The benefits of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines. SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines is optimized for lift-and-shift cloud migrations, so you don’t have to rearchitect your application to move ...

Finally, restart the SQL Server service: sudo systemctl start mssql-server. You’ve just provisioned a SQL Server 2017 virtual machine in Azure! You can connect to it locally with sqlcmd to run ...

2. Management Studio presents the **Connect to Server** dialog box. In the **Server name** box, type the name of the virtual machine to connect to the Database Engine with the Object Explorer.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. ... The big advantage of putting SQL Server on Linux, ... with "over a quarter" of virtual machine usage revolving around the operating system.