Chapter 1
Microsoft Azure SQL Database Primer

Learning Objectives

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

• Describe the architecture of Microsoft Azure SQL Database
• Identify the differences between the on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Database
• Provision a SQL managed instance
• Provision an Azure SQL database using the Azure portal and Windows PowerShell

This lesson introduces the Azure SQL Database architecture, the difference between Azure SQL Database and on-premises SQL Server, and Azure SQL Database managed instance (SQL managed instance).