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What is database elastic pool?
Azure SQL Database elastic pools are a simple, cost-effective solution for managing and scaling multiple databases that have varying and unpredictable usage demands. The databases in an elastic pool are on a single server and share a set number of resources at a set price.
What is SQL pool?
SQL Pool is the traditional Data Warehouse. It is a Big Data Solution that stores data in a relational table format with columnar storage. It also uses a Massive Parallel Processing (MPP) architecture to leverage up to 60 nodes to run queries.
How do you set up an elastic pool?
To get here, find an elastic pool in the Azure portal and click Configure pool either from the top of the blade or from the resource menu on the left. From here you can make any combination of the following changes and save them all in one batch: Change the service tier of the pool.
Which powershell cmdlet can you use to create a new elastic database in a pool?
Script explanation
| Command | Notes |
|---|---|
| New-AzResourceGroup | Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored. |
| New-AzSqlServer | Creates a server that hosts databases and elastic pools. |
| New-AzSqlElasticPool | Creates an elastic pool. |
| New-AzSqlDatabase | Creates a database in a server. |
What is the SQL elastic pool?
SQL Database Elastic Pool is a shared resource model that enables higher resource utilization efficiency, with all the databases within an elastic pool sharing predefined resources within the same pool. The workload pattern is well defined and is highly cost-effective in multitenant scenarios.
What is Azure Elastic database?
The elastic database is a new feature offered for SQL Azure Databases. Elastic databases are useful when you have several databases and you want to monitor and manage all the databases at the same time. To do this, a pool is required. The pool allows handling several databases at the same time.
How much does Azure SQL cost?
A SQL Azure instance that holds up to 1 GB costs $9.99 per month. If you have Two Small Compute Instances & 1 GB of SQL Azure storage, plus throwing in some bandwidth use, a dash of Content Delivery Network (CDN) use, and your baseline cost might start at around $2,225.
What are the limitations of Azure SQL?
Basic SQL Azure limitations. SQL Azure offers two kinds of databases, Web Edition and Business Edition. The former can scale up to 5 GB; the latter, 50 GB.