SQL Server Azure Tips
All Tips
- Azure SQL Database - Table Partitioning
- Creating backups and copies of your SQL Azure databases
- Getting started with SQL Data Sync
- Getting Started with the SQL Azure Database Manager
- Guide to Getting Started with SQL Azure
- How to connect to SQL Azure using SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2
- Move an On-Premises SQL Server Database to the SQL Azure Cloud
- Moving your database to the cloud with SQL Azure
- Read and write data from SQL Azure using SQL Server Integration Services 2008 R2
- SQL Azure enhancements with SQL Server 2008 R2
- SQL Azure Migration Wizard
- Understanding SQL Data Sync for SQL Server
- Using the Deploy Database to SQL Azure Wizard in SQL Server Management Studio to move to the Cloud
Administration
- Access SQL Server instance on Azure VM using local copy of Management Studio
- How to use SQL Database Query Editor in Azure Portal
- Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 1
- Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 3
- Locking Resources in Azure with Read Only or Delete Locks
- Simplify Your Azure Bill by Resource Group
- Troubleshoot SQL Azure Bacpac Import Failures
- Using the Microsoft Azure Mobile app for remote administration
Auditing
Automation
Azure Container Instances
- Connect to and Monitor SQL Server Azure Container Instances ACI
- Create Azure Container Instances for SQL Server
- Start, Stop, Delete and Monitor Azure Container Instances for SQL Server
Azure Data Catalog
- Azure Data Catalog Register Data Source - Part 2
- Azure Data Catalog Register Data Source Through Application - Part 3
- Azure Data Catalog Register Tabular Data Model and Enriching Data Assets - Part 4
- Azure Data Catalog Tutorial and Overview - Part 1
Azure Data Factory
- Azure Data Factory Control Flow Activities Overview
- Azure Data Factory Data Transformation with U-SQL
- Azure Data Factory Execute SSIS Package Activity
- Azure Data Factory Filter Activity and Debugging Capabilities
- Azure Data Factory ForEach Activity Example
- Azure Data Factory Get Metadata Example
- Azure Data Factory If Condition Activity
- Azure Data Factory Lookup Activity Example
- Azure Data Factory Mapping Data Flow for Datawarehouse ETL
- Azure Data Factory Mapping Data Flows for Big Data Lake Aggregations and Transformations
- Azure Data Factory Overview
- Azure Data Factory Pipeline Email Notification – Part 1
- Azure Data Factory Pipeline Variables
- Azure Data Factory Stored Procedure Activity Transformation Activities
- Azure Data Factory Until Activity Example
- Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime Start-up and Shutdown with Webhooks - Part 2
- Build Azure Data Factory Pipeline Dependencies
- Change Capture Alternatives with Azure Data Factory
- Configuring Azure Data Factory Data Flow
- Create an Azure Function to Connect to a Snowflake Database - Part 1
- Create an Azure Function to execute SQL on a Snowflake Database - Part 2
- Create Azure Data Factory Pipeline
- Create Azure Data Lake Linked Service Using Azure Data Factory
- Create Event Based Trigger in Azure Data Factory
- Create Schedule Trigger in Azure Data Factory ADF
- Create Tumbling Window Trigger in Azure Data Factory ADF
- How To Call Logic App Synchronously From Azure Data Factory
- Integrate Azure Function into Azure Data Factory Pipeline
- Refresh Power BI Dataset using Azure Logic Apps – Part 2
- Run SSIS Packages with Azure Data Factory in a Cost Effective Way
- Send Notifications from an Azure Data Factory Pipeline – Part 2
- Synchronously Refreshing a Power BI Dataset using Azure Logic Apps
- Transfer Data to the Cloud Using Azure Data Factory
- Transfer On-Premises Files to Azure Blob Storage
- Transfer On-Premises Files to Azure SQL Database
- Using Files Stored in Azure File Services with Integration Services - Part 1
- Using Files Stored in Azure File Services with SQL Server Integration Services – Part 2
Azure Data Studio
- Azure Data Studio Step By Step Tutorial
- Create Azure Data Studio Extension with TypeScript
- Create SQL Server Notebooks in Azure Data Studio
- Creating Dashboard Extensions for Azure Data Studio
- Customize Azure Data Studio with Dashboard Widgets
- SandDance for Azure Data Studio
Azure DevOps
- Azure Boards for Project Management
- Azure DevOps for Agile Projects
- Continuous database deployments with Azure DevOps
- Deploy SQL Database from Azure DevOps with an ARM Template and DACPAC File
Azure Machine Learning
Backups
- Automate Retrieving SQL Azure Bacpacs With PowerShell
- Automatically upload SQL Server Database Backups to Azure with Integration Services
- Azure SQL Database Backup and Restore Overview
- Backup SQL Server Databases using Azure Backup - Part 1
- Copying SQL Server Backup Files to Azure Blob Storage with AzCopy
- Create Database Copies in Azure SQL Database
- How to use Azure Blog Storage for SQL Server Backup and Restore
- Long Term Storage for Azure SQL Database Backups
- Perform on-premises SQL Server database backups using maintenance plans to Azure Blob Storage
- SQL Server Backups and Restores Directly with Windows Azure Blob Storage Service
- SQL Server Database Backup and Restore with Windows Azure Blob Storage Cloud Services using T-SQL Commands
- SQL Server managed backups to Azure
- Windows Azure SQL Database Backup and Restore strategy
Bulk Insert
Calculations
Configuration
- Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 2
- SQL Azure Create Database Tutorial
- What's in a DTU? Choosing the right resource model and service tier for Azure DB
Connectivity
Conversions
Cross Database
