SQL Azure and Full-Text Catalogs, Indexes and Searching

Question

Does SQL Azure support Full-Text catalogs and indexes?

Answer 1

Microsoft has been providing Azure search since 2014, as Search-as-a-Service, and prior to 2015, full text search also is available in the preview for SQL Azure. 

Check this below link to know more about them from the official Microsoft document: 

http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/04/30/full-text-search-is-now-available-for-preview-in-azure-sql-database/