Title: Azure SQL Revealed: A Guide to the Cloud for SQL Server Professionals
Publisher: Apress
Publication Date: 2020
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1484259300
ISBN 13: 9781484259306
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fine
Weight: 980 grams

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Synopsis

Access detailed content and examples on Azure SQL, a set of cloud services that allows for SQL Server to be deployed in the cloud. This book teaches the fundamentals of deployment, configuration, security, performance, and availability of Azure SQL from the perspective of these same tasks and capabilities in SQL Server. This distinct approach makes this book an ideal learning platform for readers familiar with SQL Server on-premises who want to migrate their skills toward providing cloud solutions to an enterprise market that is increasingly cloud-focused.

If you know SQL Server, you will love this book. You will be able to take your existing knowledge of SQL Server and translate that knowledge into the world of cloud services from the Microsoft Azure platform, and in particular into Azure SQL. This book provides information never seen before about the history and architecture of Azure SQL. Author Bob Ward is a leading expert with access to and support fromthe Microsoft engineering team that built Azure SQL and related database cloud services. He presents powerful, behind-the-scenes insights into the workings of one of the most popular database cloud services in the industry.

What You Will Learn

Know the history of Azure SQL
Deploy, configure, and connect to Azure SQL
Choose the correct way to deploy SQL Server in Azure
Migrate existing SQL Server instances to Azure SQL
Monitor and tune Azure SQL’s performance to meet your needs
Ensure your data and application are highly available
Secure your data from attack and theft

Who This Book Is For

This book is designed to teach SQL Server in the Azure cloud to the SQL Server professional. Anyone who operates, manages, or develops applications for SQL Server will benefit from this book. Readers will be able to translate their current knowledge of SQL Server―especially of SQL Server 2019―directly to Azure. This book is ideal for database professionals looking to remain relevant as their customer base moves into the cloud.

About the Author

Bob Ward is a principal architect for the Microsoft Azure Data Server team, which owns the development for all SQL Server versions. He has worked for Microsoft for more than 27 years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2019, including Azure SQL. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server, often presenting talks on new releases, internals, and performance at events such as PASS Summit, Red Hat Summit, Microsoft //build, SQLBits, SQLIntersection, Microsoft Inspire, and Microsoft Ignite. You can follow him at @bobwardms and linkedin.com/in/bobwardms. Bob is the author of the Apress books Pro SQL Server on Linux and SQL Server 2019 Revealed.

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