Azure SQL back ends
Jobs, assets, results and sign-offs for the Digital Testing Platform.
Database
SQL Server development services for data that must stand up to audit
Azure SQL behind an ASP.NET Core API for inspection data, with Blob Storage for photos and certificates. SQL Server 2016 lost extended support on 14 July 2026.
1Published build on Azure SQL
14 Jul 2026SQL Server 2016 extended support ended
11 Jan 2033SQL Server 2022 extended support ends
6 Jan 2036SQL Server 2025 extended support ends
What we build
What we build with SQL Server
Audit trails
Validated digital audit trails behind every certificate.
Reporting data
The same data feeds Power BI dashboards and client portals.
Moves off old versions
Databases carried from SQL Server 2016 to a supported release.
Architecture
Where the database sits in a build
Azure SQL in a field inspection build
API
ASP.NET CoreRules and sync
Database
Azure SQLJobs, results, audit trail
Azure Blob StoragePhotos and PDFs
Reporting
Power BIOperational dashboards
Client portalsTransparent operations
From the Digital Testing Platform for work-at-height anchor and torque checks.
Versions
Which SQL Server release is supported
SQL Server 2016 is past extended support. Microsoft sells Extended Security Updates for it to 17 July 2029.
Support windows, 2016 to 2036
Mainstream supportExtended supportPaid Extended Security Updates
Source: Microsoft Lifecycle, SQL Server product pages, checked 30 October 2026. Dates are Pacific Time.
Builds
The Azure SQL build we can show you
Statutory inspection, United Kingdom
Work-at-height anchor and torque platform
ASP.NET Core and Azure SQL behind a React dashboard and a .NET MAUI field app, with PDF certificates and Power BI dashboards.
70%Faster reporting cycle
Fit check
When SQL Server is the right call
Pick SQL Server when
- Your team runs .NET and Azure
- Records need a dependable audit trail
- Reports and dashboards read the same data as the app
Look elsewhere when
- The work is geospatial and you want PostGIS, where we used PostgreSQL
- You need a self-hosted SQL Server build to inspect, which we have not published
- The data is a local queue on a phone, where we used SQLite
Explore
Same job, other tools
Where we used it
Stack
What SQL Server usually ships with
.NET
Azure
React
Xamarin
Docker
AngularFAQs
What buyers ask first
Is SQL Server 2016 still supported?
Extended support ended on 14 July 2026. Microsoft sells paid Extended Security Updates in three yearly steps, the last ending on 17 July 2029.
Which SQL Server version should a new project use?
SQL Server 2025, released on 18 November 2025, with mainstream support to 6 January 2031. SQL Server 2022 has mainstream support to 11 January 2028.
SQL Server or Azure SQL?
Our published build uses Azure SQL with ASP.NET Core. We have no published self-hosted SQL Server build, and we say so on the first call.
Who owns the code and the cloud accounts?
You do, from the first commit. Repositories and cloud accounts stay in your name.
Tell us which database version you run
Thirty minutes on your schema, your version and your audit needs. No sales pitch.