title: Azure Split/Merge Service, is it still relevant?
body: <p>I have managed to get the C# and db setup using ListMappings.  However, when I try to deploy the split/merge tool to Azure cloud classic the service it states 'The requested VM tier is currently not available in East US for this subscription. Please try another tier or deploy to a different location.'  We tried a few other regions with the same result.  Do you know if there is a workaround or updated version?  Is the split / merge service even still relevant?  Has anyone got this service to run on Azure lately?</p>
  <p><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-overview-split-and-merge" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-scale-overview-split-and-merge</a></p>