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Updated 13th October 2025
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Data Analyst
50M - 250M USD, IT ServicesFAVORABLE
“Azure SQL Database Offers Reliability and need improvements in AI and External Integrations”
I am a regular user of Azure SQL Database and it has been great so far. Its reliable, scalable and easy to manage with strong integration across Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Platform delivers excellent performance and reduces operational effort significantly.
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
250M - 500M USD, Consumer GoodsCRITICAL
“A very reliable SaaS database solution.”
Azure SQL Server has been a reliable alternative database solution which gives us more flexibility than traditional on site databases.
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Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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Azure SQL Database Offers Reliability and need improvements in AI and External Integrations
I am a regular user of Azure SQL Database and it has been great so far. Its reliable, scalable and easy to manage with strong integration across Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Platform delivers excellent performance and reduces operational effort significantly. - Software Developer<50M USDMediaReview Source
Scalability and AI Optimization Stand Out Amidst Migration Limitations in Azure SQL
Despite losing some control over the underlying instance, Azure SQL Databases offer great deployment speed and high availability and security out of the box. - Vp, It10B+ USDBankingReview Source
Cloud-based database system offers easy integration and efficient data processing
Excellent database management system, easy connections and integrations due to its cloud-based nature, and fast and efficient data processing. - Data And Analytics Manager10B+ USDBankingReview Source
Integration of AI Assistance Streamlines Data Analysis in Microsoft Azure Tools
A great tool for analysis the huge data kept in the Azure's cloud databases. With the integration of the AI based query debug or optimize the tool becomes east to learn and work for fresh or first time users. - SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER10B+ USDManufacturingReview Source
Granular Permissions Challenging Due to Terraform Limitations and Recent SLA Outages
We deployed a huge amount of SQL Databases and the product has been really stable and useful for data engineers. The ability to scale and the ease of integration with other Azure resources is optimal for our platform and allows us to implement a user concept properly. However, it is quite annoying that for more granular permission segregation we have to run scripting because t-sql capabilities are not available in the terraform providers.
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