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The\n   code block reads as a mini editor: mono, near-black well, emerald spine --\n   same voice as the qch-spec labels. *\/\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feats{max-width:var(--maxw);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--pad);\n  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.1rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--glass),var(--glass-2));\n  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:1.35rem 1.4rem;\n  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.8rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat h3{font-size:1.05rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat p{color:var(--ink-2);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.66;text-wrap:pretty}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat ul{display:grid;gap:.55rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat li{display:flex;gap:.6rem;align-items:flex-start;\n  color:var(--ink-2);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.6}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat li i{color:var(--emerald-bright);font-size:.72rem;margin-top:.34rem;flex-shrink:0}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat li b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-code{margin:0;margin-top:auto;background:oklch(17% 0.04 264 \/ .75);\n  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;\n  padding:.85rem 1rem;overflow-x:auto}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-code code{font-family:var(--font-m);font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.62;\n  color:var(--ico);background:none;padding:0;white-space:pre}\n\/* An odd card count strands an orphan in a 2-col grid; let the last one own\n   the full row instead. :has() guards against a code block stretching to an\n   unreadable measure -- a wide card is fine for prose, wrong for SQL. *\/\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-feat:last-child:nth-child(odd):not(:has(.qch-code)){grid-column:1\/-1}\n\n\/* Family band -- the FILES_COMMON guarantees, identical on every File Set hub.\n   Deliberately NOT a box: the connector's own facts get cards, the family's\n   get a flat footer register under a hairline -- the register change IS the\n   hierarchy, no chrome needed. (An earlier draft boxed it with an emerald\n   left rail; a full-height colored left border is the stock admonition-callout\n   look, and a third box competed with the cards it is subordinate to.) The\n   wrapping .qspx-wrap aligns its edges with the card grid, which carries the\n   same maxw+pad pair itself. *\/\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband{margin-top:2.2rem;padding-top:1.6rem;\n  border-top:1px solid var(--border)}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-hd{font-family:var(--font-m);font-size:.62rem;font-weight:500;\n  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ico);\n  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;margin-bottom:1rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-hd i{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--emerald-bright)}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));\n  gap:1.5rem 2.2rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col h3{font-size:.92rem;letter-spacing:-0.01em;\n  color:var(--ink-2);margin-bottom:.6rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col p{color:var(--ink-3);font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.62;text-wrap:pretty}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col ul{display:grid;gap:.5rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col li{display:flex;gap:.6rem;align-items:flex-start;\n  color:var(--ink-3);font-size:.87rem;line-height:1.58}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col li i{color:var(--emerald-2);font-size:.68rem;margin-top:.32rem;flex-shrink:0}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-famband-col li b{color:var(--ink-2);font-weight:600}\n\n\/* Cross-source SQL -- ONE panel, split source-list | statement. The point of the\n   feature is that separate sources CONVERGE on a single query, so a card per\n   source would state the opposite; the sources are rows inside the same box the\n   statement lives in. Mono micro-labels (\"3 connections\", \"One statement\") carry\n   the register instead of chrome -- no accent rails anywhere (user call\n   2026-08-30). The statement well reuses .qch-code so SQL looks identical\n   wherever it appears on the page. *\/\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed{max-width:var(--maxw);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed-panel{display:grid;\n  grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.72fr) minmax(0,1.28fr);gap:1.6rem;align-items:center;\n  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--glass),var(--glass-2));\n  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:1.4rem 1.5rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed-lbl{font-family:var(--font-m);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:500;\n  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ico);margin-bottom:.85rem}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed-src{display:grid;gap:.1rem}\n\/* Rows read as a stack that belongs together: hairline between, none trailing. *\/\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;padding:.62rem 0;\n  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}\n#qspx-connector-hub .qch-fed-row:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}\n\n\/* Reference annotation, mirroring \/features\/federated-queries\/ deliberately:\n   same three accents, same numbered token, so a reader arriving from that page\n   recognises the notation instead of relearning it. 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Same SQL Server dialect, branded so you pick the service you actually pay for.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"qspx-ctas\">\n        <a class=\"qspx-btn qspx-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/my.querystreams.com\">\n          Start free <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/a>\n        <a class=\"qspx-btn qspx-btn-ghost\" href=\"#destinations\">\n          <i class=\"fa-solid fa-diagram-project\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> 13 destinations\n        <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n\n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n    <section class=\"qspx-section qch-fan\" id=\"destinations\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n      <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">One connection, every surface<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">Where your Azure SQL data can go<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"qch-fan-diagram\" data-qch-fan>\n      <svg class=\"qch-fan-lines\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/svg>\n\n      <div class=\"qch-fan-srcs\">\n        <div 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width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Excel <span>add-in \u00b7 refresh on demand<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-sheets\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-sheets\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-gsheets.