Merge pull request #1 from JulCsc/magtsang-SharePointWebpart

edit applies-to section

Author: magtsang

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -64380,6 +64380,26 @@
       "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/sql-server-migration-assistant",
       "redirect_document_id": false
     },
+    {
+      "source_path": "docs/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-select-locations-accesstosql.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-accesstosql",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source_path": "docs/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-select-files-accesstosql.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-accesstosql",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source_path": "docs/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-verify-selection-accesstosql.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/access/find-databases-wizard-accesstosql",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source_path": "docs/ssma/access/shortcut-keys-accesstosql.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/access/menu-commands-and-other-shortcut-keys-accesstosql",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
     {
       "source_path": "docs/ssma/db2/legal-notice-db2tosql.md",
       "redirect_url": "/sql/ssma/sql-server-migration-assistant",
@@ -67185,6 +67205,11 @@
       "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-availability-group-cluster-pacemaker",
       "redirect_document_id": false
     },
+    {
+      "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-availability-group-configure-ha.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/high-availability/availability-groups-configure",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    },
     {
       "source_path": "docs/relational-databases/system-tables/cdc-change-feed-tables-transact-sql.md",
       "redirect_url": "/sql/relational-databases/system-tables/changefeed-change-feed-tables-transact-sql",

azure-sql/database/auditing-overview.md

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 title: Auditing
 titleSuffix: Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics
 description: SQL Auditing for Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics tracks database events and writes them to an audit log in your Azure storage account, Log Analytics workspace, or Event Hubs.
-author: sravanisaluru
-ms.author: srsaluru
-ms.reviewer: wiassaf, vanto, mathoma
-ms.date: 09/04/2025
+author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
+ms.author: wiassaf
+ms.reviewer: srsaluru, vanto, mathoma
+ms.date: 12/19/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: security
 ms.topic: conceptual
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ You can use SQL Database auditing to:
 - Permissions required to view Audit logs:
   - `VIEW DATABASE SECURITY AUDIT` permission in user database
 
+### Recommended auditing approach for large OLTP workloads
+
+For environments with many databases running heavy OLTP workloads, using server‑level auditing with default settings can lead to very large audit volumes across the logical server. Since all events from all databases are written into the same audit folder, querying audit logs for a single database becomes slow and operationally expensive. To improve performance and reduce noise:
+
+   - **Switch to database‑level auditing**. Each database writes to its own audit log folder, reducing the total volume scanned and making retrieval faster.
+   - **Review the audit configuration**. Determine whether capturing all batch‑completed events is necessary, or if a custom filtered configuration can meet your security and compliance requirements.
+    
 ## Auditing limitations
 
 - Enabling auditing on a paused **Azure Synapse SQL pool** isn't supported. To enable auditing, resume the **Synapse SQL pool**.

azure-sql/database/automated-backups-overview.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Automatic, geo-redundant backups
+title: Automatic, Geo-Redundant Backups
 titleSuffix: Azure SQL Database
 description: Learn how Azure SQL Database automatically backs up all databases and provides a point-in-time restore capability.
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.reviewer: mathoma, danil, dinethi
 ms.date: 09/25/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: backup-restore
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: article
 ms.custom:
   - azure-sql-split
   - ignite-2025
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ For information on recovery times, see [RTO and RPO](business-continuity-high-av
 |---|---|---|---|
 | **Types of SQL backup** | Full, differential, log. | Most recent geo-replicated copies of PITR backups. | Only the full backups. |
 | **Retention** | 7 days by default, configurable between 1 and 35 days (except Basic databases, which are configurable between 1 and 7 days). | Enabled by default, same as source.<sup>2</sup>| Not enabled by default. Retention is up to 10 years. |
-| **Azure Storage**  | Geo-redundant by default. You can optionally configure zone-redundant or locally redundant storage. | Available when PITR backup storage redundancy is set to geo-redundant. Not available when PITR backup storage is zone-redundant or locally redundant. | Geo-redundant by default. You can configure zone-redundant or locally redundant storage. |
+| **Azure Storage**  | Geo-redundant by default. You can optionally configure zone-redundant or locally redundant storage. | Available when PITR backup storage redundancy is set to geo-redundant or geo-zone redundant (GZRS). Not available when PITR backup storage is zone-redundant or locally redundant. | Geo-redundant by default. You can configure zone-redundant or locally redundant storage. |
 | **Configure backups as [immutable](/azure/storage/blobs/immutable-storage-overview)** | Not supported | Not supported | [Supported](backup-immutability.md) | 
 | **Restoring a new database in the same region** | Supported | Supported | Supported |
 | **Restoring a new database in another region** | Not supported | Supported in any Azure region | Supported in any Azure region |

azure-sql/database/azure-sql-python-quickstart.md

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ The app is ready to be tested locally.
     uvicorn app:app --reload
     ```
 
-1. On the Swagger UI page for the app [http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs](http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs), expand the POST method and select **Try it out**.
+1. On the Swagger UI page for the app `http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs`, expand the POST method and select **Try it out**.
 
