Episode

Azure SQL Zone Redundant Configuration for High Availability

In this video, Emily Lisa and Anna Hoffman discuss how to make a database zone redundant in Azure SQL, and the High Availability benefits of the zone redundant configuration. 

[00:47] What is an availability zone?
[01:25] How does it relate to Azure SQL?
[02:14] Regions that support Availability Zones
[03:10] Demo to Enable Zone Redundant Configuration
[04:10] How it affects SLAs

Additional Resources:
High-availability and Azure SQL Database: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/sql-database/sql-database-high-availability?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner
Regions and Availability Zones in Azure: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/availability-zones/az-overview?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner
Regions that support Availability Zones in Azure: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/availability-zones/az-region?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner
SLA for Azure SQL Database: https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/sla/sql-database/v1_4/?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner