Besides some basic functionalities that ensure Azure SQL is a full version of a relational database on which you can rely and build your system, there are plenty of additional features that make using this service real fun:
- Automatic monitoring and tuning: How many times, after using a database for several months, have you ended up with a database full of outdated indexes, procedures, and functions? Azure SQL makes things much easier by actively monitoring how you use and maintain your database and advising you whenever an improvement is possible. I find this feature extremely helpful—nowadays, when development is especially rapid and focused on delivering new values to the market, it is really easy to get lost ...
