Master data management by effectively utilizing the features of Azure SQL database. Key FeaturesLearn to automate common management tasks with PowerShell.Understand different methods to generate elastic pools and shards to scale Azure SQL databases.Learn to develop a scalable cloud solution through over 40 practical activities and exercises.Book Description Despite being the cloud version of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance stands out in various aspects when it comes to management, maintenance, and administration. Updated with the latest Azure features, Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration continues to be a comprehensive guide for becoming proficient in data management. The book begins by introducing you to the Azure SQL managed databases (Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance), explaining their architecture, and how they differ from an on-premises SQL server. You will then learn how to perform common tasks, such as migrating, backing up, and restoring a SQL Server database to an Azure database. As you progress, you will study how you can save costs and manage and scale multiple SQL databases using elastic pools. You will also implement a disaster recovery solution using standard and active geo-replication. Finally, you will explore the monitoring and tuning of databases, the key features of databases, and the phenomenon of app modernization. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the key aspects of an Azure SQL database and Azure SQL managed instance, including migration, backup restorations, performance optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery. What you will learnUnderstanding Azure SQL database configuration and pricing optionsProvisioning a new SQL database or migrating an existing on-premises SQL Server database to an Azure SQL databaseBacking up and restoring an Azure SQL databaseSecuring and scaling an Azure SQL databaseMonitoring and tuning an Azure SQL databaseImplementing high availability and disaster recovery with an Azure SQL databaseManaging, maintaining, and securing managed instancesWho this book is for This book is designed to benefit database administrators, database developers, or application developers who are interested in developing new applications or migrating existing ones with Azure SQL database. Prior experience of working with an on-premise SQL Server or Azure SQL database along with a basic understanding of PowerShell scripts and C# code is necessary to grasp the concepts covered in this book.

Leverage the features of Azure SQL database and become an expert in data management Key FeaturesExplore ways to create shards and elastic pools to scale Azure SQL databasesAutomate common management tasks with PowerShellImplement over 40 practical activities and exercises to reinforce your learningBook Description Despite being the cloud version of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database differs in key ways when it comes to management, maintenance, and administration. This book shows you how to administer Azure SQL database to fully benefit from its wide range of features and functionality. Professional Azure SQL Database Administration begins by covering the architecture and explaining the difference between Azure SQL Database and the on-premise SQL Server to help you get comfortable with Azure SQL database. You’ll perform common tasks such as migrating, backing up, and restoring a SQL Server database to an Azure database. As you progress, you’ll study how you can save costs and manage and scale multiple SQL Databases using elastic pools. You’ll also implement a disaster recovery solution using standard and active geo-replication. Whether it is learning different techniques to monitor and tune an Azure SQL database or improving performance using in-memory technology, this book will enable you to make the most out of Azure SQL database features and functionality for data management solutions. By the end of this book, you’ll be well versed with key aspects of an Azure SQL database instance, such as migration, backup restorations, performance optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery. What you will learnUnderstand Azure SQL Database configuration and pricing optionsProvision a new SQL database or migrate an existing on-premise SQL Server database to Azure SQL DatabaseBack up and restore Azure SQL DatabaseSecure an Azure SQL databaseScale an Azure SQL databaseMonitor and tune an Azure SQL databaseImplement high availability and disaster recovery with Azure SQL DatabaseAutomate common management tasks with PowerShellDevelop a scalable cloud solution with Azure SQL DatabaseManage, maintain, and secure managed instancesWho this book is for If you’re a database administrator, database developer, or an application developer interested in developing new applications or migrating existing ones with Azure SQL database, this book is for you. Prior experience of working with an on-premise SQL Server or Azure SQL database along with a basic understanding of PowerShell scripts and C# code is necessary to grasp the concepts covered in this book.

Discover how you can migrate a traditional on-premise SQL server database to a cloud-based solution with Microsoft Azure. Built with database administrators in mind, this book emulates different scenarios you might come across while working with large, complex SQL database migrations and provides solutions for effectively managing the migrated databases. Key Features Implement backup, restore, and recovery of Azure SQL databases Create shards and elastic pools to scale Azure SQL databases Automate common management tasks with PowerShell Implement over 40 practical activities and exercises across 24 topics to reinforce your learning Book Description As the cloud version of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database differs in key ways when it comes to management, maintenance, and administration. It’s important to know how to administer SQL Database to fully benefit from all of the features and functionality that it provides. This book addresses important aspects of an Azure SQL Database instance such as migration, backup restorations, pricing policies, security, scalability, monitoring, performance optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery. It is a complete guide for database administrators, and ideal for those who are planning to migrate from on premise SQL Server database to an Azure SQL Server database. What you will learn Learn how to provision a new database or migrate an existing on-premise solution Understand how to backup, restore, secure, and scale your own Azure SQL Database Optimize the performance by monitoring and tuning your cloud-based SQL instance Implement high availability and disaster recovery procedures with SQL Database Develop a roadmap for your own scalable cloud solution with Azure SQL Database Who this book is for This book is ideal for database administrators, database developers, or application developers who are interested in developing or migrating existing applications with Azure SQL Database. Prior experience of working with an on-premise SQL Server deployment and brief knowledge of PowerShell and C# are recommended prerequisites.

