Working with the SQL Azure DB

1. Working with the SQL Azure DB
@krisherpi
www.sqlazure.co.il
pinikr@etoro.com

2. Azure and Me
 Since late 2010 (worked with AWS RDS, and azure)
 http://www.sqlserver.co.il/?p=2932
 www.sqlazure.co.il
 Geri’s blog from 1.2.2010
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/gerireshef/2010/02/01/sql-azure-
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3. Paul S. Randal and Azure
 Paul Randal And AZURE:
 2011 vs 2017:
 2011 - https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/how-does-
dbcc-checkdb-with-estimateonly-work/
 2017- http://us2.campaign-
archive1.com/?u=729526cc5ec7737666e0a1893&id=4
68aa6b799&e=27b4751b5f
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4. etoro.con
 Social Data vs Regulations
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1. Hybrid infrastructure :
1. Non critical DB’s – New DB’s
2. Critical DB’s
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8. What is PAAS in DB world?
 You can’t connect to the server or manage / control
hardware
 No Error Log, cluster admin / AO, Agent
 You can’t change files in DB and TempDB
 So…what can DBA DO?
 Short transaction ect…
 Performance tuning (Recommendations, adding Indexes ect)
 High queries by CPU ,IO ect
 Test new features like : temporal tables 
 Manage DATA Flow!!!
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9. Azure SQL DB issues (not in scope)
 What is server.
 Geo Replication.
 Elastic pools.
 Backups.
 Security.
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10. Connecting to SQL Azure
 SSMS :
 Almost all actions you can do in SQL Server.
 monthly updates.
 SSMS 2016/2017.
 Better then 20142012 because of the new
features.
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11. Connecting to SQL Azure
 VS2015
 Gives you all your Azure DB’s
 Execution plans.
 Limited SSMS features.
 Schema + Data compare.
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12. Connecting to SQL Azure
 Free tools:
 SQL Azure Migration wizard
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13. Connecting to SQL Azure
 Azure Portal (Go over SQL DB blade):
 Configurations
 Restores
 Geo-Replications
 Alerts
 RBAC
 T-sql
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14. Connecting to SQL Azure
 PS (using in automation in Azure):
 T-SQL queries (Changetier)
 Azure commands (MonitoringSQLDB_PS)
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15. Connecting to SQL Azure
 Function App (FAAS or the current buzzword – ‘Server less’):
 C# code to run SQL
 No monitoring
 Less secure
 Power BI templates
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16. Use Cases.
 Replication Monitor.
 SQL Tests.
 Cold Data.
 Moving data out of the company
 Stand alone services when you work hybrid.
 Almost everything with understating
limitations.
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17. Monitoring
 Portal basic charts.
 DTU
 DTU – A [Database Transaction Unit] is a blended measure of CPU, memory, and
data I/O and transaction log I/O in a ratio determined by an OLTP benchmark
workload designed to be typical of real-world OLTP workloads.
 DB level (sys.dm_db_resource_stats every 15 Seconds, for 1 hour)
 Server Level - master DB (sys.resource_stats, all db’s every 5 minutes, form restart)
 Tiers :
 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-
database-service-tiers#understanding-dtus
 https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/sql-database/
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18. Monitoring
 Data collected by PS.
 OMS (Operation Management Suite)
 Log Analytics
 Its index all logs from portal.
 Can create dashboards.
 Azure SQL Analytics:
 Run PS script to Enable Azure resource metrics logging.
 Start collecting DATA
 Can get in in log search, in portal or in OMS portal (can create alert or PowerBI)
 Can create PowerBI report on it – its goes to Datasets
 DMV’s
 EE
 Query Store – example on Rankings DB
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