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Google Sheets <span>add-on \u00b7 refresh on demand<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-nova\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-nova\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"nova\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nova_128x128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Nova AI <span>ask in plain English \u00b7 text to SQL<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-viewer\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-viewer\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-sharing.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Data Viewer <span>share live results \u00b7 team, vendors, partners \u00b7 any device<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                            <li class=\"qch-fan-grp\">For apps and systems<\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-restapi\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-restapi\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-restapi.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>REST API <span>JSON endpoint \u00b7 OpenAPI 3.1<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-powerbi\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-powerbi\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-powerbi.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Power BI <span>Power Query M<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-sync\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-airtable d-baserow d-seatable d-smartsheet d-anvil\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-automations.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Scheduled syncs <span>Google Sheets \u00b7 Airtable \u00b7 Baserow \u00b7 SeaTable \u00b7 Smartsheet \u00b7 Anvil<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                            <li class=\"qch-fan-grp\">For AI tools<\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-mcp\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-mcp\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-mcp.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>AI assistants <span>Claude \u00b7 Cursor \u00b7 MCP server<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                            <li class=\"qch-fan-grp\">Delivered to people<\/li>\n                      <li><a class=\"qch-fan-dest\" href=\"#d-alerts\"\n                   data-rows=\"d-alerts\">\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-alerts.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                            <h3>Alerts &amp; reports <span>Slack \u00b7 Discord \u00b7 Email \u00b7 Webhook<\/span><\/h3>\n              <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            <\/a><\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"qch-fan-text\">\n      <p class=\"qch-capsule\">Query Streams reads Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance from Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, AI assistants over MCP and a REST endpoint through one read-only connection. The Network Agent runs on a VM inside your VNet and dials outward, so the database needs no public endpoint and no firewall entry. It is ordinary T-SQL underneath \u2014 dbo schema, the same type handling as on-premises SQL Server \u2014 with SQL authentication and no pooled sessions left behind.<\/p>\n              <p class=\"qch-answer-note\">\n          <i class=\"fa-solid fa-code-branch\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n          <span><b>Azure SQL is\n          Microsoft SQL Server on the wire<\/b>\n          \u2014 the standard driver, so every guide below applies unchanged. The only\n          Azure SQL-specific part is the connection string, covered under\n          <a href=\"#connect\">connection details<\/a>.<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n        <ol class=\"qch-fan-list\">\n              <li class=\"qch-fan-group\">For your team, vendors and partners<\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-excel\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-excel\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-excel.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-excel\/\">Azure SQL to Excel<\/a> <span>Microsoft Excel \u00b7 Excel add-in<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Pull live Azure SQL results straight into a worksheet and refresh them on demand \u2014 desktop Excel, Excel Online, Microsoft 365.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-excel\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-sheets\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-google-sheet\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-gsheets.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-google-sheet\/\">Azure SQL to Google Sheets<\/a> <span>Sheets add-on<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Run a saved Azure SQL query from the sidebar and drop the rows into the sheet. Shared collaborators can refresh it themselves.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-microsoft-sql-server-to-google-sheet\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-extra\" id=\"d-nova\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/text-to-sql\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri nova\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nova_128x128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/text-to-sql\/\">Ask Nova about Azure SQL<\/a> <span>Nova AI \u00b7 text to SQL<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Ask a question in plain English. Nova already knows your Azure SQL tables, writes and runs the SQL, explains the answer and charts it \u2014 no query to write, no credentials to hand over.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/text-to-sql\/\">How Nova works <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-extra\" id=\"d-viewer\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/database-viewer\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-sharing.