Autoscaling Azure SQL Database

Question

We have an application that uses Azure SQL for the database backend. Under normal load/conditions this database can successfully run on a Premium 1 plan. However, during the

Answer 1

In some cases the easiest option might be to just run SQL query as described in msdn.

For example:

ALTER DATABASE [database_name] MODIFY (EDITION = 'standard', SERVICE_OBJECTIVE = 'S3', MAXSIZE = 250 GB)