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Windows Azure SQL Database Guide

Windows Azure SQL Database Guide

This page contains resources and information that will help you learn more about the Windows Azure SQL Database. If you are already familiar with SQL Database and are looking for product documentation, news and events, or a list of additional resources, please visit the following sites:

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Introduction

Windows Azure SQL Database is a database service provided as part of the Windows Azure Platform. It is based on Microsoft SQL Server, and provides many of the same features. Unlike SQL Server, which is provided as a software package that you install and maintain, SQL Database is provided as a service that is hosted on hardware in Microsoft datacenters. SQL Database takes care of maintaining the hardware and software layer, freeing you to concentrate on database design.
Since SQL Database maintains the hardware and software for your database, provisioning a new database is very straightforward and easy; you request a new database and Microsoft provisions one automatically for you. Data stored in SQL Database is also highly available, as each database hosted in the Microsoft data center has three copies: one primary and two secondary replicas. All reads and writes go through the primary, and any changes are replicated to the secondary replicas asynchronously.

Getting Started

General Video
Building your first application Video
Migration

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Architecture and Design

General
Performance
Transactions
Security
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Pricing/Billing

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How To

Administration Video
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Training

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  • 13 Jan 2011 12:48 PM

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    Larry Franks edited Revision 12. Comment: modifying links to add scenario based sections (getting started, architecture and design, how to)

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    on 13 Jan 2011 12:46 PM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 12. Comment: modifying links to add scenario based sections (getting started, architecture and design, how to)

  • Posted by
    on 13 Jan 2011 12:48 PM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 13. Comment: fixing broken link

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    on 13 Jan 2011 2:08 PM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 14. Comment: adding some highlighting to make sections stand out

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    on 14 Jan 2011 7:19 AM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 15. Comment: trying a div floated left as a way of surfacing navigation to what's on the page.

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    on 18 Jan 2011 7:03 AM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 21. Comment: removing duplicate links

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    on 21 Jan 2011 12:56 PM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 22. Comment: organizing videos in a more useful manner

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    on 26 Jan 2011 8:08 AM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 23. Comment: fixing flow of information, clarifying purpose

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    on 10 Feb 2011 7:43 AM

    Larry Franks edited Revision 26. Comment: after much deliberation, trying 'guide' instead of 'overview'

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    on 11 Feb 2011 11:52 AM

    Jonathan Gao edited Revision 29. Comment: add links to the Windows Azure Technologies tutorials

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    on 2 May 2011 7:31 AM

    Jonathan Gao edited Revision 33. Comment: Adding a link on the security section

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    on 16 Oct 2011 3:07 AM

    Excellent guide.

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    on 13 Jun 2012 12:00 PM

    patmas57 edited Revision 38. Comment: Branding update

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    on 13 Jun 2012 12:58 PM

    patmas57 edited Revision 39. Comment: Branding updates

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    on 30 Sep 2012 5:42 PM

    Really a nice guide.

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