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/database-viewer\/\">Azure SQL to Data Viewer<\/a> <span>result sharing \u00b7 team, vendors, partners \u00b7 phone, tablet, desktop<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Share a live Azure SQL result with anyone \u2014 a colleague, a vendor, a partner \u2014 as a bookmarkable grid that re-runs fresh when opened, on a phone, a tablet or a desktop. They see the results, never the SQL or the credentials.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/database-viewer\/\">How the Data Viewer works <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"qch-fan-group\">For apps and systems<\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-restapi\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/expose-sql-server-as-rest-api\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-restapi.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/expose-sql-server-as-rest-api\/\">Azure SQL REST API<\/a> <span>HTTP endpoint<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Publish an Azure SQL query as an authenticated JSON endpoint any application can call, with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec and ready-made Postman, Insomnia and Hoppscotch collections. No database port is opened.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/expose-sql-server-as-rest-api\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-supported\" id=\"d-powerbi\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/power-bi-rest-api\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-powerbi.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/power-bi-rest-api\/\">Azure SQL to Power BI<\/a> <span>Power Query M<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Paste the generated Power Query M into the Power BI Advanced Editor and the report reads live Azure SQL results over HTTPS \u2014 no ODBC driver, no database port opened.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/power-bi-rest-api\/\">How Power BI works <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-airtable\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/airtable-sql-server-integration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-airtable.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/airtable-sql-server-integration\/\">Azure SQL to Airtable<\/a> <span>Automation platform<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Sync Azure SQL rows into an Airtable base on a schedule, or fetch them inside an Airtable automation script.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/airtable-sql-server-integration\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-baserow\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/baserow-sql-server-integration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-baserow.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/baserow-sql-server-integration\/\">Azure SQL to Baserow<\/a> <span>Automation platform<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Feed a Baserow table from Azure SQL over the REST endpoint \u2014 self-hosted or Baserow cloud.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/baserow-sql-server-integration\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-seatable\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/seatable-sql-server-integration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-seatable.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/seatable-sql-server-integration\/\">Azure SQL to SeaTable<\/a> <span>Automation platform<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Keep a SeaTable base current with Azure SQL data without exporting a file or exposing the database.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/seatable-sql-server-integration\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-smartsheet\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/smartsheet-sql-server-integration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-smartsheet.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/smartsheet-sql-server-integration\/\">Azure SQL to Smartsheet<\/a> <span>Automation platform<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Push Azure SQL results into a Smartsheet grid so plans and reports read from the source system, not last week&#039;s export.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/smartsheet-sql-server-integration\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-anvil\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/anvil-works-sql-server-integration\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-anvil.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/anvil-works-sql-server-integration\/\">Azure SQL to Anvil<\/a> <span>Anvil Works \u00b7 App platform<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Back an Anvil Python app with Azure SQL through the REST endpoint instead of embedding database credentials in the app.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/anvil-works-sql-server-integration\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"qch-fan-group\">For AI tools<\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-inherited\" id=\"d-mcp\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-sql-server-to-claude-via-mcp\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-mcp.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-sql-server-to-claude-via-mcp\/\">Azure SQL MCP server<\/a> <span>Claude, Cursor and MCP clients<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Give an AI assistant read-only access to Azure SQL with the schema it needs to write correct SQL \u2014 no credentials in the chat.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link is-guide\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-sql-server-to-claude-via-mcp\/\">Microsoft SQL Server guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"qch-fan-group\">Delivered to people<\/li>\n                  <li class=\"qch-fan-row is-supported\" id=\"d-alerts\">\n                                      <a class=\"rl\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/automated-reports\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ri \" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/docs-alerts.transparent.128.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>                        <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/automated-reports\/\">Azure SQL alerts and reports<\/a> <span>Slack \u00b7 Discord \u00b7 Email \u00b7 Webhook<\/span><\/h3>\n            <p>Put an Azure SQL query on a schedule and have the rows delivered to Slack, Discord, email or a signed webhook \u2014 or hold the message until a row count, threshold or percentage change crosses the line you set.