Microsoft Developer presents an in-depth overview of the upcoming enhancement to Azure SQL Hyperscale, where Anna Hoffman discusses increasing geo-replicas from one to four and demonstrates how to leverage this new feature.

Multiple geo-replicas for Azure SQL Hyperscale | Data Exposed

Presenter: Anna Hoffman, Microsoft Developer

Introduction

Azure SQL Hyperscale is set to receive a significant update, boosting its geo-replication capabilities by increasing the maximum number of supported geo-replicas from one to four. This enhancement, arriving as a public preview in late summer 2025, aligns Hyperscale with the rest of the Azure SQL Database family regarding high availability and disaster recovery features.

Hyperscale Secondary Replicas

What’s new?
- Previously, Azure SQL Hyperscale only supported a single geo-replica.
- After the update, users can configure up to four geo-replicas for increased redundancy and scalability.
- This change enables organizations to better design for business continuity and global read workloads.
Benefits:
- Improved failover options
- Enhanced read-scale scenarios
- Easier compliance with disaster recovery requirements

Demo

The video includes a step-by-step demonstration on how to set up and manage secondary geo-replicas within Azure SQL Hyperscale. Topics covered include:

Creating and configuring secondary replicas
Monitoring replica status
Performing failover operations
Best practices for replica deployment

Getting Started

To get started with Azure SQL Hyperscale geo-replicas:
1. Review the supporting documentation
2. Access the feature in Azure once it launches in public preview (late Summer 2025)
3. Implement secondary replicas as required for business needs

Multiple geo-replicas for Azure SQL Hyperscale | Data Exposed

Multiple geo-replicas for Azure SQL Hyperscale | Data Exposed

Introduction

Hyperscale Secondary Replicas

Demo

Getting Started

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