     You can also use try `/redoc` to see another form of generated documentation for the API.
 

azure-sql/database/connect-excel.md

@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 ---
 title: Connect with Excel
-titleSuffix: Azure SQL Database & Azure SQL Managed Instance
-description: Learn how to connect Microsoft Excel to a database in Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance. Import data into Excel for reporting and data exploration.
+titleSuffix: Azure SQL Database & Azure SQL Managed Instance & Fabric SQL database
+description: Learn how to connect Microsoft Excel to a database. Import data into Excel for reporting and data exploration.
 author: VanMSFT
 ms.author: vanto
 ms.reviewer: wiassaf, mathoma
-ms.date: 06/13/2025
+ms.date: 01/06/2026
 ms.service: azure-sql
 ms.subservice: connect
 ms.topic: how-to
-monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db || =azuresql-mi"
+monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db || =azuresql-mi || = fabricsql"
 ms.custom:
   - sqldbrb=1
   - sfi-image-nochange
 ---
 
-# Connect Excel to a database in Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance, and create a report
+# Connect Excel to a database and create a report
 
-[!INCLUDE[appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi](../includes/appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi-fabricsqldb](../includes/appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi-fabricsqldb.md)]
 
 You can connect Excel to a database and then import data and create tables and charts based on values in the database. In this tutorial you will set up the connection between Excel and a database table, save the file that stores data and the connection information for Excel, and then create a pivot chart from the database values.
 
-You'll need to create a database before you get started. If you don't have one, see [Create a database in Azure SQL Database](single-database-create-quickstart.md) and [Create server-level IP firewall](firewall-create-server-level-portal-quickstart.md) to get a database with sample data up and running in a few minutes.
+You'll need to create a database before you get started. If you don't have one:
+
+- You can [create a database in Azure SQL Database](single-database-create-quickstart.md) and [Create server-level IP firewall](firewall-create-server-level-portal-quickstart.md) to get a database with sample data up and running in a few minutes. Use the [Deploy Azure SQL Database for free](free-offer.md) to create a free Azure SQL Database for the life of your subscription.
+- You can also [try Azure SQL Managed Instance for free](../managed-instance/free-offer.md).
+- You can also [create a SQL database in Microsoft Fabric in the Fabric portal](/fabric/database/sql/create).
 
 In this article, you'll import sample data into Excel from that article, but you can follow similar steps with your own data.
 
@@ -34,7 +38,11 @@ You'll also need a copy of Excel. This article uses [Microsoft Excel 2016](https
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/connect-excel/excel-data-source.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the screen to Select data source: Connect Excel to SQL Database.":::
 
-1. In the **SQL Server database** dialog box, type the **Server name** you want to connect to in the form `<servername>.database.windows.net`. Optionally, enter in the name of your database. Select **OK** to open the credentials window.
+1. In the **SQL Server database** dialog box, type the **Server name** you want to connect to.
+    - In Azure SQL Database, this looks like: `<servername>.database.windows.net`. 
+    - In Azure SQL Managed Instance, this looks like: `<your-instance-name>.<unique-dns-prefix>.database.windows.net`.
+    - In SQL database in Fabric, this looks like: `<server-unique-identifier>.<tenant>.fabric.microsoft.com`.
+1. Optionally, enter in the name of your database. Select **OK** to open the credentials window.
 1. In the **SQL Server database** dialog box, select **Database** on the left side, and then enter in your **User Name** and **Password** for the server you want to connect to. Select **Connect** to open the **Navigator**.
 
