Azure SQL—general availability updates for early November 2021

In early November 2021, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: 

• Increased storage limit to 16 TB with Azure SQL Managed Instance for the General Purpose tier.
• Use Azure AD only authentication for Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance to disallow SQL authentication.
• Change the differential backup frequency of Azure SQL Databases to 12 or 24 hours.
• Azure SQL Managed Instance enables resource mobility for moving instances across subnets.
• Allow linking Azure SQL instances to Azure SQL Managed Instance with Azure AD authentication.