Azure SQL Managed Instance Newsletter for May 2024

Azure SQL Managed Instance Curiosity

Did you know that you could try next gen GPv2 for free?

Azure SQL MI YouTube Channel

Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! We are releasing all sorts of videos here describing various features, functionality, tips, tricks and more at - Azure SQL !

Azure SQL MI in Product Group Blogs:

Next-Gen Azure SQL Managed Instance: Free Trial & Perf Boosts

Data API builder is now Generally Available

Update Policy for Azure SQL Managed Instance

What’s new in SSMS 20 and what’s next in version 21

Azure SQL MI Customer Service & Support Blogs:

Lesson Learned #484: Database Performance Monitoring with PowerShell and ReadScale-Out Environments

Lesson Learned #487: Identifying Parallel and High-Volume Queries in Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Managed Instance Public Previews:

• Use Next-gen General Purpose service tier - Azure SQL Managed Instance | Microsoft Learn
• Monitor Azure SQL workloads with database watcher
• Configure service endpoint policies
• Try for free
• What is an Azure SQL Managed Instance pool?
• Managed Instance link feature overview
• Microsoft Entra logins and users with nonunique display names
• Advance notifications
• Use SDK-style projects with the SQL Database Projects extension
• SQL Server Service Broker
• Disaster recovery with Managed Instance link
• Configure Advanced Threat Protection
• High availability with Zone Redundancy

Essential Links:

• What is Azure SQL Managed Instance – a great page for the introduction of our service
• SQL MI FAQ – discover frequently asked questions about Azure SQL Managed Instance
• What’s new in SQL MI – the list of the latest and the greatest additions to Azure SQL MI
• Customer stories - empower you to learn how other customers utilize Azure SQL Managed Instance to improve their business
• Deep Dive: Modernize your Apps in the Cloud with Azure SQL Managed Instance
• The SQLMI How-To-Series blog on simple & extremely useful how-to
• What is new in Azure SQL Managed Instance