- #SQL SERVER IN AZURE INSTALL#
- #SQL SERVER IN AZURE CODE#
- #SQL SERVER IN AZURE FREE#
- #SQL SERVER IN AZURE WINDOWS#
#SQL SERVER IN AZURE FREE#
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#SQL SERVER IN AZURE INSTALL#
You can install it alongside VS 2013.īecause this isn't an introduction to Azure as much as an introduction to the SQL Database feature on Azure, I'm going to assume that you have an Azure subscription. VS 2015 is preferred, and you may be entitled to install the free Community Edition if you don't already have 2015. For Visual Studio, make sure you have at least VS 2013 with the latest updates and patches and that you have the latest Azure SDK installed. If you have an older version of SQL installed, you can install a new version of SSMS alongside it and, as always, you don't have to install the entire database engine just to get the SSMS tool.
Even the free Express edition of SSMS 2014 works great, as long as you have SP1 or later installed. When using SQL Server tools, make sure that you have SQL Server Management Studio 2014 SP1 or later (SSMS 2016 works great). An Example for Developersīefore you get started, make sure you have the right tools. At the Basic tier, replicas are only kept in the same Azure datacenter region and you can only restore to any point in time for the last seven days. The Standard tier offers geo-replication, but no readable hot backups, and you can only restore to any point in time in the last 14 days. For example, the Premium tier offers up to 10GB of XTP in-memory storage, active geo-replication with up to four readable hot backups, and you can restore a database to any point in time for up to 35 days. The high-end Premium tier configurations absolutely fly and handle crazy big workloads. If Standard isn't enough for you, jump into the Premium pricing tier where you get 125 to 1,750 DTUs, databases can be up to 1TB, and costs between $465 and $7,000 per month per database. With every increase in the pricing tier, more and more goodies are included. You can imagine that 100 DTUs can handle a substantial load. Doubling DTUs doubles all of that, so for the most part, you can think of twice as many DTUs as being the same as twice as much performance. Database performance is different for each situation, but is usually limited by one factor whether it's CPU, disk performance, RAM, etc. Ten DTUs is simply twice as powerful as 5 DTUs. The Standard tier is appropriate for most production databases for departmental and small to medium corporate applications and some fairly large Web apps. The Standard pricing tiers range from ten to 100 DTUs, can handle up to 250GB databases, and costs between $15 and $150 per month per database. Five DTUs gives you a certain amount of RAM, CPU, disk performance, etc. That's even plenty of power to run a small website for your hockey team or whatever. With a few developers hitting it, performance is good when testing and running an app. With a small database, after things are cached, it performs surprisingly well on a small load.
#SQL SERVER IN AZURE WINDOWS#
Five DTUs performs like an old single-core Pentium computer with a gig of RAM and a slow 10 GB hard-disk running Windows XP. What's that mean? What's a DTU? Microsoft invented the concept of DTUs to represent SQL Server performance. It costs $5 per month per database and supports up to a 2 GB database, handles up to 30 logins and 30 concurrent requests, and gives you a whopping 5 DTUs.
#SQL SERVER IN AZURE CODE#
Awesome!Īdditional Azure related articles: Microsoft Azure CODE articles Performance, Cost, and DTUsĭuring development with a team of one-to-10 developers, the Basic service tier is good starting point. You don't just get a database that runs 24/7 your whole application infrastructure can run 24/7, scale from single-user to massive capacity at the drop of a hat, and can be accessible wherever in the world you want to make it available. It's got free near-zero administration, all the same compliance as on-premises SQL Server, and, because modern apps tend to be built on services, you can easily run your services in Azure on the same super-fast network as your database. You get free online scaling, so you can choose any level of performance at any time and switch between levels as often as you want. There's also free point-in-time restore, in case you have to roll something back. It includes free replicas and free high-availability, so you can always be online and you never have to back up. You also enjoy all of the features that make it a great choice for production databases. It runs 24/7 and 365 and, thanks to your MSDN subscription, BizSpark subscription, and/or Microsoft Partner status, doesn't cost anything (unless you burn through all of your monthly credits). It costs between $5 and $7,000 per month, per database, and it's awesome! It's awesome in a development environment because it can be spun up in minutes and shared by a team distributed around the world. SQL Database in Azure is essentially SQL Server 2014+ running over SSL via the Internet, a VPN, or a dedicated connection.