Although this next step might have been set for other reasons, you must have a server firewall rule setup to allow incoming SQL connections from your client to your Azure SQL database. Again, you can ...

There are lots of ways to create MSSQL databases via PowerShell. We could invoke a T-SQL query using the CREATE DATABASE term, we could write some code to use the [Create() method with SMO] or, if ...

and the server to be deployed. Once the deployment is complete, you can access your new SQL database by navigating to the SQL databases section of your Azure Portal Dashboard and clicking the ...

With all the hype around SQL Server 2022, I wanted to make sure this feature wasn't overlooked. Even though Azure SQL Database has made it easy for developers to deploy a database to support their ...

Automated backups. Visit Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server PostgreSQL is a scalable, extensible SQL database that uses familiar queries and interfaces to give users a database that’s ...

I recently had the pleasure of discussing Azure Elastic Database Jobs (i.e ... and API interfaces to the Azure Portal and the Azure Resource Manager. SQL Agent, in contrast, supports only T-SQL and ...

You can also use the Azure Hybrid Benefit program to map your on-premise or IaaS SQL Server licenses to Hyperscale databases. Hyperscale, at present, has a few limitations compared to other SQL Server ...

SQL Server, Microsoft's flagship operational database ... Microsoft says it will soon launch a portal experience, branded simply (if not confusingly) as "Azure SQL," that will allow customers ...

Once on the portal, use Connection Libraries to choose the language and operating system drivers you want to use to connect with Azure SQL Database or Microsoft SQL Server. Click New to spin up a ...

Microsoft has announced a private preview of Copilot in Azure SQL Database, an AI assistant that improves productivity in the Azure portal by offering natural language to SQL conversion, along ...