Is SQL a PaaS?

Is SQL IaaS or PaaS?

Azure SQL Database is a relational database-as-a-service (DBaaS) hosted in Azure that falls into the industry category of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Best for modern cloud applications that want to use the latest stable SQL Server features and have time constraints in development and marketing.

Is SQL MI PaaS or SaaS?

As per the document from Microsoft at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/azure-database-fundamentals/azure-sql-managed-instance, the Azure SQL database and Azure SQL Managed Instance are PaaS.

Is SQL managed instance PaaS?

At the same time, SQL Managed Instance preserves all PaaS capabilities (automatic patching and version updates, automated backups, high availability) that drastically reduce management overhead and TCO.

Is SQL a platform?

Microsoft Azure SQL Database is the cloud-based version of Microsoft SQL Server, presented as a platform as a service offering on Microsoft Azure.