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|[Attach a database](/sql/relational-databases/databases/attach-a-database)| No | No |
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|[Auditing](/sql/relational-databases/security/auditing/sql-server-audit-database-engine)| Yes, see [Auditing](auditing-overview.md)| Yes, see [Auditing](../managed-instance/auditing-configure.md), with some [differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md#auditing)|
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|[Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication](authentication-aad-overview.md)| Yes. Azure AD users only. | Yes. Including server-level Azure AD logins. |
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|[BACKUP command](/sql/t-sql/statements/backup-transact-sql)| No, only system-initiated automatic backups, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true)| Yes, user initiated copy-only backups to Azure Blob storage (automatic system backups can't be initiated by user), see [Backup differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md#backup) and [Automated backups in Azure SQL Managed Instance](../managed-instance/automated-backups-overview.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true).|
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| [BACKUP command](/sql/t-sql/statements/backup-transact-sql) | No, only system-initiated automatic backups, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true) | Yes, user initiated copy-only backups to Azure Blob storage (automatic system backups can't be initiated by user), see [Backup differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true
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#backup) and [Automated backups in Azure SQL Managed Instance](../managed-instance/automated-backups-overview.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true).|
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|[Built-in functions](/sql/t-sql/functions/functions)| Most, see individual functions | Yes, see [Stored procedures, functions, triggers differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md#stored-procedures-functions-and-triggers)|
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|[BULK INSERT statement](/sql/relational-databases/import-export/import-bulk-data-by-using-bulk-insert-or-openrowset-bulk-sql-server)| Yes, but just from Azure Blob storage as a source. | Yes, but just from Azure Blob Storage as a source, see [differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md#bulk-insert--openrowset). |
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|[Certificates and asymmetric keys](/sql/relational-databases/security/sql-server-certificates-and-asymmetric-keys)| Yes, without access to file system for `BACKUP` and `CREATE` operations. | Yes, without access to file system for `BACKUP` and `CREATE` operations, see [certificate differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md#certificates). |
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|[Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)](/azure/dms/dms-overview)| Yes | Yes |
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|[Data Migration Service (DMA)](/sql/dma/dma-overview)| Yes | No |
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|**Elastic jobs**| Yes, see [Elastic jobs](elastic-jobs-overview.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true) (public preview) | No. Use [SQL Agent](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true#sql-server-agent) or [Azure Automation](../managed-instance/automation-manage.md). |
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|**File system access**| No. Use [BULK INSERT](/sql/t-sql/statements/bulk-insert-transact-sql?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true#f-importing-data-from-a-file-in-azure-blob-storage) or [OPENROWSET](/sql/t-sql/functions/openrowset-transact-sql?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true#i-accessing-data-from-a-file-stored-on-azure-blob-storage) to access and load data from Azure Blob Storage as an alternative. | No. Use [BULK INSERT](/sql/t-sql/statements/bulk-insert-transact-sql?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true#f-importing-data-from-a-file-in-azure-blob-storage) or [OPENROWSET](/sql/t-sql/functions/openrowset-transact-sql?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true#i-accessing-data-from-a-file-stored-on-azure-blob-storage) to access and load data from Azure Blob Storage as an alternative. |
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| **File system access** | No. Use [BULK INSERT](/sql/t-sql/statements/bulk-insert-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true
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#i-accessing-data-from-a-file-stored-on-azure-blob-storage) to access and load data from Azure Blob Storage as an alternative. | No. Use [BULK INSERT](/sql/t-sql/statements/bulk-insert-transact-sql?view=azuresqldb-mi-current&preserve-view=true
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|**Geo-restore**| Yes, see [Geo-restore](recovery-using-backups.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true#geo-restore)| Yes, see [Geo-restore](../managed-instance/recovery-using-backups.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true#geo-restore)|
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|**Long-term retention (LTR)**| Yes, see [long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true), keep automatically taken backups up to 10 years. | Yes, see [long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true), keep automatically taken backups up to 10 years. |
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|**Pause/resume**| Yes, in [serverless model](serverless-tier-overview.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true)| Yes, with [Stop / start preview](../managed-instance/instance-stop-start-how-to.md?view=azuresql-mi&preserve-view=true)|
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