Windows Azure SQL Database Step by Step (Step by Step Developer)

Your hands-on guide to Azure SQL Database fundamentals
Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure SQL Database. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Azure, this book is the tutorial that delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.
Discover how to:

• Setup and configure Azure and SQL Database
• Explore design and security considerations
• Migrate databases and data
• Backup and sync data
• Design for scalability and high performance
• Develop web and mobile applications using Azure SQL Database
• Understand the differences between SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL Database

Eric D. Boyd has been helping companies drive innovation and accelerate time-to-market for the past two decades. During this time he has helped both tech startups and global enterprises deliver web, mobile and traditional client and server applications. Eric is a leading expert on cloud computing and Microsoft Azure. He spends most of his time helping companies boost agility and scale massively in the cloud. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP, and an Azure Insider, leads responsiveX which is a consultancy and Microsoft Azure Partner with offices in Chicago and Milwaukee, and is a frequent presenter at conferences around the world including Cloud Connect, Visual Studio Live, Live 360, and Microsoft's AzureConf.