SQL Server Azure 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

• 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
• Troubleshoot SQL Azure Bacpac Import Failures

• Azure SQL database auditing using Blob Storage

• 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
• Copying SQL Server Backup Files to Azure Blob Storage with AzCopy
• Create Database Copies in Azure SQL Database
• 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 Data into a Azure SQL Database with PowerShell

• How to use the Azure SQL Database DTU Calculator

• Implementing a SQL Server Cluster in Azure

• 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

• Different Ways to Connect to SQL Azure databases

• Cross-database query performance in Azure SQL Database

• 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

• Change collation of an Azure SQL database by hacking the BACPAC file
• How to change an Azure SQL Database Collation

• Deploying Azure Analysis Services using PowerShell cmdlets

• Using Azure For Testing POCs and Designs With Lessons Learned

• SQL Azure Geo Replication Configuration and Testing

• Enabling Active Geo-Replication For Azure SQL Database

• Leveraging PolyBase to load data into Azure SQL Data Warehouse

• 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

• Setup an Azure Virtual Machine and Contoso Sample Database for SQL Server Testing

• Configure an Azure SQL Server Integration Services Integration Runtime

• Creating SQL Server Linked Servers with Azure
• System Stored Procedures for SQL Azure Linked Servers

• Index Maintenance in Azure SQL Database with Ola Hallengren's Scripts and Elastic Database Jobs

• 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
• 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

• 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

• Create an Alert in Microsoft Azure Log Analytics
• Enabling alerts for Azure SQL database via PowerShell cmdlets

• 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

• Azure SQL Database Table Partitioning Example

• Solutions for Azure SQL Database Throttle Log Wait of HADR_THROTTLE_LOG_RATE_GOVERNOR
• Solutions for AzureSQL LOG_RATE_GOVERNOR Waits

• 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

• Setting Up Geo-Replication in SQL Azure
• Using Snapshot Replication with an Azure SQL Database
• Using Transactional Replication with an Azure SQL Database

• 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
• Using PowerShell to Restore an Azure SQL Database

• Introduction to Azure Elastic Database Jobs

• Collecting Data with Elastic Database Jobs in SQL Azure
• How to Schedule T-SQL Statements to Run with Azure Functions

• Automate Azure File Uploads and File Deletes With PowerShell

• Adding Users to Azure SQL Databases
• Configuring SQL Server Endpoint and ACL Access in Windows Azure

• Using Azure to store and process large amounts of SQL data

• SQL Azure Cross Database Querying

• Using Azure Quickstart Templates

• Add and Monitor Transparent Data Encryption to AzureSQL Databases

• Three Useful Features In Azure-SQL For Growing Environments