If organizations use zone-redundant databases with the Azure SQL Database service under the Business Critical tier (also known as "Premium"), then they can now be eligible for a 99.995 percent SLA.

Microsoft has announced that Azure Database Migration Service now automates schema transfers to Azure SQL, saving time and reducing errors.

SQL Database for Azure service tiers allow Microsoft Azure customers to adjust their cloud-based SQL setups according to their performance needs. Microsoft has a total of four SQL service tiers ...