Microsoft Azure SQL Database Step by Step

Leonard Lobel · Eric D. Boyd

Jan 2014 · Pearson Education

About this ebook

Your hands-on guide to Azure SQL Database fundamentals

Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure SQL Database. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Azure, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.

Discover how to:

• Perform Azure setup and configuration
• Explore design and security considerations
• Use programming and reporting services
• Migrate data
• Backup and sync data
• Work with scalability and high performance
• Understand the differences between SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL Database

About the author

Leonard Lobel is a principal consultant at Tallan, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Eric D. Boyd has been helping companies drive innovation and accelerate time-to-market for the past two decades. During this time he has helped both tech startups and global enterprises deliver web, mobile and traditional client and server applications. Eric is a leading expert on cloud computing and Windows Azure. He spends most of his time helping companies boost agility and scale massively in the cloud. He is a Windows Azure MVP, and an Azure Insider, runs a consultancy that is a Windows Azure Circle Partner, and is a frequent presenter at conferences around the world including Cloud Connect, Visual Studio Live, and AzureConf.