AI, Data, and Machine Learning

TH09 The Serverless Azure Database

06/16/2022

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Introductory

Steve Jones

The Voice of the DBA

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