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Azure SQL Edge is a small-footprint container (less than 500MB) optimized for IoT edge gateways. It runs SQL Server engine on ARM64 devices (like Raspberry Pi or Jetson Nano) and includes streaming capabilities. Architecture Streaming T-SQL You can create a `STREAM` object in T-SQL to process incoming data windows. Key Takeaways Runs on ARM64 and […]
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