Azure SQL is a cloud database as a service available in Azure. Microsoft's flagship database technology SQL Server has been available for more than 20 years and Microsoft provides the same on the cloud and provides complete database instances to its users. Azure SQL is a completely managed, relational database service providing higher productivity, faster and easier provisioning, and cheaper alternatives. It provides almost all features of a full-blown SQL Server without any need for managing infrastructure and licenses.
Azure SQL is based on a SQL Server database engine and provides a relational database as its core feature. Data is stored in a tabular format, in rows and columns. A combination of columns forms the schema for the table and rows are stored in a tabular form. Azure SQL is one of the most popular data destinations on Azure. Almost every application...