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Public preview: Azure SQL Database Hyperscale elastic pools
You can now efficiently provision and scale compute resources independent of data size by deploying multiple Azure SQL Hyperscale databases with varying workloads in elastic pools.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-May 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-May 2023
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for early-May 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-May 2023
April 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late-April 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL and Azure SQL Managed Instance in late-April 2023
Support has ended for Gen 4 hardware on Azure SQL Database
Target retirement date: March 31, 2023
Gen 4 hardware on Azure SQL Database is no longer supported, effective March 31, 2023. Databases may remain on Gen 4 configurations, albeit with limitations.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-April 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL for mid-April 2023
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-April 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-April 2023
March 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late-March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late-March 2023
General availability: Microsoft Purview DevOps policies for Azure SQL Database
Purview DevOps policies can be used to assign permissions needed for performance monitoring and security auditing at scale and without direct connection to the database.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2023
Public preview: Data API builder instantly creates modern REST and GraphQL endpoints for modern databases
Improve development velocity and efficiency via modern REST and GraphQL API using the new data API builder with support for multiple Azure databases.
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for mid-March 2023
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-March 2023
Azure SQL—General availability updates for early March 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in early March 2023
February 2023
Public preview: Serverless Hyperscale in Azure SQL Database
Automatically scale compute based on workload demand using serverless for Hyperscale in Azure SQL Database.
Public preview: VBS enclaves for Always Encrypted in Azure SQL Database
VBS enclaves enable you with the flexibility to use Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in all Azure SQL Database offerings.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-February 2023
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-February 20223
December 2022
Azure SQL—General availability updates for mid-December 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in mid-December 2022.
November 2022
Azure SQL—Public preview updates for late November 2022
Public preview enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.
Azure SQL—General availability updates for late November 2022
General availability enhancements and updates released for Azure SQL in late November 2022.
General availability: 12 months free services for new Azure PAYG customers
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