In recent years, developers pushed for relational databases to be more flexible and open to the many different formats (e.g., JSON, graph, and spatial) to store and manipulate data. Davide Mauri joins Lara Rubbelke to show how Azure SQL Database enables you to take advantage of the rock-solid foundation of relational databases with the flexibility offered by non-relational models. And best of all, it's seamlessly integrated to empower you to choose the best technology for the job. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Working with JSON data 11:34 - SQL graph 17:17 - Samples 18:19 - Spatial data 19:35 - Wrap-up Recommended resources Work with JSON data in SQL Server SQL Graph Architecture Spatial Data Types Overview Browse Azure SQL DB code samples Azure SQL DB Samples and Best Practices on GitHub Connect Lara Rubbelke | Twitter: @SQLGal Davide Mauri | Twitter: @MauriDB Azure Friday | Twitter: @AzureFriday