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Azure SQL’s Native JSON Type: Optimized for Performance

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ShrustiKolsur
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Feb 09, 2026
Introduction JSON has become the de-facto format for modern applications from web APIs to microservices and event-driven systems. Azure SQL has supported JSON for years, but JSON was treated just l...
Updated Feb 05, 2026
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SBrickeyRCS
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Jun 16, 2026

it would be nice to see a published copy of the datasets used for the analysis... I have no problem using AI generated datasets - I assume they follow a consistent schema (within each record type)... I am very curious how the structure of JSON impacts the compression ratio.