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Azure SQL Database Read Scale-Out: Offloading Reads Without Breaking Consistency

Learn how to route read-only workloads to a secondary replica in Premium and Business Critical tiers using ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly, and how to verify the routing while accounting for replication lag.

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azuresqldatabaseTasadduq Burneyowner34.8K rep · 02 Aug 2026, 16:31 UTC