There are lots of other reasons for using Azure SQL Database. These include the following:
- Scalability: Azure SQL Database can be scaled according to your needs and usage. More information about this topic will be covered later in the chapter.
- Online scaling: No downtime is needed to scale your database size. For example, you can start your application with a size that fits it in the beginning, and Azure SQL Database can respond to the database's requirements by scaling whenever necessary without causing any downtime.
- Hardcore monitoring: Azure SQL Database provides built-in monitoring and alerting tools that can be used to identify potential problems and even recommend actions to be taken in order to fix an issue. Alerts can also be generated based on the monitoring metrics, so you can receive an alert that something has gone wrong according to the monitoring baseline that the user can define according to his needs.
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