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Learning Microsoft Azure Storage

You're reading from   Learning Microsoft Azure Storage Build large-scale, real-world apps by effectively planning, deploying, and implementing Azure storage solutions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884917
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mohamed Waly Mohamed Waly
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Preface 1. Understanding Azure Storage 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Delving into Azure Storage 3. Azure Storage for VMs 4. Implementing Azure SQL Databases 5. Beyond Azure SQL Database Management 6. Azure Backup 7. Azure Site Recovery 8. Extending Your Azure Storage Management

SQL Database (IaaS/PaaS)

An SQL Database can be implemented in Azure in two ways:

  • Using Azure SQL Database: It follows the PaaS model, and we have been using it so far
  • Using Azure VMs and building SQL on them: This follows an IaaS model, and will be covered in more detail shortly

Azure SQL Database (PaaS)

As mentioned earlier, Azure SQL Database is a relational database as a service, built and hosted on Azure.

Azure SQL Database minimizes the costs of managing and provisioning databases. Using this model will reduce the responsibility of managing the virtual machines that host the SQL server, the operating system, and even the SQL Server software.

This model eliminates concerns regarding upgrades, backups, and even the high...

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