Waqas Ahmad — Software Architect & Technical Consultant

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.NET ArchitectureCloud-Native ArchitectureAzure Cloud EngineeringAPI ArchitectureMicroservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureDatabase Design & Optimization

👋 Hi, I'm Waqas — a Software Architect and Technical Consultant specializing in .NET, Azure, microservices, and API-first system design..
I help companies build reliable, maintainable, and high-performance backend platforms that scale.

Experienced across engineering ecosystems shaped by Microsoft, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

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Azure SQL

Definition

Relational database on Azure; ACID, JOINs; transactional workloads.

As defined in the knowledge graph

Relational database; state external to service. — From: Azure Microservices Architecture Best Practices
Transactional database for orders and users. — From: Case Study: AirAsia ID90 Employee Portal
Transactional data store. — From: Case Study: BAT In-House Application — Microservices at Scale
Same indexing as SQL Server; execution plans and Query Store available. — From: Database Indexing Strategies: When and What to Index
Same transaction and isolation semantics as SQL Server. — From: Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET

Related concepts

Clustered Index Isolation Level Storage

Articles mentioning this concept

Azure Cloud Architecture Patterns for Scalable Apps Azure Microservices Architecture Best Practices Case Study: AirAsia ID90 Employee Portal Case Study: BAT In-House Application — Microservices at Scale Database Indexing Strategies: When and What to Index Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET