Connect to a SQL Server instance on an Azure VM using SSMS. Create and query SQL Server on an Azure VM by running basic T-SQL queries in SSMS. The following steps show how to create an optional DNS ...

In this article, we perform a online migration of the Adventureworks database from SQL Server on-premises to a SQL Server running on Azure Virtual Machine by using Microsoft Azure CLI.

This service is used to backup SQL Server when the relational database management system is housed on Azure datacenter virtual machines. Organizations might want to have an Azure "cloud-based ...

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

Last week we announced the General Availability of Azure Premium Storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Premium Storage provides steady high throughput (up to 64,000 IOPs; 8x more than Standard Storage) ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Choosing between the standard SQL Server management system and Microsoft’s cloud-powered Azure SQL database is a challenge which many businesses face in the modern era. To help make this simpler ...

More and more organizations are moving to the cloud to leverage the key benefits of agility and reduced overall cost. It’s likely that at some point in time, your SQL Server will manifest as either of ...