In one of the article, Considerations for Deploying Azure SQL Database Managed Instances, recently published on this site, basic characteristics of Azure SQL Database Managed Instance were described. Its biggest selling points include nearly full compatibility with on-premises SQL Server deployments, support for SQL Server Agent, and additional security associated with its Azure virtual network integration.
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In the third and final article of the series, Shel Burkow demonstrates several designs that cover many-to-many relationships, attribute closure, and solution space with Cassandra tables.
Learn how to use SQL Clone together with Git hooks and SQL Change Automation to branch your database in Git as easily as your code. By enabling multiple copies of the same database to exist on a single instance, the integration of these tools allows seamless database branch switching.
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In the latest version of SQL Change Automation, we enable you to be more flexible in your approach to Database DevOps and combine elements of both state- and migrations- based approaches. Learn more about the new workflow.
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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