While configuring Azure SQL Database there are quite a few options. Let’s have a look at the major configuration ones.
Step 1: Choose the service Tier:

Step 2: Choose the Resource Type:

Step 3: Choose a purchasing model:

Step 4: Choose vCore Compute tiers (only applicable if you choose vCore Purchasing Model):

This is not an exhaustive list of configuration options for Azure SQL Database as there are other granular details that need to be configured. The purpose of this post is to provide an overview of the options available. Also, these options are current at the time of writing and will evolve in the future.