Microsoft Azure SQL Database came in the picture when nobody was talking about cloud computing. Since that time, Azure SQL Database has known many versions but was rather limited in functionality. Backing up your database was not possible, the size of your database was limited, heap tables were not allowed… Last November, Microsoft reached another milestone by introducing near-complete SQL Server engine compatibility and more premium performance. So, let’s get ready for this new release! I will to take you on a tour around the new Microsoft Azure SQL Database world. You will get an overview of the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure SQL Database administration – What’s new in the latest Update V12 – Azure SQL Database Auditing – Dynamic Data Masking – Row Level Security and many more. After attending this session you will have a good idea which features can be helpful to move your production database to Microsoft Azure SQL Database.