Okay it is not really called Giant Azure SQL Database but its close. There is a new public preview vCore service tier called Hyperscale. The architecture behind this is very different to that of a Standard tier SQL database (as an example). What drives this concept? Flexible storage architecture where you can scale out the storage as your database grows (up to the 100TB mark).
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Testing Failover for Azure SQL Database
It is always a good idea to test your failover processes when you have setup failover groups in Azure. I have the following setup:

Accidentally deleted an Azure SQL DB?
Okay honestly I have done this once. I have deleted Azure SQL Databases and then try and find the quickest way to recover. The Azure portal is actually pretty good when it comes to deleting resources, for example it will usually ask you to re-type the name of the resource to confirm deletion, so you can tell what a bad mistake I made.
MAXDOP and Azure SQL DB
The infamous setting that we all know and love – MAXDOP. Did you know that you can actually control MAXDOP when using Azure SQL Database? You might not be able to tinker with the Cost Threshold for Parallelism setting but you sure can with MAXDOP.
Moving an Azure SQL Database across Resource Groups
In my mind there are a couple of ways to move a database across resource groups. They vary from scripting to just using the Azure portal. I am going to use the Azure portal and do the following.
- Export a database in resource group X to a storage account Z.
- Import the file from the storage account Z into a database that is in resource group Y.
It’s just like a “backup and restore” strategy, all with the assumption that you are working within the same subscription ID.