Azure SQL Managed Instance Newsletter for October 2024

Azure SQL Managed Instance Curiosity

Did you know that online disaster recovery between 2022 and MI is now available in GA (General Availability) ?

Azure SQL MI YouTube Channel

Did you know that the Update Policy for Azure SQL Managed Instance allows you to choose the SQL Serve engine version compatibility between SQL Server 2022 and the next version of SQL Server?

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 !

Below are a listing of our recent videos:

• Predictable scaling of databases in Azure SQL Database Hyperscale elastic pools
• Create MI link from Azure SQL Managed Instance to SQL Server 2022 to replicate a database
• Demo of a database migration from SQL Server to SQL MI with Azure SQL Managed Instance link feature
• Planned failover (DR drill) between SQL Server 2022 and SQL Managed Instance with MI link feature
• SQL Server read scale-out to Azure with SQL Managed Instance link feature
• Azure SQL: Restore Azure SQL Managed Instance Database with the Same Name

Azure SQL MI in Product Group Blogs

• Online disaster recovery between SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Managed Instance is now GA

Azure SQL MI Customer Service & Support Blogs

How to check if Azure SQL Managed Instances are enrolled (or not) on November 2022 Feature Wave?

Azure SQL Managed Instance Public Previews:

• Use Next-gen General Purpose service tier - Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Monitor Azure SQL workloads with database watcher
• Configure service endpoint policies
• Fail over link - Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Try for free
• What is an Azure SQL Managed Instance pool?
• JSON data type (preview)
• Managed Instance link feature overview
• Microsoft Entra logins and users with nonunique display names
• Native Windows principals - Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Use SDK-style projects with the SQL Database Projects extension
• SQL Server Service Broker
• 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