When designing a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) strategy in Microsoft Azure, protecting your data from corruption, human error, and full-scale regional outages is non-negotiable. Whether you are running Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) or Azure SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI), Azure provides built-in, automated backup mechanisms to safeguard your workloads. There are three … Read more
Point-in-Time Restore (PITR) is designed for operational recovery and short-term resilience, and Long-Term Retention (LTR) is for storing or retaining backups for long term (up to 10 years) The same differences also apply to Azure SQL Database as well as Azure SQL MI. We know that both resources are PaaS services and the backups are … Read more
Moving away from legacy SQL authentication and adopting Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is one of the best moves you can make to secure your Azure SQL Managed Instance. Using password-less authentication, Managed Identities and robust RBAC policies makes your data significantly safer. However, getting the connection strings and package dependencies exactly right … Read more
In this blogpost, I will explain about the differences between the on prem SQL Server and the SQL Managed Instance hosted on Azure Cloud. Enterprise workloads are moving from on‑premises systems to cloud platforms. This change has reshaped how relational databases are managed. As on today, Microsoft offers two choices, SQL Server and Azure SQL … Read more
Azure SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) is the ideal “bridge” for organizations looking to move their on-premises SQL Server workloads to the cloud with minimal code changes. Combining the best of SQL Server with the benefits of a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), it offers high compatibility and automated management. In this guide, we will walk … Read more
Assume you have created Azure SQL Managed Instance in two regions (One is Primary region for read/write workloads, and another is for a secondary region for read workloads) with a failover group. Now, the application can connect to the Primary region SQL MI and perform read or write operations on the databases of SQL Managed … Read more
To deploy a pair of Azure SQL Managed Instances (MI) in an auto-failover group, you must deploy the primary and secondary instances in different Azure regions. While technically you can choose any two regions, the standard best practice is to use Azure Paired Regions (e.g., East US and West US). Failover Groups Overview & Best … Read more
Choosing between a Single Database and an Elastic Pool in Azure SQL is one of the most consequential decisions an architect can make. It isn’t just a technical configuration; it is a financial strategy. If you choose incorrectly, you either end up with a performance hit or a massive monthly bill for resources that are … Read more