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SQL Database integrates relational database technology as a true cloud service into the Microsoft Azure platform. This includes a relational database and a synchronization service that can be used to synchronize the content of multiple databases. The administrative overhead is kept to a minimum because it is mostly handled by Microsoft Azure. With SQL Database, Microsoft Azure is equipped with a true relational database that is interface-compatible with SQL Server. Thanks to this compatibility, SQL Database can be accessed via familiar technologies (e.g., Entity Framework, ADO.NET, JDBC) and tools (e.g., SQL Server Management Studio). In many cases, addressing the target database using the connection string for a corresponding cloud database is sufficient.
Functionally, SQL Database maps a subset of SQL Server. The familiar database constructs such as tables, views, joins, atomic transactions, data integrity for competing accesses, etc. are available. The SQL security architecture is likewise supported, with the ability to create users and to assign them permissions.
In contrast with SQL Server (including an SQL server operated in a virtual machine), SQL Database is a true cloud service. Management of the environment (configuration of hardware and system software, monitoring, patch installation, etc.) is handled completely by Microsoft Azure. Setting up a new database server with an associated database takes a matter of seconds, and a database can be deleted just as quickly. Billing is based on the duration of provisioning and the size of the database.
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Microsoft Azure provides a broad range of services for working with data. Using these services well requires knowing at least a little bit about all of them. In this session,...
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In this demo Lara demonstrates how with Azure you can get the most intelligent database in the planet in less than a minute. She also shows how to deploy and configure the DMS...