http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cbiyikoglu/archive/2012/05/31/when-to-split-and-where-to-split.aspxDeciding on when to scale out to more members is one of the critical decisions you make when running the system. However it isn’t always clear to everyone as to when to split and where to split a member. We’ll pick that up this time around. SQL Azureen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cbiyikoglu/archive/2012/05/31/when-to-split-and-where-to-split.aspx#10315407Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:48:05 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10315407Cihan Biyikoglu - SQL Azure<p>Thanks Igor! Love the flexibility of AzureWatch...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10315407" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cbiyikoglu/archive/2012/05/31/when-to-split-and-where-to-split.aspx#10315013Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:15:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10315013Igor Papirov<p>Cihan,</p> <p>Your readers may also find it helpful to know that AzureWatch, an Azure-specific monitoring service is capable of live monitoring SQL Azure Federations for user-defined conditions and alerting DBA&#39;s when such conditions are true. &nbsp;More info at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.paraleap.com">http://www.paraleap.com</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10315013" width="1" height="1">