<\/p>\n                          <a class=\"qspx-link\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/automated-reports\/\">How alerts and reports work <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n                      <\/li>\n                  <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"qspx-section qspx-how\" id=\"how\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n      <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">How it works<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">5 steps, no inbound firewall change<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qch-steps\">\n              <div class=\"qspx-step\">\n          <span class=\"n\"><b>01<\/b><em><\/em><\/span>\n          <p>Install the Network Agent on a VM inside the VNet and reach the database over a private endpoint. The agent only connects outward, so no inbound rule and no public endpoint are needed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"qspx-step\">\n          <span class=\"n\"><b>02<\/b><em><\/em><\/span>\n          <p>Give it the server name from the Azure portal \u2014 &lt;name&gt;.database.windows.net. Port 1433 is assumed and left out unless you changed it.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"qspx-step\">\n          <span class=\"n\"><b>03<\/b><em><\/em><\/span>\n          <p>Use a SQL login with SELECT on what you want read. SQL authentication is the supported model here.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"qspx-step\">\n          <span class=\"n\"><b>04<\/b><em><\/em><\/span>\n          <p>Let it read the schema. Tables, columns, types and keys are catalogued so the Query Builder and Nova know the shape before anyone writes T-SQL.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"qspx-step\">\n          <span class=\"n\"><b>05<\/b><em><\/em><\/span>\n          <p>Save, and Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, MCP and REST all read that database through the one connection \u2014 or join it to your other sources in a single statement.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"qspx-section\" id=\"features\">\n      <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n        <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">Feature deep-dive<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">What Azure SQL gives you<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"qch-feats\">\n                      <article class=\"qch-feat\">\n              <h3>What Azure sees when the agent connects<\/h3>              <p>Azure SQL is a shared service with opinions about who may talk to it, so it is worth being precise about what arrives.<\/p>                              <ul>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>Reachability is tested over TCP before any login is attempted, so a wrong server name or a blocked path fails as a network problem rather than arriving at Azure as a failed login.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span><b>Connection pooling is off. No idle sessions accumulate against your database between queries<\/b> \u2014 which on a serverless tier is the difference between staying paused and being held awake.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>The Azure firewall&#039;s own refusal is recognised for what it is, so a server that has not been told about your address reports a network block rather than a generic failure.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>Every connection to Azure SQL is encrypted, because Azure requires TLS and refuses anything less. That guarantee is Azure&#039;s rather than something the agent negotiates on its behalf.<\/span><\/li>\n                                  <\/ul>\n                                        <\/article>\n                      <article class=\"qch-feat\">\n              <h3>Serverless, and the first query after a pause<\/h3>              <p>This is the one rough edge worth knowing about before you meet it, because the symptom looks like a broken connection and is not.<\/p>                              <ul>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>A serverless database auto-pauses when idle, and waking it takes time the connection attempt has to sit through.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>The agent waits 30 seconds to connect and 35 seconds for a query to begin returning. A cold wake can exceed that.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>There is no automatic retry, so the honest description is that the first query after a long pause may time out and want running a second time. Everything after it is normal.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>A paused database is recognised as paused rather than reported as missing, so the message tells you what actually happened.<\/span><\/li>\n                                  <\/ul>\n                                        <\/article>\n                      <article class=\"qch-feat\">\n              <h3>It is SQL Server, with two Azure-shaped caveats<\/h3>              <p>The dialect, the types and the schema layout are the same as any other SQL Server, which is the point of using it. Two things differ.<\/p>                              <ul>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span><b>The default schema is dbo, and that is what a cross-source reference carries<\/b> \u2014 azure_sql.dbo.orders.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>Windows and Microsoft Entra authentication are not supported; a SQL login is what the agent presents.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span><b>Azure SQL Database has no cross-database T-SQL of its own, so the offer to query a second database on the same connection is withheld for these hosts. It does not affect cross-source queries at all<\/b> \u2014 those are assembled by Query Streams across separate connections, so joining an Azure SQL database to anything else works normally.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                      <span>Managed Instance shares the same hostname suffix and is connected to the same way; there is no separate card and no Managed-Instance-only behaviour.