Scaling to the Hyperscale service tier
SQL Database introduced the Hyperscale service tier in May 2019 for General Availability; since then, it's been a popular choice for users who seek high performance and high scalability. The Azure SQL Hyperscale service tier solves most of the very large database (VLDB) problems, such as backup, restore, and scaling.
Considering moving to the Hyperscale service tier
The Hyperscale service tier should be considered as the first choice for a typical workload. Here are some example scenarios:
- If you have a large on-premises SQL Server database and want to modernize applications while moving to the cloud.
- If you are hitting max storage limits in the existing service tier of an Azure SQL database. Hyperscale supports a max storage amount of up to 100 TB.
- If you require fast database backups/restore operations irrespective of database size.
- If you need higher log throughput irrespective of database size and vCore count...