Exploring PaaS options for deploying SQL Server in Azure
In this section, we will learn about the different PaaS options to deploy SQL Server in Azure. If we use SQL Server as a relational database management system (RDBMS), we want to migrate our database without having to make any conversions or thinking about reinstalling SQL Server and configuring it again. Azure offers a PaaS that provides a complete development and also deployment environment that is easy to use for cloud-oriented applications.
There are a couple of SQL Server options within Azure, such as SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines or SQL Managed Instances.
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database is a hosted SQL database service in Azure. It runs on the SQL Server database engine. There are some important differences between Azure SQL Database and the traditional SQL Service. But most database administrators using SQL Server are able to migrate to Azure SQL Database. Azure SQL Database makes it extremely easy...