Azure SQL Database – Version and Compatibility Level

Attention readers: this article is over 5 years old and outdated. Please read the new article with up-to-date information. In the on-premises world, when we install a SQL Server on our own servers, we decide on SQL Version (2012, 2014….), Edition (Standard, Enterprise, Express…) and we set the database Compatibility Levels according to our applications’ specs. But what is