{"id":773,"date":"2014-09-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2014\/09\/10\/azure-sql-database-new-service-tiers-now-generally-available\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:52:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:52:16","slug":"azure-sql-database-new-service-tiers-now-generally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2014\/09\/10\/azure-sql-database-new-service-tiers-now-generally-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure SQL Database new service tiers now generally available"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are excited to announce that the new SQL Database service tiers, Basic, Standard, and Premium are now generally available<\/b>. These service tiers raise the bar for what you can expect from a database-as-a-service with business-class functionality that is both built-in and seamless to use\u2014allowing you to dramatically increase the number of databases managed under a single database administrator.<\/p>\n
Today is an important milestone for the Azure SQL Database<\/a> community. Since the first public introduction in 2009, our journey has been influenced by our direct and deep engagements with customers and partners. \u00a0Along the way we have increased the global scale and reach of the service, database size, and made it easier to run database diagnostics, to name a few. Your drive to push the boundaries on what is possible in the cloud brought us to a million databases. Your feedback on what you need from a relational database-as-a-service helped us reimagine an approach that aligns best with the unique needs of cloud-based database workloads.<\/p>\n In April, we introduced<\/a> the Basic, Standard, and Premium tiers into preview. These tiers address the needs of today\u2019s demanding cloud applications by providing predictable performance for your light- to heavy-weight transactional applications while also ensuring the performance of your apps are no longer affected by other customer workloads. Additionally, the new tiers provide you with the following new capabilities:<\/p>\n Since the preview release in April, we listened to important feedback on the new tiers and as a result pre-announced<\/a> changes to GA based on this direct dialogue. A summary of the key changes are:<\/p>\n I am incredibly excited about the value our ongoing investments will continue to deliver to you. Our customers Samsung<\/a>, ESRI<\/a>, Callaway Golf<\/a>, and Pottermore<\/a>, to name a few, are already using Azure SQL Database as a relational database service platform to help grow their cloud-based businesses. With an expanding portfolio of cloud services, including DocumentDB<\/a>, Azure Search<\/a>, Azure Machine Learning<\/a>, and Azure HDInsight<\/a> and complimentary data services from our partners<\/a>, we\u2019re committed to delivering a complete data platform that makes it easier for you to work with data of any type and size\u2014using the tools, languages and frameworks you want in a trusted cloud environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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