The document provides an overview of Azure SQL Database, highlighting it as a cloud-based database service that offers cost savings, high availability, and minimal administrative overhead. It compares Azure SQL Database with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, detailing the benefits, pricing models, and features supported by each option. Key capabilities include automated performance tuning, security measures, and scalable resources tailored to user needs.

1. Getting Started with Azure SQL
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3. Database as a Service (DaaS)
Cloud computing service model that provides
users with some form of access to a database
without the need for setting up physical
hardware, installing software

4. Options to Bring Your Database to the
Cloud

5. Getting Started with Azure SQL
Database
Microsoft’s Data Platform
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• Four basic options for hosting SQL Server
• SQL Server on physical machines
• SQL Server in on-premise virtualized machines
• SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine
• Azure SQL Database

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Database
Microsoft’s Data Platform
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Database
Why Azure SQL Database
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Less expensive than on-premise/hosted
Less database-related downtime
Five-year ROI
Increase in IT staff efficiencies
Total five-year average discounted business
benefits per Azure SQL Database
Payback period
53.2
%
46.7
%
98.0
%
18.7k
406% 8.6
Months

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Database
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Azure SQL
Database
New cloud-designed applications that
have time constraints in development
and marketing
Teams that need built-in high
availability, disaster recovery, and
upgrade for the database
Teams that do not want to manage the
underlying operating system and
configuration settings
Databases of up to 4-TB
SQL Server on Azure
VMsExisting applications that require fast
migration to the cloud with minimal
change
Teams that can configure and mange
high availability, disaster recovery, and
patching for SQL Server
You need a customized environment
with full administrative rights
SQL Server instances with up to 64-TB
of storage
Azure SQL Database versus SQL Server on Azure Virtual
Machines

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Database
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Azure SQL
Database
New cloud-designed applications that
have time constraints in development
and marketing
Teams that need built-in high
availability, disaster recovery, and
upgrade for the database
Teams that do not want to manage the
underlying operating system and
configuration settings
Databases of up to 4-TB
SQL Server on Azure
VMsExisting applications that require fast
migration to the cloud with minimal
change
Teams that can configure and mange
high availability, disaster recovery, and
patching for SQL Server
You need a customized environment
with full administrative rights
SQL Server instances with up to 64-TB
of storage
Azure SQL Database versus SQL Server on Azure Virtual
Machines

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Database
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Azure SQL
Database
• DaaS hosted in Azure cloud
that falls into SaaS and
PaaS
• Develop directory on the
service using built-in
features and functionality
• Pay-as-you-go
• Options to scale up or out
SQL Server on Azure
VMs
• IaaS
• Built on standardized
hardware that is owned,
hosted, and maintained by
Microsoft
• Pay-as-you-go or bring your
own license
• Full administrative rights
Azure SQL Database versus SQL Server on Azure Virtual
Machines

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Database
SQL Server Features Not
Supported
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• Change Data Capture
• Common Language Runtime
• Cross-database queries (Elastic queries yes)
• Cross-database transactions
• Database mail
• Database mirroring
• Data Quality Services
• Database snapshots
• Most DBCC statements supported
• Most DDL statements supported
• Only Database DDL Triggers
• Distributed partition views
• Distributed transactions (Elastic transactions
yes)
• Most DML triggers supported
• Most DMVs supported
• Event notifications
• Some extended events
• Extended stored procedures
• Filestream
• Most functions supported
• Master Data Services
• Minimal logging in bulk import
• Modifying system data
• OPENDATASOURCE
• OPENQUERY
• OPENROWSET
• Polybase
• Policy-based management
• Resource governor
• RESTORE statements
• Sematic search
• Service Broker
• Server configuration settings
• SQL Server Agent
• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
• SQL Server Auditing
• SQL Server Profiler
• SQL Sever Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Only some system stored procedures supported
• Only some system catalog views supported
• Trace flags

12. What is Azure SQL
Database

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Database
What is SQL Azure
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Azure SQL Database is a
cloud-based relational
database service, built on the
Microsoft SQL Server engine
designed to deliver
predictable performance and
scalability, with virtually no
downtime and near-zero
administration.
SQL Server with out the administration
headaches!

