Cannot add tags
HI Team, I am trying to add tags to an SQL instance, but I am encountering the following error: InternalServerError\",\"message\":\"An unexpected error occured while processing the request This issue occurs when updating tags for a…
How to shrink 10 TB database in Azure Managed Instance
How to shrink 10 TB database in Azure Managed Instance. is it possible?

Action required: Upgrade Azure SQL Database 2014-04-01 APIs to a newer version by 31 October 2025
We received a notification for " Upgrade Azure SQL Database 2014-04-01 APIs to a newer version by 31 October 2025" and how do we check the resources Impacted? while searching in the azure retirement workbook what will be the service name ,…
How do I fix the error 404 message when trying to set up the Wordpress migration to Azure?
I have been attempting to set up the Wordpress database in Azure. I think I've tried everything 4 times including recoding bash files. I am not a programmer but bootstrapping this myself. Any help or thoughts on this?
complain: connection time out database server + suddenly with developer support not able to create a ticket
Yesterday we had on a azure sql server connection time out errors for about 5 hours. The problem solved be itself. No explanation or disruption on azure services found within our portal but saw on internet several users complain about Azure at that…
Unable to assign tags to SQL managed instance in Germany West Central region
I keep getting an "internal server error" when trying to add tags to a SQL managed instance in the Germany West Central region. Assigning tags to other ressources is not a problem. Anyone else experiencing this?
How to collect IOPS information in Azure SQL MI
Hello all, I have a question about collect IOPS information for Azure SQL MI. Is there any way to collect IOPS for Azure SQL MI? Thanks
How to index multiple data source when one of the source is file share ?
Hi ! I tried to make an index with multiple data sources following this tutorial https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/tutorial-multiple-data-sources The data source I will use are Azure SQL Database and File Share Index making for file…
Azure SQL DB server disabled public access but still working.
I have an Azure SQL server where we disabled public access, but I’m still able to connect via telnet. Additionally, we observed that when performing an nslookup on the server's FQDN, it resolves to the public IP. We do have an entry in the private…
Hosting Azure SQL Databases in Multiple Regions for Compliance and Access via Single API
We are looking to implement a multi-region data storage strategy using Azure SQL Database. Our goal is to store EU customer data in an Azure SQL Database located in an EU region and non-EU customer data in a US-based Azure SQL Database to meet compliance…
Azure resource sharing among multiple users
I have created few resources under Startup Subscription, however even after trying many times and many options, I am unable to add another user to see these resources and use them (e.g. DB Creation, App deployment etc.). Can you please suggest the steps…
SQL Azure Firewall setting
Hi, We received a brute force attack notification for our SQL Azure server. Upon investigation, we noticed that the attacker was using .Net SqlClient and returning error 18456. If I check error 18456, it refers to failed authentication... but strange…
Azure SQL Restore stuck
I have a 2gb DB that is stuck restoring for over 48 hrs. It shows as an entry in SSMS but does not show up in the Azure Portal (see image attached) I cant find any status or logs information in the Azure Portal either... I have used restore…
Role of Gateways in Azure SQL databases
I'm currently reading - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql and just confused about the importance & Role of these Gateways in Azure SQL connectivity. I would really appreciate if any…

Deployment of Azure SQL Managed Instance stuck in Step 3 - New Instance Startup
Yesterday I started to create a SQL Managed Instance (Creation date: 2025-02-04 11:31 (UTC)). I tried to create the SQL-MI in West Europe as General Purpose Standard-series (Gen 5) (4 vCores, 300 IOPS, 64 GB storage, Locally-redundant backup…
Force Storage Reclamation on Azure SQL Database
Our Azure SQL Server Database has grown too large so we're trying to reduce the costs of service by bringing down the allocated space. We've already bulk-deleted data that we no longer need and freed up plenty of available space, as well as looped…
Azure Sql Automatic tuning is not working
How to fix Azure Sql Automatic Tuning? on the Azure portal, the recommendations page never loads. and when I run: select * from sys.database_automatic_tuning_options I get the following error: GetRecommendedActions operation failed. Error occured at…
Serverless Azure SQL Database Not Auto Pausing
I have reconfigured a production database from Azure's DTU pricing to the VCore serverless pricing. My thinking is that once paused time was taken into account, I would be able to beef up the resources for the active time and therefore get better…
What would be the recommended Azure SQL configuration to move databases from On Premise server to Azure SQL database ?
We have an on-premise server where it has 3 databases. The size of the databases are 0.01 GB, 0 GB and 0.02 GB respectively. We are expecting very little volume growth over time. We would like to migrate it to Azure SQL database. Should we choose Single…
Public Access Allowed to Azure SQL PaaS When Disabled in SQL Firewall
A SQL PaaS instance in Azure has public access disabled, but Azure VNet access is allowed. Telnet from any external network is successful, yet logging into SQL fails. Shouldn't telnet also be blocked if public access is disabled? Why is telnet permitted…