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Database Entry

Azure SQL Database


Microsoft Azure SQL Database is a managed cloud database-as-a-service based. It shares the SQL Server 2016 codebase. It is compatible with SQL Server 2014 and 2016 and supports most of the features available in SQL Server 2016.

Country of Origin
US
Start Year
2009 [04]
Former Names
SQL Azure, SQL Server Data Services, SQL Services, Windows Azure SQL Database
Project Type
Commercial
Written in
C++
Derived From
SQL Server
Inspired By
SQL Server
Compatible With
SQL Server
Operating Systems
Hosted, HP-UX, Illumos
License
Proprietary

Database Entry

Azure SQL Database


Microsoft Azure SQL Database is a managed cloud database-as-a-service based. It shares the SQL Server 2016 codebase. It is compatible with SQL Server 2014 and 2016 and supports most of the features available in SQL Server 2016.

History[03]


Microsoft Azure SQL Database in 2009 was announced as a child of Microsoft SQL Server that is optimized and built for deployment on cloud environments. The cloud service went live in 2010.

Data Model


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