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REST Endpoint Invocation is now Generally Available

August 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023 08/28/23
Brian Spendolini
On behalf of the Engineering and Product Management teams, we are happy to announce that External REST Endpoint Invocation is now GA!   What is External REST Endpoint Invocation? External REST Endpoint Invocation makes it possible for developers to call REST/GraphQL endpoints from other Azure Services from right in the Azure SQL ...

Summer 2023 Update for Azure SQL Database External REST Endpoint Invocation

August 7, 2023 Aug 7, 2023 08/7/23
Brian Spendolini
Summer 2023 REST Endpoint Invocation Update Welcome to the Summer 2023 REST Endpoint Invocation update post! This summer, we updated the External REST Endpoints Invocation feature with a few key fixes and additions to help you use more Azure Services with your Azure SQL Database. The feature was released to public preview last year and this...

Implement Change Data Streams with Azure SQL Database, Change Tracking, and Azure SQL Bindings

May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 05/15/23
Brian Spendolini
Building on my first Azure SQL Bindings blog post and taking inspiration from Drew Skwiers-Koballa's post on SQL Bindings, we are going to create a change data stream with Azure SQL Database. Now, usually, the first part of these blogs is a prerequisite section that goes over what you need to install locally to get started. From talking to ...

Change Tracking in Azure SQL Database

May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 05/1/23
Brian Spendolini
The Azure SQL Database has two main ways to track changes with data (rows/DML) as well as table changes. One of those methods is Change Tracking with the other being Change Data Capture. Today’s post will be going into depth on Change Tracking. Change Tracking and Change Data Capture So, what’s the difference between the two? Change Data...

Connecting the Dots of Azure SQL CICD Part 2: Local Development

November 7, 2022 Nov 7, 2022 11/7/22
Brian Spendolini
Join us for part two of our Azure SQL database change management (CICD) series. This post covers local development environments with Visual Studio Code. Prerequisites Check For Database Projects to deploy correctly, we need to have the .NET Core SDK installed. You can get it here with a direct link for windows x64 here. You can also ...

Announcing the “Azure SQL Database External REST Endpoints Integration” Early Adoption Program

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 05/24/22
Davide Mauri
A new, exciting capability for Azure SQL Database has been announced today at //Build: Azure SQL Database has a new built-in feature that allows native integration with external REST endpoints. This means that integration of Azure SQL Database with Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Cognitive Services, Event Hubs, Event Grid, Azure ...