Azure update · August 17, 2026
Public Preview: Zone redundancy for Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose
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You can now benefit from enhanced resilience with the public preview of zone redundancy for Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose. This update helps you improve business continuity by automatically distributing your compute and data across availability zones, reducing the risk of downtime from localized failures. You gain greater reliability with up to 99.995% uptime without changing your application architecture, while maintaining the cost efficiency and flexibility of the General Purpose tier. With built-in high availability, you can confidently run mission-critical workloads and meet stricter uptime requirements with less operational effort.
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