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Automate management tasks in Azure SQL

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics

This article summarizes job automation options in Azure SQL platforms, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database elastic pools, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics.

Consider the following job scheduling and task automation technologies on different Azure SQL platforms:

Differences between SQL Agent and elastic jobs

The following table summarizes key differences between elastic jobs and SQL Agent:

Elastic jobs SQL Agent
Platform Azure SQL Database SQL Server, Azure SQL Managed Instance
Scope Any number of databases in Azure SQL Database only. Targets can be in different logical servers, subscriptions, and/or regions (dynamically enumerated at job runtime). Any individual database in the same instance as the SQL Agent.

The Multi Server Administration (MSX/TSX) feature of SQL Agent allows for master/target instances to coordinate job execution, though this feature is not available in SQL Managed Instance.
Supported APIs and tools T-SQL, PowerShell, REST APIs, Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager T-SQL, PowerShell, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

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