LearnhowtocombineSQLServer'sanalyticswithAzure'sflexibilityandhybridconnectivitytoachieveindustry-leadingperformanceandmanageabilityforyourclouddatabase.KeyFeatures*UnderstandplatformavailabilityforSQLServerinAzure*ExplorethebenefitsanddeploymentchoicesofferedbySQLIaaS*GettogripswithdeployingSQLServerontheLinuxdevelopmentecosystemBookDescriptionDeployingSQLServeronAzurevirtualmachinesallowsyoutoworkonfullversionsofSQLServerinthecloudwithouthavingtomaintainon-premiseshardware.ThebookbeginsbyintroducingyoutotheSQLportfolioinAzureandtakesyouthroughSQLServerIaaSscenarios,beforeexplainingthefactorsthatyouneedtoconsiderwhilechoosinganOSforSQLServerinAzureVMs.Asyouprogressthroughthebook,you'llexploredifferentVMoptionsanddeploymentchoicesforIaaSandunderstandplatformavailability,migrationtools,andbestpracticesinAzure.Inlaterchapters,you'lllearnhowtoconfigurestoragetoachieveoptimizedperformance.Finally,you'llgettogripswiththeconceptofAzureHybridBenefitandfindouthowyoucanuseittomaximizethevalueofyourexistingon-premisesSQLServer.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llbeproficientinadministeringSQLServeronMicrosoftAzureandleveragingthetoolsrequiredforitsdeployment.Whatyouwilllearn*ChooseanoperatingsystemforSQLServerinAzureVMs*UsetheAzureManagementPortaltofacilitatethedeploymentprocess*Verifyconnectivityandnetworklatencyincloud*Configurestorageforoptimalperformanceandconnectivity*ExplorevariousdisasterrecoveryoptionsforSQLServerinAzure*OptimizeSQLServeronLinux*DiscoverhowtobackupdatabasestoaURLWhothisbookisforSQLServeronAzureVMsisforyouifyouareadeveloper,dataenthusiast,oranyonewhowantstomigrateSQLServerdatabasestoAzurevirtualmachines.BasicfamiliaritywithSQLServerandmanagedidentitiesforAzureresourceswillbeaplus.