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Low-Cost Relational Database - Serverless SQL, How to configure to reduce billing?

Stephen Wiggins 0 Reputation points
2025-02-11T14:25:27.07+00:00

Requirements:

  • The database must be accessible 24/4
  • Low usage and cost
  • Relational

We are currently using AWS DynamoDB to record data, however are exploring a relational solution. Currently we are not charged for the DynamoDB solution as our utilization is very low (minimal read/writes).

We came across the Azure SQL solution from the described free tier:User's image When configuring the database, the calculator shows estimated billing, does this include the free allowance or the estimated cost on top of the free tier?

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Additionally, any support on the best solution for the requirements above would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Amira Bedhiafi 33,071 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-02-11T15:07:33.24+00:00

    I recommend that you choose the General Purpose service tier and Serverless compute tier. This setup automatically scales resources based on usage, billing you per second for vCores used, which is ideal for low-usage scenarios.

    If you are familiar with Standard-series (Gen5) hardware you can set the minimum vCores to 0.5 to reduce costs. If your usage is minimal, consider the free tier, which offers 100,000 vCore seconds and 32 GB of storage monthly.

    Use Azure Cost Management to monitor and optimize expenses.

    Here are some links to help you :

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