In this article, we will be discussing about the three main categories of cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and see some examples. Which are the three main categories of cloud services? The three main categories of cloud services are: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software as a Service (SaaS) Below, … Read more…
This quick tip, talks about creating Azure SQL Database logins and users after you have performed an initial setup of your Azure SQL Database server and defined the admin user. So, if for example, you would like to create a new SQL login/user with db_owner permissions on a database, you can do this by connecting … Read more…
In this article, we will be discussing about Azure Resource Cost Estimation and Management. Introduction to Azure Cost Estimation and Analysis Microsoft Azure has a ton of features and resources to use, which enable you to do just about anything from the computational aspect. However, since you pay for the usage of all these … Read more…
Enabling auditing in Azure SQL Database is a very good idea, since it allows you get alerts on a variety of actions and behaviors. Since data is the most valuable asset in any organization, it is always a good idea, if not a necessity, not only having your database servers and instances secured, but also … Read more…
Azure Data Lake Analytics, is a powerful on-demand analytics job service on Microsoft Azure. By reading this article, you can learn Azure Data Analytics by Example. The Example Since this is an introductory article on Azure Data Lake Analytics, the example that will be presented, will be a simple one just to showcase the technology. … Read more…
We continue our article series dedicated Microsoft Azure. In previous articles, we’ve talked about Azure SQL Database, SQL Server on Azure VMs, Azure Advisor, etc. In this article, we will talk about what Azure Cosmos DB is, as well as see a simple step by step example on how to enable it and access it … Read more…
In previous articles, we’ve talked about how you can create your first database in Azure SQL Database, how you can create an Azure SQL Server virtual machine, as well as how to backup a SQL Server database from on-premises to Azure Storage. In this article, we will discuss about what is Azure Advisor and what … Read more…
In Microsoft Azure, there are two main options for SQL Server services. The first option is Azure SQL Database (PaaS). The second option in SQL Server on Azure (laaS). In a previous article, I explained how you can create a SQL Server instance and database on Azure SQL Database. In this article, we are going … Read more…
In a previous article, we discussed how you can create your first database on Azure SQL Database. In this article, we are going to see, how to backup a SQL Server database from on-premises to Azure blob storage. Moreover, we will see how we can restore a database on-premises, based on a backup file store … Read more…
Microsoft Azure SQL Database is a fully managed cloud database service, provided as part of Microsoft Azure. That means, that via the Microsoft Azure Portal, among other, you can easily create database servers, and thus host your databases. Moreover, you can still continue to use the same SQL tools you used for on-premises SQL Server … Read more…