# Azure SQL Managed Instance optimization | Cloud Efficiency Hub

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2 documented Azure SQL Managed Instance cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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2 documented Azure SQL Managed Instance cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 2 inefficiencies

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- Azure SQL Managed Instance  CER-0288

### [Suboptimal Service Tier Selection in Azure SQL Managed Instance](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/suboptimal-service-tier-selection-in-azure-sql-managed-instance)

Azure SQL Managed Instances remain on the original General Purpose architecture, or on the separate premium Business Critical tier when they do not need its capabilities (low-latency local SSD storage and a built-in read-only replica),...

Databases

- Azure SQL Managed Instance  CER-0435

### [Non-Production SQL Managed Instances Running Without a Stop/Start Schedule](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/non-production-sql-managed-instances-running-without-a-stop-start-schedule)

Azure SQL Managed Instance bills vCores and the SQL Server license every hour the instance is running, whether or not anyone is connected. Development, test, QA and training instances are usually needed only during working hours, yet they...

Databases

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