Azure SQL Database elastic pools are a simple, cost-effective solution for managing and scaling multiple databases that have varying and unpredictable usage demands. The databases in an elastic pool are on a single server and share a set number of resources at a set price. Elastic pools in Azure SQL Database enable SaaS developers to optimize the price performance for a group of databases within a prescribed budget while delivering performance elasticity for each database. Guaranteed 99.995 percent uptime for SQL Database Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-overview https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/sql-database/elastic/ https://www.azure.cn/en-us/support/sla/virtual-machines/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/optimize-price-performance-with-compute-auto-scaling-in-azure/ba-p/966149