Data
- Azure Data Lake Analytics using U-SQL Queries
- Create Azure Data Lake Database, Schema, Table, View, Function and Stored Procedure
- Deploying Azure SQL Data Warehouse Using Resource Manager
- Exploring Azure Table Storage with PowerShell
- How to setup and use a SQL Server Stretch Database
- Managing Azure Data Lake Storage with PowerShell
- Real-Time Anomaly Detection Using Azure Stream Analytics
Data Masking
Database
Database Configurations
- Change collation of an Azure SQL database by hacking the BACPAC file
- How to change an Azure SQL Database Collation
Deployment
Development
- Microsoft Azure Analysis Services Web Development Tools
- Microsoft Azure Analysis Services Web Development Tools - Part 2
- Using Azure Databricks to Query Azure SQL Database
- Using Azure For Testing POCs and Designs With Lessons Learned
Disaster Recovery
High Availability
Import
- Leveraging PolyBase to load data into Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Update an Azure SQL Data Mart with ADLS files
Import and Export
- How to import data from Azure Blob Storage to a local file with SQL Server Integration Services
- Learn how to Migrate a SQL Server database to SQL Azure server
- Move Azure SQL Databases using the Export and Import PowerShell cmdlets
Installation
Integration Services
- Automate the Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime Start-up and Shutdown - Part 1
- Configure an Azure SQL Server Integration Services Integration Runtime
- Connect to On-premises Data in Azure Data Factory with the Self-hosted Integration Runtime - Part 1
- Connect to On-premises Data in Azure Data Factory with the Self-hosted Integration Runtime - Part 2
- Customized Setup for the Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime
- Executing Integration Services Packages in the Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime
- Parallel package execution in Azure-SSIS Runtime
- SSIS Catalog Maintenance in the Azure Cloud
- Using Azure Storage and Azure SQL Database for SSIS Development
Keys
Linked Servers
- Create a SQL Server Linked Server to Azure SQL Database
- Creating SQL Server Linked Servers with Azure
- System Stored Procedures for SQL Azure Linked Servers
Machine Learning Services
Maintenance
Migration
- Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to Check for SQL Server Compatibility Issues when Migrating to Azure
- Migrate database to Azure SQL Database using SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor
- Migrating On-Premises Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Solution to Azure
- Use Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to migrate on-premises SQL Server database to Azure
- Using the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool to migrate from SQL Server to Azure SQL database
Monitoring
- Automating A Heartbeat Check Against an Azure-SQL Database Using PowerShell
- Create a SQL Server Performance Monitor Dashboard in the Azure Portal
- Easy Way to Build an Azure Log Analytics Query
- Monitor Azure Resources with Azure Monitor
- Monitoring Azure Health Status Using Azure Portal - Part 1
Notifications
- Configure Service Health Alerts using Azure Service Health - Part 2
- Create an Alert in Microsoft Azure Log Analytics
- Enabling alerts for Azure SQL database via PowerShell cmdlets
Overview
- How to use Azure SQL Database features and settings
- Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB database and the SQL API
- Introduction to Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
- Overview of Basic Configuration Options for SQL Azure
- Write Federated U-SQL Queries to Join Azure Data Lake Store Files to Azure SQL DB
Partitioning
Passwords
- Manage Secrets in Azure Databricks Using Azure Key Vault
- Securely Manage Secrets in Azure Databricks Using Databricks-Backed
Performance
- Solutions for Azure SQL Database Throttle Log Wait of HADR_THROTTLE_LOG_RATE_GOVERNOR
- Solutions for AzureSQL LOG_RATE_GOVERNOR Waits
PowerShell
- Deploying Azure SQL Database Using Resource Manager PowerShell cmdlets
- Getting Started Querying your Azure SQL Database in PowerShell
- Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 4
Replication
- Setting Up Geo-Replication in SQL Azure
- Using Snapshot Replication with an Azure SQL Database
- Using Transactional Replication with an Azure SQL Database
Restore
- Caution - Azure SQL Version 12 Restore Times Take Longer
- Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure Managed Instances with Native Backups
- Restore an Azure SQL Database from one server to another server
- Restore Azure SQL Database to Local SQL Server
- Restore SQL Server Databases on Azure VM (IaaS) using Azure Backup - Part 2
- Using PowerShell to Restore an Azure SQL Database
Scheduling
Scheduling Tasks
- Collecting Data with Elastic Database Jobs in SQL Azure
- How to Schedule T-SQL Statements to Run with Azure Functions
Scripts
Security
- Adding Users to Azure SQL Databases
- Configure and Customize SQL Azure Dynamic Data Masking
- Configuring SQL Server Endpoint and ACL Access in Windows Azure
- Improve Security with an Azure Service Principal
Servers
Storage
- Azure Soft Delete Option for Blob Storage to Recover Deleted Files
- Azure Storage Explorer Overview
- Securing Azure Storage Account with Shared Access Signature
- Transfer files between a Data Science Virtual Machine and Azure Data Lake Storage
- Using Azure to store and process large amounts of SQL data
- What's new in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
T-SQL
Template
Transparent Data Encryption
U-SQL
Upgrade
Workflow
