Explanation Box 1: Yes Be sure that the destination is in the same region as your database and server. Box 2: No Box 3: Yes https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-auditing Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-auditing https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/dn741340(v=azure.100)?redirectedfrom=MSDN