Video How-To: Basic Architectural Considerations
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]
We’ve prepared a new how-to video which talks about
basic architectural considerations when developing on SQL Azure. This
walkthrough provides an overview that you can use to establish best practices
and optimize your SQL Azure databases. Specifically, the video discusses
standard database optimization techniques, database sharding, and table
considerations.
The demo portion of the video shows how to create a
clustered index in the Windows Azure portal and shows how to test for latency
using SQL Server Management Studio. The
conclusion points you to some additional resources to help you get started
using SQL Azure.
Take a look at the source code on Codeplex.
Check it out, and if you have any questions, please
leave a comment.
-Steve