    > [!TIP]
@@ -92,5 +100,4 @@ To save the connection details permanently, you can create an .odc file and make
 ## Related content
 
 - [Quickstart: Use SSMS to connect to and query Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance](connect-query-ssms.md)
-- [Elastic pools](elastic-pool-overview.md)
-- [create a web application that connects to Azure SQL Database on the back-end](/azure/app-service/app-service-web-tutorial-dotnet-sqldatabase)
+- [Create a web application that connects to Azure SQL Database on the back-end](/azure/app-service/app-service-web-tutorial-dotnet-sqldatabase)

azure-sql/database/connect-query-java.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db"
 
 [!INCLUDE [appliesto-sqldb](../includes/appliesto-sqldb.md)]
 
-This article demonstrates creating a sample application that uses Java and [JDBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Database_Connectivity) to store and retrieve information in [Azure SQL Database](/azure/sql-database/).
+This article demonstrates creating a sample application that uses Java and [JDBC](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Database_Connectivity) to store and retrieve information in [Azure SQL Database](/azure/sql-database/).
 
 JDBC is the standard Java API to connect to traditional relational databases.
 

azure-sql/database/deleted-logical-server-restore.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about restoring a deleted logical server in Azure SQL Databas
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: dinethi, jaypatel
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 01/02/2026
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: backup-restore
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db"
 This article provides steps to restore an Azure SQL Database server, also known as a logical server, if it was accidentally deleted.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Currently, the ability to restore a deleted logical server is in preview. The ability to restore a deleted logical server is enabled only for specific subscriptions, and also for all SQL logical servers that are at least two years old.
+> Currently, the ability to restore or hard delete a deleted logical server is in preview. The ability to restore or hard-delete a deleted logical server is enabled only for specific subscriptions, and also for all SQL logical servers that are at least two years old.
+
+## Restore an Azure SQL Database logical server
 
 You can restore a deleted Azure SQL logical server and its underlying databases with one of the following two methods:
 
-## Restore an Azure SQL Database logical server using PowerShell and REST API
+### Restore an Azure SQL Database logical server using PowerShell and REST API
 
 Follow these steps to set up the variables needed to restore the deleted logical server, using PowerShell to invoke a REST API call.
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ Follow these steps to set up the variables needed to restore the deleted logical
    Invoke-AzRestMethod -Path $path -Method PUT -Payload $body
    ```
 
-## Restore an Azure SQL Database logical server using PowerShell
+### Restore an Azure SQL Database logical server using PowerShell
 
 Use the following steps to restore your deleted Azure SQL logical server using [Restore-AzSqlServer](/powershell/module/az.sql/restore-azsqldatabase).
 
@@ -114,7 +116,11 @@ Once the logical server is restored, restoring the databases is next. Look in th
 
 <a id="delete-the-logical-server-without-recovery-using-powershell-and-rest-api"></a>
 
-## Delete the logical server without possibility of recovery using PowerShell and REST API
+## Delete the logical server without possibility of recovery
+
+The ability to hard-delete your logical server, without the possibility of recovery, is currently a limited preview feature enabled only for specific subscriptions, and also for all SQL logical servers that are at least two years old.
+
+### Hard-delete a logical server using PowerShell and REST API
 
 Follow these steps to set up the variables needed to hard-delete the soft-deleted logical server, using PowerShell to invoke a REST API call.
 

azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-configure-portal.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This article shows you how to implement [dynamic data masking](dynamic-data-mask
 
 ## Enable dynamic data masking
 
-1. Launch the Azure portal at [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com).
+1. Launch the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 1. Go to your database resource in the Azure portal. 
 1. Under the **Security** section, select **Dynamic Data Masking**. 
 1. In the **Dynamic Data Masking** configuration page, you might see some database columns that the recommendations engine has flagged for masking. In order to accept the recommendations, select **Add Mask** for one or more columns, and a mask is created based on the default type for this column. You can change the masking function by selecting on the masking rule and editing the masking field format to a different format of your choice. Select **Save** to save your settings. In the following screenshot, you can see recommended dynamic data masks for the sample `AdventureWorksLT` database.

azure-sql/database/elastic-jobs-overview.md

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Set the number of concurrent databases a job runs on by setting the `sp_add_jobs
 
 ### Idempotent scripts
 
-An elastic job's T-SQL scripts must be [idempotent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotence). **Idempotent** means that if the script succeeds, and it's run again, the same result occurs. A script can fail due to transient network issues. In that case, the job will automatically retry running the script a preset number of times before desisting. An idempotent script has the same result even if it's been successfully run twice (or more).
+An elastic job's T-SQL scripts must be [idempotent](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotence). **Idempotent** means that if the script succeeds, and it's run again, the same result occurs. A script can fail due to transient network issues. In that case, the job will automatically retry running the script a preset number of times before desisting. An idempotent script has the same result even if it's been successfully run twice (or more).
 
 A simple tactic is to test for the existence of an object before creating it. The following is a hypothetical example: