What is Azure SQL Database vCore purchase model?
Experience Level: Senior
Tags: Azure CloudAzure SQL Database
Answer
The virtual core (vCore) purchase model used by Azure SQL Database provides several benefits over the DTU purchase model:
- Higher compute, memory, I/O, and storage limits.
- Control over the hardware generation to better match compute and memory requirements of the workload.
- Pricing discounts for Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB).
- Greater transparency in the hardware details that power the compute, that facilitates planning for migrations from on-premises deployments.
- Reserved instance pricing is only available for vCore purchase model.
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