<\/span><\/li>\n                                  <\/ul>\n                                            <pre class=\"qch-code\"><code>-- Ordinary T-SQL, read-only, against the managed service\nSELECT   TOP (50)\n         c.Name,\n         COUNT(o.OrderId)  AS Orders,\n         SUM(o.Amount)     AS Revenue\nFROM     dbo.Customers AS c\nJOIN     dbo.Orders    AS o ON o.CustomerId = c.CustomerId\nWHERE    o.PlacedAt &gt;= DATEADD(day, -30, SYSUTCDATETIME())\nGROUP BY c.Name\nORDER BY Revenue DESC;<\/code><\/pre>\n                          <\/article>\n                  <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"qspx-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"qch-famband\">\n          <p class=\"qch-famband-hd\">\n            <i class=\"fa-solid fa-database\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Shared by every database connector          <\/p>\n          <div class=\"qch-famband-cols\">\n                          <div class=\"qch-famband-col\">\n                <h3>True of every database connector<\/h3>                                                  <ul>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Outbound only<\/b> \u2014 the agent opens one encrypted connection out to Query Streams. No inbound port to forward, no VPN, no IP allowlist, nothing about your database exposed to the internet.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Credentials stay put<\/b> \u2014 the database username and password live on the machine you installed the agent on. Query Streams never receives them and cannot reach your database on its own.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Read-only, enforced<\/b> \u2014 one statement at a time, SELECT and friends only. A write is rejected on your own machine before it is ever sent to the server, rather than relying on a permission somebody remembered to set.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Deploy as many agents as you like<\/b> \u2014 one per site, region or cloud. Every data source they can see arrives in a single dropdown, so nobody has to know which agent hosts what.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <\/ul>\n                              <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"qch-famband-col\">\n                <h3>What you get once a query is saved<\/h3>                                                  <ul>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Share the capability, not the SQL<\/b> \u2014 a colleague or an outside partner can run your query and change its filters without ever seeing the statement behind it.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Filters from either direction<\/b> \u2014 declare them yourself as @variables, or let the connector spot the literal values already sitting in your WHERE clause and offer those as dropdowns.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Read it from anywhere<\/b> \u2014 Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, the REST API, AI assistants over MCP, the Query Builder and Nova all read the same saved query.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Run several at once<\/b> \u2014 five saved queries into five worksheet tabs, streamed concurrently, however large the results.<\/span><\/li>\n                                          <li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                        <span><b>Join it to anything else you have connected<\/b> \u2014 another database, a business API, or a folder of files, in one read-only statement.<\/span><\/li>\n                                      <\/ul>\n                              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/section>\n  \n      <section class=\"qspx-section\" id=\"federated\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n      <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">Cross-source SQL<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">Join Azure SQL to the rest of your data<\/h2>\n            <p>\n        One statement can span Azure SQL and your other connections at once.        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Illustrative columns; your tables will be your tables.                                    Read-only applies to every piece: SELECT, WITH and EXPLAIN only, with a ceiling on how much any one source may hand over for a single query.        <a href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/features\/federated-queries\/\">\n          How federated queries work        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"qspx-section qch-conn\" id=\"connect\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n      <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">Connection details<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">What Azure SQL needs<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n                        <dl class=\"qch-spec\">\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Host<\/dt>\n              <dd>&lt;server&gt;.database.windows.net \u2014 the same suffix for Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Default port<\/dt>\n              <dd>1433, and left out of the connection string when it is the default<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Driver<\/dt>\n              <dd>Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 6.0.1<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Authentication<\/dt>\n              <dd>SQL authentication. Microsoft Entra ID, managed identity and Windows authentication are not supported<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Encryption<\/dt>\n              <dd>Azure mandates TLS and refuses unencrypted connections, so traffic is encrypted; the agent does not verify the certificate chain<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Pooling<\/dt>\n              <dd>Off, deliberately \u2014 nothing idles against the database between queries<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Timeouts<\/dt>\n              <dd>5 seconds for the TCP reachability check, 30 seconds to connect, 35 seconds for a query to begin returning<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Serverless<\/dt>\n              <dd>A cold wake can outlast the connect timeout; there is no automatic retry, so the first query after a long pause may need running twice<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Permissions<\/dt>\n              <dd>A SQL login with SELECT on what you want read<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                      <div>\n              <dt>Default schema<\/dt>\n              <dd>dbo, which is what a federated reference carries<\/dd>\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/dl>\n                    <div class=\"qch-notes\">\n                      <p>The security story here is the same one that makes the on-premises SQL Server connector worth having, moved to Azure. The agent sits inside your VNet and opens one connection outward, so the database keeps public network access switched off, keeps its firewall empty of office addresses that change, and never has anything listening for you. Nothing is copied out and nothing is scheduled \u2014 a query runs when somebody asks for it.