Azure SQL Serverless: Discover What’s new and Increase Your Savings


 

Before jumping into the news and code, let’s start from the beginning: Why does someone use Azure SQL Serverless?

The answer is simple: Save money.

Considering my personal scenario, I can think about at least two different scenarios related to saving money.

In my personal scenario, I have lots of sample databases. Using the lowest DTU level possible costs US$ 5.00, but the sum of a lot can be too much. Changing them to serverless ensures they will only get online when I really need them. In many enterprise scenarios, the reason is low usage. The database should only