All of a sudden getting lots of Wait Operation Time out issues on SQL Azure

Question

Two days ago, with no code changes or changes to the DB, I am not getting a lot (every 5 minutes or so) of errors with The wait operation timed out error with t

Answer 1

Here are a few options to try: I strongly recommend going with (1) and (3) if possible

1. User database firewall rules and contained user authentication
2. Increase connection timeout to a large value (60-120 seconds?)
3. If possible update your client drivers to latest version (7.4 and above)