Merge pull request #33713 from WilliamDAssafMSFT/20250404-query-store-hints-best-practices.md

20250404 query store hints best practices.md

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azure-sql/database/recovery-using-backups.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about point-in-time restore, which enables you to roll back a
 author: dnethi
 ms.author: dinethi
 ms.reviewer: wiassaf, mathoma, danil
-ms.date: 03/13/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: backup-restore
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ For more information, see [Azure RBAC: Built-in roles](/azure/role-based-access-
 
 You can recover by using the Azure portal, PowerShell, or the REST API. You can't use Transact-SQL.
 
+Azure SQL Database backups are managed automatically. No one has direct access to the backups. The backups are deleted once the configured retention period expires. For more information, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md) and [Long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md).
+
 ## Point-in-time restore
 
 You can restore any database to an earlier point in time within its retention period. The restore request can specify any service tier or compute size for the restored database. When you're restoring a database into an elastic pool, ensure that you have sufficient resources in the pool to accommodate the database.

azure-sql/database/sql-database-paas-overview.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "Get an introduction to SQL Database: technical details and capabil
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: mathoma
-ms.date: 09/12/2024
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: service-overview
 ms.topic: overview
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ The [maintenance window feature](maintenance-window.md) allows you to configure
 
 Patching is generally not noticeable if you [employ retry logic](develop-overview.md#resiliency) in your app. For more information, see [Planning for Azure maintenance events in Azure SQL Database](planned-maintenance.md).
 
+### Can I access my backups?
+
+Azure SQL Database backups are managed automatically. No one has direct access to the backups. The backups are deleted once the configured retention period expires. For more information, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md) and [Long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md).
+
 ## Engage with the SQL Server engineering team
 
 - [DBA Stack Exchange](https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/sql-server): Ask database administration questions.

docs/relational-databases/performance/query-store-hints-best-practices.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Query Store hints best practices"
 description: "Best practices for the Query Store hints feature, which helps you to shape query plans without changing application code."
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
-ms.date: 03/26/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: performance
 ms.topic: best-practice
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ For more information, see Query Store hint [examples](query-store-hints.md#examp
 The following considerations apply:
 
 - When you specify this hint for a query, an attempt to execute the query fails with error 8778, severity 16, *Query execution has been aborted because the ABORT_QUERY_EXECUTION hint was specified.*
-- To unblock a query, you can clear the hint by passing the `query_id` value to the [sys.sp_query_store_clear_hints](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-query-store-clear-hints-transact-sql.md) stored procedure.
-- You can use the following example query to find all queries in Query Store that are blocked with system views, starting with the [sys.query_store_query_hints (Transact-SQL)](../system-catalog-views/sys-query-store-query-hints-transact-sql.md) system view:
+- To unblock a query, you can clear the hint by passing the `query_id` value to the `@query_id` parameter in the [sys.sp_query_store_clear_hints](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-query-store-clear-hints-transact-sql.md) stored procedure.
+- You can use system views to find queries in Query Store that are blocked, as in the following example query:
     ```sql
     SELECT qsh.query_id,
            q.query_hash,