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611 votes
Enable backups
We need the ability to do backups. Just simple, standard backup files that we could create and download at the very least. It doesn't have to go directly blob storage or all these other suggestions. But we really, really need backups to use SQL Azure for production. Not data sync, not bcp, no... more
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487 votes
Make SQL-Azure 100% T-SQL compatible
I script I maintain/exported from an on-premise site should just run on the cloud.
It doesn't matter if it implements some tokens as a No-OP or with warnings or notes. But it should compile unaltered and run on Azure.
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381 votes
Support full-text indexing
Our application is heavily dependent on it. So this is a blocker right now.
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343 votes
developer version
Provide a feature complete free version of SQL Azure for developers beyond Jan 2010
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286 votes
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235 votes
Provide an easy or automatic methanism for horrizontal partitioning
Just as Azure storage has accomplished, implement automatic partitioning. All the developer should have to provide is an optional PartitionKey
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216 votes
OData Support
1. Create a new Database.
2. Check an "Enable OData data services"
3. Get a non-code OData service over the databaseStatus: startedWe have an early look at this feature on our incubation site at https://www.sqlazurelabs.com . Please provide us feedback on this feature by emailing sqlazurelabs@microsoft.com
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208 votes
Enable Transparent Data Encryption
Enabling TDE would go a long way to help placate business sponsors concerned about their data being housed in Microsoft's datacenters. Even though the cloud is arguably more secure than doing it yourself, turning on TDE would provide a warm fuzzy feeling to those not comfortable with the concept.
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159 votes
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149 votes
Cross database reference
The ability to query (read-only) data from a difference database or linked server. This will allow to reference (join) some tables from the source database and build views that uses two or more SQL Azure databases.
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121 votes
create a new SQL Azure Edition to allow a lot of little databases
My Company need to create many little databases.
The max size would be 500MB.
So an Edition that allow 500MB databases.
Or maybe an Edition that give a space 1GB or 10GB where we can create up to 50 or 100 databases which would share the space. -
100 votes
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75 votes
Support sharding as deep as possible
we want easy sharding with moving data from overloaded db. I understand that you cant move data automagicaly but with some support from us
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75 votes
Add support for ASP.NET sessions in SQL Azure
Please add support for ASP.NET sessions in SQL Azure. Although the membership and roles providers currently work with SQL Azure, the session provider does not. If we have more than 1 instance of our web roles we are forced to use the custom ASP.NET session provider that uses Azure Storage which... more
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74 votes
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56 votes
Full Management Studio Support
Currently you can only run queries against SQL Azure databases. It would be good to get the rest of management studio working (object explorer etc.)
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52 votes
Enable SQL Service Broker in SQL Azure
Service Broker should be available in Windows Azure.
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46 votes
Support Sql Change Tracking
Add in Sql 2008 Change Tracking
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38 votes
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34 votes
Allow data compression (to improve size/performance)
Allowing data compression would make it easier to fit within a 1GB/10GB limit and help improve I/O performance on large datasets, not to mention it helps with T-SQL/SQL Server compatibility.
