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In this solution, Microsoft SQL Server 2022 is deployed on Azure cloud instances backed by Dell APEX Block Storage for Azure in a two-layer configuration. Microsoft SQL Server is hosted on an Azure compute instance dedicated for general purpose database workload whereas database volumes are provisioned and managed by Dell APEX Block Storage for Azure. An OLTP workload is used to identify the database performance benefits over different CPU allocations. This paper outlines different best practices to achieve the maximum potential of SQL Server 2022 with Dell APEX Block Storage for Azure.