Guy and Eitan talk about some interesting news from Microsoft about SQL Server in Azure.

And also discuss the topic of Backups and Recovery, RTO, RPO, RCO, and database Integrity Checks.

Relevant links:

• Microsoft Copilot in Azure extends capabilities to Azure SQL Database (Private Preview) - Microsoft Community Hub
• Regex in SQL DB (microsoft.com)
• SQL Server Regular Expressions Library Sample - Microsoft Community Hub
• STRING_SPLIT (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
• Do You Have a Proper Backup Strategy? (madeiradata.com)
• CHECKDB From Every Angle: Consistency Checking Options for a VLDB - Paul S. Randal (sqlskills.com)
• Where to Run DBCC on Always On Availability Groups - Brent Ozar Unlimited®

Also, check out our previous episode, if you haven't yet:

SQL Server Radio: Episode 161 - EXCLUSIVE: Announcing the Biggest Innovation for Azure SQL Managed Instances (Codename: Hermes)