Generally Available: Improved free Azure SQL Managed Instance offer

Azure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that's always running on the latest stable version of the Microsoft SQL Server database engine. You get an updated operating system with 99.99% high availability and close to 100% feature compatibility with SQL Server. 

The free offer for SQL Managed Instance is now generally available, making it very easy to try out SQL Managed Instance for your workload. The free offer applies to existing Pay-As-You-Go, Enterprise Agreement, Azure Plan, and many other subscription types. When you’re ready to move your workload into production, it’s easy—with two clicks, you can convert it, get the 99.99% uptime service-level agreement, and a myriad of configuration options. 

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