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Professional Azure SQL Database Administration
Professional Azure SQL Database Administration

Professional Azure SQL Database Administration: Equip yourself with the skills you need to manage and maintain your SQL databases on the Microsoft cloud

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Professional Azure SQL Database Administration

Chapter 2. Migrating a SQL Server Database to an Azure SQL Database

Migrating an on-premises SQL Server Database is an important task and should be planned to perfection. An ideal migration methodology should be as shown in the following diagram:

Migrating a SQL Server Database to an Azure SQL Database

Figure 2.1: Migration Methodology

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Select a service tier for your migrated Azure SQL Database based on your needs
  • Explain Database Transaction Units
  • Identify and fix SQL Server to Azure SQL Database compatibility issues
  • Migrate from on-premises database to Azure SQL Database using different tools

Finding the Migration Benefits

You should first analyze and find out the benefits of migrating an on-premises SQL Database to an Azure SQL Database. Migration involves a lot of time, effort, and cost, and it shouldn't be done just for the sake of having a cloud database.

Finding the Blockers

The next step is to find out the compatibility issues which may stop you from migrating to Azure SQL Database.

Selecting a Service Model

The next step is to find out whether the database will be deployed individually or whether it will be part of an Elastic Pool. This is important as the service model will affect the overall pricing, service tier, performance, and management of the Azure SQL Database.

Selecting a Service Tier

The next step is to find an appropriate service tier and performance level for Azure SQL Database. This is important as it will directly affect the performance of an Azure SQL Database. A lower service tier will result in bad performance, and a higher service tier will result in higher cost.

Selecting the Main and Disaster Recovery Region

The next step is to find the main region and the disaster recovery region for your Azure SQL Database. It's advisable to have the database in a region that would provide fast connectivity to your users.

Finding the Migration Benefits


You should first analyze and find out the benefits of migrating an on-premises SQL Database to an Azure SQL Database. Migration involves a lot of time, effort, and cost, and it shouldn't be done just for the sake of having a cloud database.

Finding the Blockers


The next step is to find out the compatibility issues which may stop you from migrating to Azure SQL Database.

Selecting a Service Model


The next step is to find out whether the database will be deployed individually or whether it will be part of an Elastic Pool. This is important as the service model will affect the overall pricing, service tier, performance, and management of the Azure SQL Database.

Selecting a Service Tier


The next step is to find an appropriate service tier and performance level for Azure SQL Database. This is important as it will directly affect the performance of an Azure SQL Database. A lower service tier will result in bad performance, and a higher service tier will result in higher cost.

Selecting the Main and Disaster Recovery Region


The next step is to find the main region and the disaster recovery region for your Azure SQL Database. It's advisable to have the database in a region that would provide fast connectivity to your users.

Selecting a Migration Tool


Microsoft provides various tools to automate database migration. You can also write PowerShell or C# script to automate the database migration process. Tool selection largely depends on the database's size and the downtime SLA.

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Key benefits

  • 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

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.

Who is this book 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.

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

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Table of Contents

10 Chapters
1. Microsoft Azure SQL Database Primer Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Migrating a SQL Server Database to an Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Backing Up the Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Restoring an Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Securing an Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Scaling Out Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Elastic Pools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. High Availability and Disaster Recovery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Monitoring and Tuning Azure SQL Database Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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