SQL Azure Papers
This is a list of the currently published SQL Azure Papers
SQL Azure FAQ
SQL Azure Database is a cloud based relational database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides relational database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This document addresses some of the most frequently asked questions by our customers.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/05/08/10007910.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sql-azure-faq.aspx
Comparing SQL Azure with SQL Server
SQL Azure Database is a cloud based relational database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides relational database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This paper provides an architectural overview of SQL Azure Database, and describes how you can use SQL Azure to augment your existing on-premises data infrastructure or as your complete database solution.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/05/12/10011765.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/comparing-sql-server-with-sql-azure.aspx
Developing & Deploying with SQL Azure
This document provides guidelines on how to deploy an existing on-premise SQL Server database into SQL Azure and guidelines around best practices during data migration.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/06/01/10018449.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/developing-and-deploying-with-sql-azure.aspx
Security Guidelines with SQL Server
SQL Azure Database is a cloud database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides web-facing database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This document provides an overview of security guidelines for customers connecting to SQL Azure Database, and building secure applications on SQL Azure.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/06/16/10026091.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/security-guidelines-for-sql-azure.aspx
Scaling out with SQL Azure
SQL Azure Database is a cloud database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides web-facing database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This paper provides an overview on some scale out strategies, challenges with scaling out on-premise and how you can benefit with scaling out with SQL Azure.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/06/08/10021865.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/scaling-out-with-sql-azure.aspx
Troubleshooting & Optimizing Queries with SQL Azure
SQL Azure Database is a cloud based relational database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides web-facing database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This paper provides guidelines on the Dynamic Management Views that are available in SQL Azure and how they can be used for troubleshooting purposes.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/06/28/10031717.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/troubleshooting-and-optimizing-queries-with-sql-azure.aspx
Sync Framework for SQL Azure
SQL Azure Database is a cloud database service from Microsoft. SQL Azure provides web-facing database functionality as a utility service. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. This document is not intended to provide comprehensive information on SQL Azure Data Sync. However, the intent is to provide best practices guidelines on synchronizing SQL Azure with SQL Server and to supplement the information available at the links in the References section.
Paper: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/08/06/10047036.aspx
MS TechNet: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/sync-framework-for-sql-azure.aspx