Quick Tip : Scaling Up/Down Azure Sql Database via Azure portal | Step By Step
In this blog, we are going to learn “Scaling Up/Down Azure Sql Database via Azure portal”.
Pre-requisites Steps:
- Azure account with an active subscription. Create an account for free
- Quick Tip : Create & Deploy Azure SQL Database
- Quick Tip : How to View Specific SQL Database via Azure portal
Dependency Resources:
- Resource Group
- Azure SQLServer
- Azure SQL Database
Step by Step:
Step 0: Go through the Pre-requisites
Step 1: Login into Azure Portal, then Navigate to your Azure SQL database
Step 2: Just make a note of Pricing Tier highlighed below, in this case we have basic plan

Step 3: Now change the Pricing Tier to Higher plan, in this case we select “STANDARD PLAN”, then adjust the DTUs & Data Size as required, then Click on “Apply”

Step 4: Here the Plan is updated means Scaled UP, you can use the same steps to Scale DOWN the pricing tier

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