SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines lets you run your existing SQL Server workloads on Azure compute infrastructure. This service helps organizations migrate to the cloud while retaining the high availability, disaster recovery, and security features inherent to SQL Server. It also provides the flexibility of Azure and supports hybrid connectivity, aiming to lower the total cost of ownership for your database operations.
Choose this solution if you need the specific HA/DR and security capabilities of SQL Server combined with Azure’s hybrid connectivity options. Be aware that there is no free tier available for this service. You must operate under a pay-as-you-go pricing model, meaning you will incur costs based on usage without any complimentary access period or included free resources.