Microsoft is making available previews of two new Azure services: Its DocumentDB NoSQL service and its full-text search service built on Elasticsearch.

Other features of the new service include full-text search within databases, column-level access rights (something Microsoft also recently introduced for the regular Azure SQL databases), and real ...

Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs preview faces a refresh, introducing customer-requested features and additions including Microsoft Entra ID support, Service-managed Private Link for secure ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

A full-scale database transformation wasn’t feasible given their tight deadlines, so despite the long-term benefits of Azure SQL, it was ruled out in favor of a more immediate solution.