Kevin Hill looks at Stretch database:
Lowest performance rate is $1.25/hr or just under $1K/mo. Only goes up from there
“Stretch Database currently does not support stretching to another SQL Server. ” Azure only
Lame/minimal filters…you have to roll your own functions, and they must be deterministic…no “Getdate() – 30”. This GUI is only slightly better than the horrible nightmare that was Notification Services…
I see the negatives overwhelming the positives at this point. You also can’t modify schema while Stretch is active.