Jun 1, 2026: Optimized refresh for failover groups (Public Preview)¶

Optimized refresh is a new refresh mode for failover groups, now available in public preview. It makes account replication refreshes more efficient and predictable, and is especially valuable for customers who replicate a very large number of objects. You opt in per failover group by setting OPTIMIZED_REFRESH = TRUE on the primary failover group. The mode works with the same failover group SQL surface you already use, and replication, failover, and failback semantics are unchanged.

Optimized refresh also introduces a new, simplified pricing model that is primarily based on the volume of data changes that get replicated, making your replication costs easier to forecast.

For more information, see Optimized refresh for failover groups and Pricing for optimized refresh.