November 2018
Intermediate to advanced
606 pages
15h 7m
English
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Single database
As we mentioned previously, with a single database scaling is really simple—you just need to go to the Configure blade and select the new tier you are interested in. You can easily decide whether you need to scale a database up by watching its performance:
If you see constant spikes or simply utilization of the database is becoming dangerously close to the maximum values, it is always a good decision to give it a few more DTUs or other resources.
Remember, you can set alerts when utilization hits upper limits, so there are some ways to automate the process.