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Multiple secondaries for Azure SQL Database failover groups (Public Preview)
Azure SQL Database failover groups are a business continuity capability that helps you manage geo-replication and coordinated failover of one or more databases from a primary Azure SQL logical server...
Jan 31, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Enable auditing to identify Change Tracking history table drops using Extended Events (Azure SQL Db)
When Change Tracking is enabled, the system-maintained history table dbo.MSChange_tracking_history is a key place to look for cleanup progress and errors. For example, Microsoft’s troubleshooting gui...
Jan 27, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Wireshark walkthrough: observing an Azure SQL Database TDS connection on the wire
One of the most effective ways to truly understand how Azure SQL Database connectivity works is to observe the connection at the packet level. A short Wireshark capture clearly shows the interaction ...
Jan 26, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Azure SQL Database and the TDS protocol: how it works (networking + protocol deep dive)
If you’ve ever opened a packet capture for an Azure SQL Database connection, you’ve seen a very “SQL-shaped” conversation riding on top of TCP: Tabular Data Stream (TDS). TDS is the application-layer...
Jan 26, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Understanding USE HINT('FORCE_LEGACY_CARDINALITY_ESTIMATION') in Azure SQL DB
Query performance tuning is one of the most critical aspects of maintaining stable and predictable workloads in Azure SQL Database. While Microsoft continuously improves the SQL Server Cardinality Es...
Jan 16, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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‘TCP Provider: An Existing Connection Was Forcibly Closed by the Remote Host’ in MS Fabric SQL DB
Microsoft Fabric continues to unify data engineering, analytics, and storage across the OneLake platform, including fully managed SQL Database in Fabric. While the platform is designed to provide rel...
Jan 09, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Why PITR Restore for Azure SQL Hyperscale Can Take Longer Than Expected
Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is designed to deliver fast, storage‑optimized backup and restore operations. According to Microsoft documentation, most Point‑in‑Time Restore (PITR) operations for Hype...
Jan 08, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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When and How to Update Statistics in Azure SQL Database
Accurate statistics are a cornerstone of good query performance in Azure SQL Database. While the platform automatically manages statistics in most scenarios, there are real‑world cases where manual i...
Jan 06, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Kepner‑Tregoe: A Structured and Rational Approach to Problem Solving and Decision‑Making
In complex, distributed systems—such as cloud platforms, high‑availability databases, and mission‑critical applications—effective problem solving requires more than intuition or experience. Incidents...
Jan 03, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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Real‑World Cloud & Azure SQL Database Examples Using Kepner‑Tregoe
The Kepner‑Tregoe (KT) methodology is especially effective in modern cloud environments like Azure SQL Database, where incidents are often multi‑dimensional, time‑bound, and affected by asynchronous ...
Jan 03, 2026 Place Azure Database Support Blog
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