL with Azure Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL databases from automatic backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/recovery-using-backups?view=azuresql
Query Azure SQL resources with Azure Resource Graph	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/resource-graph-samples?view=azuresql
Restart Azure SQL databases and elastic pools (preview)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/restart-database?view=azuresql
Add Azure SQL databases to failover groups via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-database-to-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Configure failover groups for Azure SQL elastic pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-elastic-pool-to-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Back up Azure SQL databases to storage with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/backup-database-cli?view=azuresql
Copy Azure SQL databases to new servers via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/copy-database-to-new-server-cli?view=azuresql
Create and configure an Azure SQL database with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/create-and-configure-database-cli?view=azuresql
Create and configure an Azure SQL database with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/create-and-configure-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Import BACPAC files into Azure SQL using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/import-from-bacpac-cli?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale an Azure SQL database with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-cli?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases between elastic pools via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/move-database-between-elastic-pools-cli?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL databases from backups using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/restore-database-cli?view=azuresql
Scale Azure SQL elastic pools using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/scale-pool-cli?view=azuresql
Configure active geo-replication for Azure SQL via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-database-cli?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL failover groups with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-group-cli?view=azuresql
Set up geo-replication for pooled databases with CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-failover-pool-cli?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Data Sync between Azure SQL databases via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-sql-databases-rest-api?view=azuresql
Configure scaling for single Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-scale?view=azuresql
Install and configure Data Sync Agent for Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-agent-overview?view=azuresql
Set up Azure SQL Data Sync groups and schedules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-sql-server-configure?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/maintenance-window-azure-sql?view=azuresql
Reference for Azure SQL Managed Instance monitoring metrics and logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-sql-managed-instance-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Manage Azure SQL auditing using APIs and automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/auditing-manage-using-api?view=azuresql
Use Entity Framework Core with Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-dotnet-entity-framework-core-quickstart?view=azuresql
Connect and query Azure SQL using .NET SqlClient	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-dotnet-quickstart?view=azuresql
Query Azure SQL from Node.js using mssql package	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-javascript-mssql-quickstart?view=azuresql
Connect to Azure SQL using Python mssql-python driver	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-python-quickstart?view=azuresql
Build scalable .NET apps with Azure SQL Elastic Database client library	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-database-client-library?view=azuresql
Implement data-dependent routing for sharded Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-data-dependent-routing?view=azuresql
Manage shard maps with Elastic Database client library	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-shard-map-management?view=azuresql
Integrate Elastic Database tools with Entity Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-use-entity-framework-applications-visual-studio?view=azuresql
Integrate Elastic Database tools with Dapper	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-working-with-dapper?view=azuresql
Use in-memory OLTP and columnstore samples in Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/in-memory-oltp-sample?view=azuresql
Configure transactional replication to Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/replication-to-sql-database?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL failover group and add database via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-database-to-failover-group-powershell?view=azuresql
Add Azure SQL elastic pool to failover group with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/add-elastic-pool-to-failover-group-powershell?view=azuresql
Copy Azure SQL database to new logical server via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/copy-database-to-new-server-powershell?view=azuresql
Import BACPAC into Azure SQL database using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/import-from-bacpac-powershell?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale single Azure SQL database using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Monitor and scale Azure SQL elastic pool with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-pool-powershell?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases between elastic pools with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/move-database-between-elastic-pools-powershell?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL database from automatic backups with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/restore-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL active geo-replication with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-and-failover-database-powershell?view=azuresql
Set up elastic pool geo-replication with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/setup-geodr-and-failover-elastic-pool-powershell?view=azuresql
Sync data between Azure SQL Database and SQL Server with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-azure-onprem?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Data Sync between Azure SQL databases via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/sql-data-sync-sync-data-between-sql-databases?view=azuresql
Configure and use Spark connector with Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/spark-connector?view=azuresql
Stream real-time data into Azure SQL using Stream Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/stream-data-stream-analytics-integration?view=azuresql

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy Azure SQL database changes with GitHub Actions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-github-actions-sql-db?view=azuresql
Convert Azure SQL databases to Hyperscale tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/convert-to-hyperscale?view=azuresql
Create transactionally consistent copies of Azure SQL databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-copy?view=azuresql
Deploy Azure SQL split-merge sharding service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-configure-deploy-split-and-merge?view=azuresql
Create zone-redundant Azure SQL Hyperscale databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-create-zone-redundant-database?view=azuresql
Manage Hyperscale elastic pools with CLI and PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/hyperscale-elastic-pool-command-line?view=azuresql
Set up Azure SQL dev environment using dev containers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/local-dev-experience-dev-containers-quickstart?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL databases and pools across regions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/move-resources-across-regions?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Database feature availability by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/region-availability?view=azuresql
Deploy Azure SQL single database with ARM template	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-create-arm-template-quickstart?view=azuresql
Deploy Azure SQL single database using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-create-bicep-quickstart?view=azuresql
Provision Azure SQL server and database using Terraform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/single-database-create-terraform-quickstart?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Managed Instance feature availability by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/region-availability?view=azuresql