Partitioned tables with a sliding window Azure SQL Database supports horizontal partitioning of table data for manageability and performance benefits as explained in the docs.

Discover how table partitioning in SQL Server can enhance Business Intelligence through better performance and easier data management.

Partitioning is supported on all SQL Data Warehouse table types; including clustered columnstore, clustered index, and heap. Partitioning is also supported on all distribution types, including both ...

Click OK, and the end result is a table with one partition per year: What’s the point of using M functions to return the data for a partition, rather than the traditional method of using a SQL query ...

SQL Server 2005 supported Data Partitioning for the first time and it heralded Microsoft’s commitment to compete in the VLDB marketplace.