Introduction to Azure SQL Database

2022

TL; DR

This talk offers an introduction to Microsoft Azure. What, where and how. We will take a look in depth at Azure SQL Database; Creating, configuring, scaling, connecting, using, securing, monitoring, uploading, scheduling, high availability and Disaster Recovery.

Session Details

Are you still a bit unsure of using cloud technology? Not sure about your PaaS or your IaaS, or even DaaS ? Are you thinking of moving to the cloud and want to know how? Are you ready to move your databases to Azure and want to know what's involved? Then this talk may be just what you are looking for. This talk offers an introduction to Microsoft Azure. What, where and how. We will take a look in depth at Azure SQL Database; Creating, configuring, scaling, connecting, using, securing, monitoring, uploading, scheduling, high availability and Disaster Recovery. When we have finished you will have the information that you need to make the decision whether to start your journey into Azure databases.

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