What are two benefits of platform as a service (PaaS) relational database offerings in Azure, such as Azure SQL Database? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection

PaaS offerings abstract away the underlying server infrastructure, meaning Microsoft manages tasks like operating system patching, hardware maintenance, and database engine updates, which significantly reduces the administrative effort for the customer.

While PaaS relational databases offer robust backup and restore capabilities, the customer typically has managed control (e.g., configuring retention) rather than complete control over the underlying backup processes and infrastructure, which are handled by the platform.

In-database machine learning services are specific features that might be available in some database editions or configurations, but they are not a universal core benefit of all PaaS relational database offerings themselves, nor a primary differentiator of PaaS as a whole.

PaaS services are continuously updated and managed by the cloud provider, ensuring that customers automatically receive the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements without manual intervention or upgrade cycles.