Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
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Is it possible to connect to Azure resources via Entra password auth any more now that MFA is required by default?
Pretty much the title. Wondering if (via SSMS or other on-prem clients) Microsoft Entra Password authentication is still viable for connecting to Azure resources (SQL DB, MI).
Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-04-08T17:39:28.0066667+00:00
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Folstad, Aaron
20
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accepted 2026-04-09T17:31:49.92+00:00
Folstad, Aaron
20
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0 answers
Azure SQL Database Query Performance, misleading as it includes primary and standby data
Query Performance is including information for primary and secondary (note this is a business critical read-only replica, not a geo). Take a query ID provided, go to query store, it shows on Secondary, not Primary. This gives misleading information as…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-04-09T15:16:48.2833333+00:00
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Nancy Wotawa
0
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edited a comment 2026-04-09T16:02:35.15+00:00
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Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha
6,580
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0 answers
AzureSQL: Error executing a cross database query on the server with private endpoint
Hello, I'm trying to execute a cross database query on Azure SQLServer with multiple databases and run into error below: Any clue on how to go above resolving this? Msg 46832, Level 16, State 3, Line 93 An error occurred while establishing connection to…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2025-06-20T23:27:34.55+00:00
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Sachin S
31
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T12:53:31.5833333+00:00
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Bihlmayer, Laurenz
0
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3 answers
Login failed for user 'MyUser'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456)
I haven't changed anything in Azure in over a year. All of a sudden, I can't access my sql server databases. From SSMS 2022 I get error "Login failed for user 'myUser'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456)" From the Azure portal login, I get…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-04-07T15:55:50.7433333+00:00
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vmhatup
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T04:20:07.8433333+00:00
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Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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0 answers
Azure Data Sync Failure
We are facing issue in Azure Data Sync in one of our data sync groups. The sync group had 13 tables that were syncing from the Hub (Azure SQL DB) to the member DB(SQL On-Prem DB) on the client side. We removed a table…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-04-05T18:16:24.84+00:00
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Aaron Wong
40
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T04:14:56.23+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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1 answer
Deleted Azure SQL Managed Instance database recovery
Issue: On April 3, 2026, the original managed instance was unintentionally deleted and recreated. Two user databases were deleted with it: What we already tried: Azure portal > Managed Instance > Backups > Deleted backups Azure CLI…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-04-03T20:24:04.4466667+00:00
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Richard Vernon
0
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commented 2026-04-09T04:13:42.0866667+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
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1 answer
Improve SQL insert latency?
We had an Azure SQL Database running on the hyperscale tier provisioned with 8 vCores running on an Azure SQL Server to see how well it would perform with our application, which was running in an Azure VM in the same geographic area. The application…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-04-08T20:25:25.8433333+00:00
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Adam Weitzman
0
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answered 2026-04-08T22:55:18.2633333+00:00
Yutaka_K_JP
1,645
Reputation points
2 answers
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Issue with Defender for SQL recommendation – unable to load query results / baseline disabled
Hi, I am experiencing an issue with Microsoft Defender for Cloud related to the recommendation: “VA2108 - Minimal set of principals should be members of fixed high impact database roles” on an Azure SQL Managed Instance. Error: The Selected storage…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
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2 answers
Using SSMA v10.0 on AzureSQL Managed Instance
I'm trying to use SQL Server Migration Assistant for Sybase, to migrate to an Azure managed instance. However, when I try to connect to the AzureSQL database, SSMS apparently tries to do a cross-database query, and gets the error: One of the internal SQL…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-30T22:06:22.4033333+00:00
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Hansen, David-E
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-06T16:51:16.9866667+00:00
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Santhosh Kumar Machukuri
0
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2 answers
I need to know all technical details like what kind of tool i need to buy for azure sql server.
I need a indian contact number for support to know what kind of subscriptions we need for azure sql server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-26T11:44:54.4533333+00:00
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Suriyanarayanan VENKATAKRISHNAN
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-03T03:43:11.7533333+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
4 answers
"UnauthorizedDataError: data set DataCache:2:3"
I get this error message when I try to connect to the database "UnauthorizedDataError: data set DataCache:2:3"
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-27T22:48:27.6566667+00:00
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Jeanne Kacprzak
0
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answered 2026-04-03T03:41:29.2766667+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
When were the last 3 Azure SQL database patches applied?
I would like to find out when the last 3 Azure SQL database patches were applied since our connected application had issues for the last 3 weeks. Would you please let me know? Thanks!
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-30T17:44:11.71+00:00
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Junhui Ma
20
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-01T16:12:08.2766667+00:00
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SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI
1,825
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to keep development costs down when using Azure
Hello, I have a $50/month credit through my subscription and it has almost been completely used up within a week of me selecting the option to continue to use database for additional charge after the free offer time was used up. I didn't do any work that…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
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2 answers
How do I enable Microsoft Azure Entra ID For School Account
Hello, I am trying to use the Microsoft Azure SQL database for a school project and I have run out of free credit already in 1 day. I want to get details for my school IT team to give me full access. They requested URL, hostname, or IP Address for my…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-20T15:12:20.62+00:00
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Marcus Grau
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-01T15:09:33.3933333+00:00
SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI
1,825
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
Deleted SQL DB Keeps getting recreated
I have a SQL DB that was part of a previous project, I have deleted it from the server ~10 times now using the azure portal. It deletes successfully. Every couple of days, sometimes weeks, it is being recreated at a tier that is costing me a decent…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-31T19:30:07.2+00:00
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JsonNinjaCat02
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-01T00:05:15.3566667+00:00
Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha
6,580
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
SQL MI deployment stuck at Step 2/3 for 24 hours
while deploying, te followind error ocurred : { "code": "ResourceDeploymentFailure", "target": "/subscriptions/xxxxx/resourceGroups/xxxx/providers/Microsoft.Sql/managedInstances/xxxx", "message":…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-28T11:53:48.06+00:00
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Iu Donadeu Renau
25
Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-31T09:03:42.4533333+00:00
Iu Donadeu Renau
25
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Serverless database not pausing - whats keeping it awake
Hi, I have a few serverless databases, all of which are set to pause after 1 hours inactivity. Every now and again one decides to stop pausing even after days of no user activity. I say no user activity - I can see from the Azure Overview there is a…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Upgrade Azure SQL Database 2014-04-01 APIs to a newer version
Received this notification from Azure:- You’re receiving this email because you use Azure SQL Database APIs. To improve performance and security, we’re updating Azure SQL Database APIs. As part of this, all version 2014-04-01 APIs will be retired on 31…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
4 answers
Accedentilly deleted azure sql database
Dear Team, I have accidentally deleted the Azure SQL Database. Now I want to restore . Please let me know what are the steps to restore the database.
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-28T13:59:57.43+00:00
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DLD Operations
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-03-29T10:58:37.4833333+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Cannot select UAE Central region for Azure SQL Database Failover Group setup
Hi everyone, I am currently trying to configure an Auto-Failover Group for an Azure SQL Database. My primary instance is located in UAE North, and I intend to use UAE Central as the secondary region to maintain data residency within the United Arab…
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database
An Azure relational database service.
6,808 questions
asked 2026-03-26T08:24:45.17+00:00
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Damitha Wijeratne
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-03-26T09:00:24.5366667+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula
15,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator