Tag: azure

Three Reasons RDS SQL Server Is Better Than Azure SQL Managed Instance

By Kendra Little on October 8, 2025

Category: azure-sql , sql-server-rds , sql-server

While every managed database service has high points and low points, there are three things that make RDS for SQL Server shine in comparison to Azure SQL Managed Instance: options for a higher memory:vCPU ratio, a well documented API that works beautifully with python, and fast and effective customer support that isn’t painful to use.

It’s just three things, but they make a huge difference. And these are three things that Microsoft can, and SHOULD, really fix for their cloud database services.

What the Decline of SQL Server Quality Means for Developers and DBAs

By Kendra Little on March 10, 2025

Category: azure-sql , sql-server , career

Tags: azure , azure-sql-database , azure-sql-managed-instance , bugs , microsoft-support

‘Is it just me, or is SQL Server quality slipping?’

I asked myself that question for couple/few years until I faced up to it: SQL Server is well into a period where Microsoft investment is waning, and Microsoft regularly isn’t able to deliver the features they promise.

Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose Architecture and Performance/Cost Tradeoffs

By Kendra Little on January 22, 2024

Category: azure-sql , sql-server

Tags: azure , azure-sql-managed-instance , presentations

🔥 UPDATE: Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Next-gen General Purpose service tier for Azure SQL Managed Instance, which includes improvements to I/O latency, IOPS, and transaction log throughput. This post describes the original General Purpose blob storage. You don't want that.

Whether or not you use Azure SQL Managed Instance, you will likely be asked for an opinion on it eventually if you’re a SQL Server person.

While the architecture is documented, it can be a bit of a long read and some of the gotchas are spread out over different pages – so I’m drawing up the architecture of each service tier along with notable implications for the design on performance and cost. Here’s the scoop on General Purpose.

Azure Static Web Apps Are Now Generally Available

By Kendra Little on May 18, 2021

Category: website-development

Tags: azure-static-web-apps , static-sites , hugo , blogging , azure

I wrote recently about moving my blog from Wordpress to an Azure Static Site.

Azure Static Web Apps have now moved out of Preview and are now generally available. A free tier has been announced which is great for personal blogs.