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Azure SQL Database

Managed relational database with ACID compliance and full SQL Server compatibility.

When to Use

  • Relational data with ACID requirements
  • Complex queries and joins
  • Existing SQL Server workloads
  • Reporting and analytics
  • Strong schema enforcement

Authentication

Default: Entra-only authentication (recommended)

  • Required for subscriptions with Entra-only policies
  • More secure than SQL authentication
  • Eliminates password management

Required Supporting Resources

Resource Purpose
Key Vault Store connection strings
Private Endpoint Secure access (optional)

SKU Selection

Tier Use Case Features
Basic Dev/test, light workloads 5 DTUs, 2GB
Standard Production workloads 10-3000 DTUs
Premium High-performance In-memory OLTP
Serverless Variable workloads Auto-pause, auto-scale
Hyperscale Large databases 100TB+, instant backup

Environment Variables

Variable Value When to Set
AZURE_PRINCIPAL_ID Current user's object ID After azd init, before azd provision
AZURE_PRINCIPAL_NAME Current user's display name After azd init, before azd provision
SQL_SERVER {server}.database.windows.net Runtime (from Bicep outputs)
SQL_DATABASE Database name Runtime (from Bicep outputs)
SQL_CONNECTION_STRING Full connection string (Key Vault) Runtime (from Bicep outputs)

Set principal variables:

PRINCIPAL_INFO=$(az ad signed-in-user show --query "{id:id, name:displayName}" -o json)
azd env set AZURE_PRINCIPAL_ID $(echo $PRINCIPAL_INFO | jq -r '.id')
azd env set AZURE_PRINCIPAL_NAME $(echo $PRINCIPAL_INFO | jq -r '.name')

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