Azure SQL Database Reviews & Product Details

Azure SQL Database is a fully managed, intelligent relational database service built on the Microsoft SQL Server engine, designed to support modern cloud applications. It offers scalability, high availability, and robust security features, enabling developers to build and maintain applications without the complexities of infrastructure management. Key Features and Functionality: - Hyperscale Storage: Rapidly scale storage resources to meet demand, supporting large databases with up to 100 TB capacity. - Serverless Compute: Automatically adjust compute resources based on workload needs, optimizing performance and cost. - Built-in Intelligence: Utilize AI-driven features for performance tuning, threat detection, and advanced security measures. - High Availability: Ensure business continuity with automatic backups, geo-replication, and a 99.99% uptime SLA. - Advanced Security: Protect data with multi-layered security, including encryption, access controls, and compliance with over 100 certifications. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Azure SQL Database simplifies database management by automating routine tasks such as patching, backups, and monitoring, allowing developers to focus on application development. Its scalability and performance capabilities support applications of varying sizes, from small web apps to large enterprise solutions. The integration with Azure services and support for AI and machine learning workloads enable the creation of intelligent applications. Additionally, its comprehensive security and compliance features ensure data protection and regulatory adherence, making it a reliable choice for businesses seeking a robust cloud-based database solution.

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Microsoft

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Azure SQL Database Community

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William Adrian Cambronero (Cloud Engineer)

Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

14 months

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Visakh C.

Associate Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/21/2022

"Dynamic querying in healthcare appointtayatem"

3/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Db management and database migration between server is easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Restore and bacup is difficult to handle also interface feels complex for me Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/17/2021

"Versatile database"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Easy to access and learn. Having all the cloud features. I have learnt Azure cloud and db recently and started to use if for my workspace. Doing better on that. I was using sql previously. But now i feel much comfortable with Azure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

I loved the Azure db a lot. Started using tecently for my work. Exploring more on that side. At this point I dont see anything negative. Pay as you go can be optimized better maybe!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure SQL Database:

I would recommend as it is easy to learn and use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure SQL Database solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am accessing the Azure db and connecting it to tableau to create dashboards and also working with the database team directly to work on the basic data operations. It is versatile and easy to use . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Prateek V.

Senior Product Owner

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/30/2021

"Great choice to go with if your use case requires MS SQL"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Simplified licensing and fully managed by Microsoft. Greatly reduces the total cost of ownership. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Again the addictional cost of licesing is the issue. It would be much cheaper to use opesource DB as service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure SQL Database:

Start small with the sizing and scale out as demand increases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure SQL Database solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've used it with multiple .net based web applications in the past. Using Azure SQL DB reduced the operating cost. As its managed you just worry about consuming the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexander M H.

Data Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/23/2021

"Azure SQL Databases free you from overhead costs"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The best thing about Azure is that I don't have to worry about dealing with the equipment. This is a cloud-based database and it takes away a lot of the stress and worry. The billing structure is pretty simple also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Learning the new Azure data tools to replace SSIS could takes a while. The platform can be a little confusing with all the different options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suresh S.

Software Engg IV

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/9/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Cost effective , Scalable on cloud Database PaaS Offering"

5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

The feature I like more about SQL servers is JSON parsing to parse complex data. you can easily parse complex level attributes with a simple select query.

easy to scale based on the load to consider the basic feature of cloud provider Pay-as-you-Go.

full support of collation and integration with Azure AD helps to provide hand-in-hand security measures. Transparent data encryption helps to secure data over the network.

Self-performance tuning advises end-user to add an index to provide better query performance.

SQL pool enables the database to share compute power helps us critical application functionality more smoothly.

easy option to provide access to on-prem users helps application developers to keep more focus on development rather than infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

not support of SSIS, which typically blocks more of the traditional developer to proceed with ease of re-using existing SSIS packages.

polybase support is not with Azure SQL, we can't leverage to use massive data that resides on a Storage account.

rest of all features are aligning and make developer's life easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Afzal H.

Senior Associate Technology

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/31/2021

"Best database if anyone is planning to migrate from on-premise to cloud"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

It can be managed from anywhere from the browser itself. No need to setup and manage the infra at our own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Cost could be one the reason for which people might not be interested to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure SQL Database:

One should definately go for it if planning to move to cloud because this is the future of technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure SQL Database solving and how is that benefiting you?

A lot of business and internal applications are using Azure SQL database for storage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shah H.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/31/2021

"Azure SQL - Making life easier"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Easy to use and great user interface. I was really impressed with the functionality it offers. Playing with data has become easier probably more feasible than the rest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

I think more official tutorials on how to use it for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pawan K.

Bigdata Platform Architect at HCL Technologies Limited

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/17/2022

"Best PaaS RDBMS Database in azure cloud"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Azure SQL Database?

Speed and data security, fault tolerance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure SQL Database?

Hybrid integration and hybrid deployment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure SQL Database:

If you want to keep structured data us azure SQL and for reporting, it has excellent integration with PowerBI service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure SQL Database solving and how is that benefiting you?

No infrastructure work is required while deploying, and the following are the top features

Easy build & deployment

scalability and data reliability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.