Azure SQL Hyperscale Revealed: High-performance Scalable Solutions for Critical Data Workloads

Take a deep dive into the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Service Tier and discover a new form of cloud architecture from Microsoft that supports massive databases. The new horizontally scalable architecture, formerly code-named Socrates, allows you to decouple compute nodes from storage layers. This radically different approach dramatically increases the scalability of the service. This book shows you how to leverage Hyperscale to provide next-level scalability, high throughput, and fast performance from large databases in your environment.

Zoran Barać is a cloud architect and data specialist with more than 15 years of hands-on experience in data optimization, administration, and architecture. He is a Certified Microsoft Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) with a master‘s degree in Information Technology. Sharing knowledge and contributing to the SQL Server community is his passion. He is also an organizer of the Auckland SQL User Meetup Group, an active blogger, and speaker at different SQL events such as Data Summits, SQL Saturdays, SQL Fridays, Meetups, etc.