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Name changes: Azure SQL Data Warehouse Gen1 and Gen2

Published date: 07 May, 2018

Azure SQL Data Warehouse is a fast, flexible, and trusted analytics platform for enterprises. A new tier called “Gen2” is generally available in 20 Azure regions and offers these benefits:

  • Improves individual query execution times by as much as 10 times over the Gen1 tier
  • Provisions SQL Data Warehouse with five times the computing power and unlimited storage capacity, making it suitable for the most intensive analytics workloads
  • Uses the latest generation of Azure hardware to improve compute and storage scalability

To reflect key investments and capability updates, “SQL Data Warehouse” is now renamed to “Compute Optimized Gen1” or “Compute Optimized Gen2,” respectively. See the following table for name change details.

Resource GUID

Old service name

New service name

Old service type

New service type

Old resource name

New resource name

Region name

Old EA portal name

New EA portal name

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

AP East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - AP East

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - AP East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

AP Southeast

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - AP Southeast

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - AP Southeast

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

AU East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - AU East

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - AU East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

AU Southeast

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - AU Southeast

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - AU Southeast

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

BR South

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - BR South

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - BR South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

CA Central

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - CA Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

CA East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU CA East

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - CA East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

DE Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - DE Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - DE Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

DE Northeast

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - DE Northeast

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - DE Northeast

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

EU North

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - EU North

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - EU North

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

EU West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - EU West

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - EU West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

IN Central

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - IN Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

IN South

SQL Data Warehouse IN South

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - IN South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

IN West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - IN West

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - IN West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

JA East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - JA East

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - JA East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

JA West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - JA West

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - JA West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

KR Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - KR Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - KR Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

KR South

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - KR South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

UK South

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - UK South

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - UK South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

UK West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - UK West

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - UK West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US East

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

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Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US East 2

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US East 2

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US North Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse DWU - US North Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US North Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

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Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US South Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US South Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US West

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US West 2

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US West 2

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US West 2

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen1

DWU

100 DWU

US West Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse - US West Central

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen1 100 DWU - US West Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

AP East

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - AP East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

AP Southeast

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - AP Southeast - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - AP Southeast

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

AU East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - AU East - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - AU East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

AU Southeast

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - AU Southeast - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - AU Southeast

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

CA Central

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - CA Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

EU North

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - EU North - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - EU North

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

EU West

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - EU West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

IN Central

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - IN Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

IN South

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - IN South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

JA East

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SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - JA East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

JA West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - JA West - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - JA West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

KR South

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - KR South - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - KR South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

UK South

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - UK South - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - UK South

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US Central - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US East

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US East - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US East

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US East 2

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US East 2 - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US East 2

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US North Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US North Central - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US North Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US South Central

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US South Central - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US South Central

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US West

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US West - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US West

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Data Services

SQL Data Warehouse

SQL Data Warehouse

Compute Optimized Gen2

cDWU

100 DWU

US West 2

Data Services SQL Data Warehouse cDWU - US West 2 - Preview

SQL Data Warehouse Compute Optimized Gen2 100 DWU - US West 2

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