14. Scalable Performance and
Pools

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• Adjust performance and scale without downtime

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• Elastic Pools to maximize resource utilization

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• Blend single databases with pooled databases

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• Extensive monitoring and alerting capabilities

19. Built-In
Intelligence

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Built-In Intelligence
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• Automatic performance monitoring and tuning
• Automatic Index Management
• Automatic Plan Correction

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Built-In Intelligence
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• Automatic performance monitoring and tuning
• Automatic Index Management
• Automatic Plan Correction
• Adaptive Query Processing

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Built-In Intelligence
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• Automatic performance monitoring and tuning
• Automatic Index Management
• Automatic Plan Correction
• Adaptive Query Processing
• Intelligent Threat Detection

23. Advanced Security and
Compliance

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• Auditing for compliance and security

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Advanced Security and
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest

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Advanced Security and
Compliance
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest
• Data encryption in motion

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Advanced Security and
Compliance
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest
• Data encryption in motion
• Dynamic data masking

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Advanced Security and
Compliance
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest
• Data encryption in motion
• Dynamic data masking
• Row-level security (RLS)

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Advanced Security and
Compliance
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest
• Data encryption in motion
• Dynamic data masking
• Row-level security (RLS)
• Azure Active Directory integration and multi-factor
authentication

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Database
Advanced Security and
Compliance
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• Auditing for compliance and security
• Data encryption at rest
• Data encryption in motion
• Dynamic data masking
• Row-level security (RLS)
• Azure Active Directory integration and multi-factor
authentication
• Compliance certification

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Database
Microsoft Azure Compliance
Offerings
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32. Pricing Models

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DT
U
• Based upon bundled
measure of compute,
storage, and IO resources
• Performance levels
expressed in terms of
Database Transaction Units
(DTUs) and elastic Database
Transaction Units (eDTUs)
• Best for customers who want
simple, pre-configured
resource options
vCor
e
• Allows Independently scale
compute and storage – up to
80 vCores, 4-Tb of data
storage, and 200,000 IOPS
• Allows you to use Azure
Hybrid Benefit for SQL
Server to gain cost savings
• Best for customers who
value flexibility, control, and
transparency
Azure SQL Database Pricing Models
(Black Box) (Transparent
Box)

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What are Database Transaction Units
(DTUs)
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What are Database Transaction Units
(DTUs)
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What are elastic Database Transaction Units
(eDTUs)
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How can I determine the number of DTUs needed by my
workload
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• DTU Calculator – dtucalculator.azurewebsites.net
• SQL Database Query Performance Insight
• sys.dm_db_resource_stats
• sys.resource_stats

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More details about vCore-based purchasing model
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• Represents the logical CPU offered with an option to choose
between generations of hardware
• Flexibility, control, transparency of individual resource
consumption, and straightforward way to translate on-
premises workload requirements to the cloud
• Allows you to scale compute, memory, and storage
• Pay for
• Compute (service tier + number of vCores + generation of hardware)
• Type and amount of data and log storage
• Number of IOs
• Backup storage (RA-GRS)

39. Demos

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• Create an Azure SQL Database
• Add records to the database
• Use Azure SQL Query
• Dynamic Data Masking
• Geo-Replication
• Apply Performance Recommendations
• Enable Automatic Tuning

41. Create an Azure SQL
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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Create an Azure SQL Database
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50. Add records to the
database

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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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Add Records to the Database
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60. Use Azure SQL Query

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Use Azure SQL Query
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Use Azure SQL Query
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Use Azure SQL Query
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66. Dynamic Data Masking

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Dynamic Data Masking
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72. Geo-Replication

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Geo-Replication
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