Pro SQL Server Administration brings SQL Server administration into the modern era with strong coverage of hybrid cloud environments, In-Memory OLTP, and installation on Server Core. This comprehensive guide to SQL Server Administration for today’s DBA helps you to administer the new and key areas of SQL Server, including Columnstore indexes and the In-Memory OLTP feature set introduced in 2014. You will also be guided through the administration of traditional areas of SQL Server, including how to secure your instance, monitor and maintain your instance, and to use features such as AlwaysOn to make your instance highly available. Also covered is the use of SQL Server features to scale out read-only workloads. Pro SQL Server Administration is an all-new book taking up-to-date and modern approach that you'll want and need to further your career as a SQL Server database administrator. Extensive coverage of hybrid cloud environments involving Azure SQL Database Detailed discussions on all new, key features, including AlwaysOn and in-memory support Comprehensive coverage of key skills, such as monitoring, maintenance and indexing

Conquer SQL Server 2017 administration—from the inside out Dive into SQL Server 2017 administration—and really put your SQL Server DBA expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds—all you need to plan, implement, manage, and secure SQL Server 2017 in any production environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. Four SQL Server experts offer a complete tour of DBA capabilities available in SQL Server 2017 Database Engine, SQL Server Data Tools, SQL Server Management Studio, and via PowerShell. Discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. • Install, customize, and use SQL Server 2017’s key administration and development tools • Manage memory, storage, clustering, virtualization, and other components • Architect and implement database infrastructure, including IaaS, Azure SQL, and hybrid cloud configurations • Provision SQL Server and Azure SQL databases • Secure SQL Server via encryption, row-level security, and data masking • Safeguard Azure SQL databases using platform threat protection, firewalling, and auditing • Establish SQL Server IaaS network security groups and user-defined routes • Administer SQL Server user security and permissions • Efficiently design tables using keys, data types, columns, partitioning, and views • Utilize BLOBs and external, temporal, and memory-optimized tables • Master powerful optimization techniques involving concurrency, indexing, parallelism, and execution plans • Plan, deploy, and perform disaster recovery in traditional, cloud, and hybrid environments For Experienced SQL Server Administrators and Other Database Professionals • Your role: Intermediate-to-advanced level SQL Server database administrator, architect, developer, or performance tuning expert • Prerequisites: Basic understanding of database administration procedures

Conquer SQL Server 2019 administration–from the inside out Dive into SQL Server 2019 administration–and really put your SQL Server DBA expertise to work. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds–all you need to plan, implement, manage, and secure SQL Server 2019 in any production environment: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. Six experts thoroughly tour DBA capabilities available in SQL Server 2019 Database Engine, SQL Server Data Tools, SQL Server Management Studio, PowerShell, and Azure Portal. You’ll find extensive new coverage of Azure SQL, big data clusters, PolyBase, data protection, automation, and more. Discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks–and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Explore SQL Server 2019’s toolset, including the improved SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, and Configuration Manager Design, implement, manage, and govern on-premises, hybrid, or Azure database infrastructures Install and configure SQL Server on Windows and Linux Master modern maintenance and monitoring with extended events, Resource Governor, and the SQL Assessment API Automate tasks with maintenance plans, PowerShell, Policy-Based Management, and more Plan and manage data recovery, including hybrid backup/restore, Azure SQL Database recovery, and geo-replication Use availability groups for high availability and disaster recovery Protect data with Transparent Data Encryption, Always Encrypted, new Certificate Management capabilities, and other advances Optimize databases with SQL Server 2019’s advanced performance and indexing features Provision and operate Azure SQL Database and its managed instances Move SQL Server workloads to Azure: planning, testing, migration, and post-migration

This book is ideal for IT professionals who have some experience with SQL Server or Database but are looking for a rich hands-on resource with guidance to explore each of the Azure SQL administrator concepts and the solutions the cloud provider offers.The book is primarily designed for Cloud DBAs (with ample knowledge of SQL server) who are new to Azure and want to have a solid start and get an in-depth glimpse on advanced topics that will help them to solve day-to-day issues plus effectively support the Azure databases. Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure takes readers through a complete tour of understanding fundamental Azure concepts, Azure SQL administration, Azure Management tools, and techniques. This book will give an edge over to clear DP 300 exam. Increasingly, we continue to flood with information about the importance of the cloud. Cloud computing is everywhere, but not everyone knows exactly what it is and where to get started.We try to focus more on Azure SQL and give you the foundational understanding of what the cloud really is and tell you how some of these cloud technologies can work for you, and direct you to improve your knowledge and get certified with hassle-free learning. If you find it is for you, you will pick up useful tricks and tips for making a move to the cloud as seamless as possible.It is never too late to turn the corner from "On-premise DBA" to "Cloud DBA specialist". In most technical discussions, we see a vast gap in cloud adoption and the reality of absorption. There is always a need to learn the Next-Gen technology. In this book, you explore the importance of understanding and managing cloud databases and the skills you must build around the Cloud to face the cloud DBA certification. In addition, along the way, you will pick up great interesting insights, real-time scenarios and fundamentals, concepts of Cloud, cloud management tools, test cases, and several practice solutions.