<\/p>\n                      <p>Serverless is called out deliberately rather than glossed over. Auto-pause is a cost feature people choose on purpose, and the honest consequence is that the first query after a quiet spell can exceed a 30-second connect timeout with no retry behind it. Knowing that in advance turns a mysterious failure into an expected one; pooling being off also means Query Streams is not the thing keeping a paused database awake and billable.<\/p>\n                      <p>Azure SQL Database cannot join across its own databases in T-SQL, which is a limitation of the service rather than of this connector. Cross-source queries in Query Streams are assembled across separate connections, so an Azure SQL database joins to a Postgres application database, a folder of CSVs or a billing API in one read-only statement regardless \u2014 written azure_sql.dbo.orders, because dbo is what SQL Server carries.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                    <p class=\"qch-vendor\">Vendor documentation:\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/products\/azure-sql\/database\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">azure.microsoft.com<\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"qspx-section\" id=\"related\">\n      <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n        <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">Same wire protocol<\/p>\n        <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">These connect the same way<\/h2>\n        <p>They share every guide above; only the connection string differs.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"qch-sibs\">\n                  <a class=\"qspx-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/database-integrations\/sql-server\/\">\n            <span class=\"qspx-chip-ic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/icon-sqlserver-pennant.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span>\n            SQL Server          <\/a>\n                  <a class=\"qspx-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/database-integrations\/amazon-rds\/\">\n            <span class=\"qspx-chip-ic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/amazon-rds.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span>\n            Amazon RDS          <\/a>\n                  <a class=\"qspx-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/database-integrations\/google-cloud-sql\/\">\n            <span class=\"qspx-chip-ic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/querystreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/google-cloud-sql.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span>\n            Cloud SQL          <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  \n  <section class=\"qspx-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <div class=\"qspx-shead\">\n      <p class=\"qspx-eyebrow\">FAQ<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"qspx-h2\">Questions about Azure SQL<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"qch-faq\">\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Which tools can read Azure SQL data through Query Streams?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>All of them, from one connection: Excel, Google Sheets, MCP, REST API, Airtable, Baserow, SeaTable, Smartsheet, Anvil, Power BI, scheduled alerts and reports. Connect the database once and every surface reads the same read-only connection \u2014 there is no per-tool setup and no second copy of the data.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Do I have to open a firewall port to my Azure SQL database?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>No. The Query Streams Network Agent runs inside your network and opens a single outbound encrypted connection. Nothing listens for inbound traffic, no VPN is required, and the database keeps its existing firewall rules.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Can Query Streams change data in Azure SQL?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>No. The agent enforces read-only at the point of execution \u2014 one statement at a time, SELECT and friends only. Credentials stay on the agent and are never sent to Query Streams.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>What does Query Streams need to connect to Azure SQL?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>A reachable host, a role and its password \u2014 the agent carries the driver, so nothing is installed on the database. Host: &lt;server&gt;.database.windows.net \u2014 the same suffix for Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance. Default port: 1433, and left out of the connection string when it is the default. Driver: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 6.0.1. Authentication: SQL authentication. Microsoft Entra ID, managed identity and Windows authentication are not supported.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Can I join Azure SQL to another database in the same query?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>Yes \u2014 that is a federated query. One statement can reference Azure SQL and your other connections at once, written as connection.schema.table. Each source runs only the part it can and streams the result back; the join happens centrally, so the sources never connect to each other and nothing is copied or scheduled. Read-only applies to every piece \u2014 SELECT, WITH and EXPLAIN only \u2014 and there is a ceiling on how much any one source may hand over for a single query. Federated queries are a plan feature; the federated queries page carries the current source and size limits.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Is connecting Azure SQL different from connecting Microsoft SQL Server?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>Only the connection string. Azure SQL speaks the Microsoft SQL Server wire protocol, so filters, scheduling, sharing, the Excel and Google Sheets add-ons and the MCP server all behave identically. The Azure SQL card pre-fills the host, port and SSL settings that provider expects.<\/p>\n        <\/details>\n              <details>\n          <summary><i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Is there a Azure SQL to Excel guide?<\/span><\/summary>\n          <p>Yes \u2014 it is the Microsoft SQL Server guide, and it is correct for Azure SQL as written. Azure SQL speaks the Microsoft SQL Server wire protocol, so Azure SQL to Excel, Azure SQL to Google Sheets and every other destination follow the same steps. 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