Microsoft SMA

{{Short description|Microsoft Azure component}}

Microsoft Service Management Automation or Microsoft SMA is a software component of Microsoft Azure that allows users to manage SQL databases on servers through an instanced Linux application. It is one of the software applications developed by Microsoft to address the emerging technologies within cloud computing.{{cite web|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/service-management-automation-sma-management-from-the-cloud/|title=Service Management Automation (SMA): Management from the cloud|date=18 September 2013 }} The projects falls under the umbrella project of the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager suite of software applications. Updates are released on a semiannual basis.{{cite web|url=https://www.neowin.net/news/system-center-shifts-to-semi-annual-release-version-1801-now-available/|title= System Center shifts to semi-annual release, version 1801 now available}} The software utilizes Azure Availability Zones for updates.{{cite web|url=https://redmondmag.com/articles/2018/10/25/microsoft-expands-azure-availability-zones.aspx|title=Microsoft Expands Azure Availability Zones}}