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Professional Azure SQL Database Administration

You're reading from   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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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789538854
Length 398 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ahmad Osama Ahmad Osama
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Chapter 6. Scaling Out Azure SQL Database

You can easily scale up or scale down an Azure SQL Database either automatically or manually. There are two types of scaling: vertical and horizontal.

Vertical scaling refers to switching to a higher or lower service tier, or vertically partitioning the data, which is to store different schema on different databases.

Horizontal scaling refers to dividing data from a single table into different individual databases.

This chapter teaches you how to auto scale Azure SQL Databases and shard a database. The chapter further talks about how to run cross-database queries.

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

  • Perform vertical and horizontal scaling
  • Run cross-database elastic queries
  • Create and maintain Azure SQL Database shards
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