AI, Data, and Machine Learning

TH09 The Serverless Azure Database

06/16/2022

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Introductory

Steve Jones

Editor

SQLServerCentral

Serverless computing has become common in many enterprises, often used for scaling out applications. Microsoft has extended this to the database, allowing you to have a database that runs when it's needed, and pauses when it isn't. This session examines the offerings from Microsoft, showing the advantages and disadvantages of using a serverless database.

You will learn:

  • How a serverless database is architected
  • Understand the limitations of serverless databases
  • When this platform is useful