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The $3,500/Year Mistake Most Developers Make

Here’s a scenario that plays out constantly: You’re building a mobile app or web API. You choose Azure App Service (great choice) and Azure SQL Database (also great). You read about “serverless” databases that “auto-scale” and “only charge for what you use.” Sounds perfect, right?

Wrong.

I’ve seen this exact pattern cost developers 2-3x what they should be paying, all while dealing with mysterious timeout errors and frustrated users. Let me show you how to avoid this trap.

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