SQL Azure — Getting Started

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• Welcome to SQL Azure -- our relational data storage and query processing utility services

  Tony PetrossianMSFTFriday, May 30, 2008 12:32 AM
   

  Welcome to “Getting Started with SQL Azure” forum.  This is the forum to ask questions and get the help you need to start using the service.  You can also share your experiences in using the service with others in the community that can benefit from your lessons learned.

  
  What is Microsoft SQL Azure? 
  
  Microsoft SQL Azure extends SQL Server capabilities to the cloud. SQL Azure offers a relational database service called Microsoft SQL Azure Database. Using SQL Azure, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions. Benefits include manageability, high availability, scalability, a familiar development model, and a relational data model. Additional SQL Azure services are planned.
  
  
  

  Here are some basic resources you can start with:
  
  SQL Azure Developer Center
  
  SQL Azure Blog for some samples and information
  
  SQL Azure FAQ has some basic answers you may need

  SQL Azure Web site for general information

   SDS Documentation

   
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  ·        When you get a helpful answer from a community member, please vote it as helpful or propose it as the answer. This will help other community members get quick answers to the same question.
  ·        Please be respectful of other community members.
  ·        Start your threads with informative subject lines.
  ·        Use the “Feedback to SQL Azure team” thread to express your ideas
  ·        Use the “Tips and tricks” thread to post helpful information for other members
  
  Thanks for your participation

   

   

   

   

• Try SQL Azure Database CTP Today

  Dave Robinson - SQL AzureMSFTTuesday, August 18, 2009 3:43 PM

  

   

  Check out the free trial of Microsoft® SQL Azure Database Community Technology Preview (CTP).  SQL Azure Database, a part of the Windows Azure platform, is a cloud-based database service built on Microsoft SQL Server technology.   With SQL Azure organizations will benefit from a pay-as-you grow model with enterprise-class availability, data protection, scalability, and security.

  The SQL Azure Database CTP includes:

  · Relational data model supporting Transact-SQL (T-SQL), including T-SQL stored procedures. Access SQL Azure with familiar data access APIs such as ODBC, OLE DB, ADO.Net, PHP, etc.   The high degree of compatibility with SQL Server enables easy migration of existing Line of Business (LOB) or Web applications to the cloud.

  · Self-provisioning, auto-healing and disaster recovery, with high availability and no physical database administration. Self service provisioning means you can provision any number of databases and not have to worry about machines, disks, or server configuration.

  • Pay-as-you-grow multi-tenant scalable service model.
  • Efficiencies from an enterprise class data center without the administrative overhead.
  • Support for familiar tools so developers can leverage existing skills to speed time to solution

  
   Register for SQL Azure Database CTP (Note: due to high demand there may be delays in issuing invitation codes as we onboard new participants.)