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SQL SERVER DRILL DOWN
IF YOU'VE USED AZURE in the past, you probably know that there are two main ways to deploy SQL Server on Microsoft's cloud-Azure SQL Database, the PaaS offering; and Azure VMs running SQL Server. Microsoftis now offering a third deployment option in preview which provides full SQL Server engine capability, including SQL Agent, along with native VNet support. This new option is a happy medium between the two previous options, where we are freed of the management overhead of Azure VMs and at the same time we can take advantage of all of the features within SQL Server, such as automated backups, database mail, change data capture, and built-in high availability (HA). (Read more about Azure SQL Managed Instances at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/migrate-your-databases-to-a-fully-managed-service-with-azure-sql-database-managed-instance.)
It's very easy to get started if you're already an Azure user. Just go to the Azure portal, enroll there in the preview, and accept the preview terms. Depending on how high the demand is during the preview, it might...
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