Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

However, it's somewhat limited in that it can only operate on Azure SQL Database. Elastic Jobs also requires you to create an Azure SQL Database to manage the jobs.

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.

AI assistant available in private preview provides natural language to SQL conversion and self-help for database administration.

Microsoft has opened up to testers the limited preview of the premium tier of its Windows Azure SQL database for business-critical applications.

Figure 3. Your SQL Database Servers. Next, you'll need to create the rule to allow one or a block of IP addresses. If you'd like just to let the public IP address you are coming from (if the computer ...