So I logged into my Azure account this morning and noticed that I suddenly had two SQL Databases.  One is my production database but I have a second Azure database named AutomatedSqlExport_.

I didn't do this so I was wondering:

1. Why do these appear?  This is actually the second time this has happened.

2. Do I get charged for these?

3. Any issue with deleting them?

Thanks,

R

Hello,

1.Did you configured automated export on the Windows Azure SQL database?  Is it possible that others import to database? You can run the following statement on the master database to query the database owner.
select d.name , d.create_date, s.name   
from sys.databases d inner join  sys.sql_logins s on d.owner_sid =s.sid
where d.name ='AutomatedSqlExport_.'

2. The database fee is amortized over the month and charged daily. The daily fee depends on the peak size that each database reached that day and the maximum number of databases you use. So, you will be changed on the database.

3.If you had export the database which was stored as logical backup (BACPAC) file to Windows Azure storage, you can restore the database from the backup.

Regards,
Fanny Liu

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1. Comes back with no rows.  I do have automatic export setup but no one else has permissions to the environment other than myself.

2. That is what I thought.

3. Makes sense.

Thanks,

Richard