Azure SQL—public preview updates for late June 2021
Published date: June 23, 2021
In late June 2021, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:
- Use AAD-only authentication for SQL Database and Managed Instance to disable SQL authentication.
- Use Azure SQL Database Hyperscale with named replicas to massively scale out read workloads and easily implement near-real time analytical solutions.
- Create or upgrade your Azure SQL Managed Instance general purpose instances to host up to 16TB of data.