Azure SQL Integration

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Connect CostTrail with Azure SQL to automatically track, analyze, and optimize your cloud database spending across all servers, pools, and instances.

Key Features

Database-level cost tracking

Elastic pool optimization

DTU and vCore monitoring

Reserved capacity analysis

Geo-replication cost insights

Hyperscale tier optimization

Serverless scaling analysis

Storage tier recommendations

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Benefits of Connecting Azure SQL

Optimize your Microsoft database costs by integrating CostTrail with Azure SQL

SQL Database Cost Optimization

Identify instance-level cost drivers and optimize service tiers, compute resources, and reserved capacity to reduce your Azure SQL spend by up to 40%.

Elastic Pool Efficiency

Analyze database utilization patterns within elastic pools to optimize pool size and allocation, maximizing cost savings while maintaining performance.

Purchase Model Comparison

Compare vCore-based versus DTU-based pricing models and receive data-driven recommendations on the most cost-effective option for your workloads.

Automatic Scaling Analysis

Track serverless auto-scaling patterns to optimize min/max settings and pause configurations for dev/test and variable workloads.

Simple Setup Process

Connect your Azure SQL databases in minutes with our guided setup

Connect Azure account

Create a read-only service principal with permissions to access your Azure SQL and Monitor metrics for cost analysis.

Configure database monitoring

Set up automatic collection of server metrics, database utilization, and elastic pool consumption from all your Azure SQL resources.

Map application context

Connect your Azure SQL databases to applications, environments, and teams for accurate cost attribution and chargeback.

Enable optimization features

Activate service tier recommendations, elastic pool efficiency insights, and reserved capacity planning.

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Azure SQL Integration Use Cases

How organizations leverage the CostTrail-Azure SQL integration

Service Tier Optimization

Database teams use CostTrail to analyze performance metrics and right-size Azure SQL service tiers, preventing over-provisioning while maintaining required performance levels.

Typical cost savings:

35%

Elastic Pool Management

Enterprise architects use CostTrail to identify optimal elastic pool configurations and database assignments, consolidating resources for maximum cost efficiency.

Typical cost savings:

40%

Reserved Capacity Planning

Finance teams work with IT to analyze usage patterns and implement reserved capacity purchases with the optimal term length and quantity for SQL instances.

Typical cost savings:

33%

Enterprise-Grade Security

We take the security of your Azure SQL data seriously. Our integration uses the highest security standards:

Azure Active Directory integration
End-to-end encryption
Read-only access
Microsoft Partner certified
RBAC permissions model
Regular security audits

Learn more about our security practices

Resources & Documentation

Get the most out of your Azure SQL integration with our comprehensive documentation and support resources:

Integration Guide

Step-by-step setup and configuration instructions

API Documentation

Technical details for developers

Support Center

Troubleshooting and help articles

Webinar Recording

Watch our Azure SQL integration demo

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the Azure SQL integration

Have more questions?

Our Azure database experts are ready to help with any questions about the Azure SQL integration.

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