Download or read book Microsoft Azure Essentials Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure written by Carl Rabeler and published by Microsoft Press. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the “Microsoft Azure Essentials” series, this ebook helps SQL Server database users understand Microsoft’s offering for SQL Server in Azure. Learn how SQL Server in Azure is similar to SQL Server in an on-premises environment, and how they are different. The author, a content lead for Azure.com, walks you through the steps of getting started with SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine and with Azure SQL Database. Follow the numerous screenshots to create a trial subscription, create SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine, create an Azure SQL Database, migrate an on-premises database to each Azure environment, create users, back up and restore data, and archive data.