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[Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Azure, SQL Server
Type
Migration
Announcement date
2026-07-15
Effective date
Date not published
Impact
Affected

In brief

[Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

What the source says

The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features

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  • Raw capture
    2026-08-30T06:15:07.776356+00:00
  • Event
    [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features
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  • Product Microsoft Azure
    [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features
    source
  • Product SQL Server
    [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features
    source
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    [Launched] Generally Available: Expanding Azure Arc SQL Migration with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines The Azure Arc migration solution now supports SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines as a migration target. Arc-enabled SQL Server instances can now be migrated to both Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure infrastructure using the same unified Launched Compute Databases SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Features
    source

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