Mustafa EL-Masry #Azure, Azure Database, SQL Server 2016

SQL Server Stretch Database to Azure


One of the interesting feature announced in SQL Server 2016 and later to move your cold data to Azure and the data will be accessible from your APP with ZERO development cost no change in the APP level at all and no change on the Query level in SQL Server it is just configuration and implementation for Stretch Database from on-premises to Azure, IF you are DBA and you have tables with big size and you need to reduce it, if you have Cold data and the APP not accessing it frequently, If you need to reduce the backup and restore time at this time this feature for you.

Before starting on the benefits of this feature and How to implement it I highly recommend you to take a look into this page to learn more about Azure SQL https://lnkd.in/edn6nyY/#AzureSQL

  • Benefits from SQL Server Stretch Database
  • How to Configure the SQL Server Stretch Database to Azure
  • Validate the Database Stretch configuration and Data movement
  • How to Disable the Stretch data
  • References
  • Keep Following
  • Cloud Tech Website blog survey
SQL Server Stretch Database
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Mustafa EL-Masry #Azure, Azure Database

Azure SQL Database Tiers Options


Microsoft azure providing multiple options for Azur SQL Database Tier, supported Azure Single Database, Azure Elastic Database, and Azure managed instance before starting for what is the options and the details of it if you need to learn more about Azure SQL provisioning, security, High availability, Performance, …etc. check this link you will find very useful articles covering the most basic topics in Azure SQL Database. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eABFfrs 💨✅ Today I will start to explain the Purchase mode and database tiers related to Azure SQL Single, Azure SQL Elastic Database and Azure SQL Manged instance.

Azure SQL Database Tiers
  • Azure purchasing models
  • Azure SQL Single Database Tiers Options
  • Azure Single Database Tiers on DTU-Based
  • Azure Single Database Tiers on vCore-Based (GP)
  • Azure Single Database Tiers on vCore-Based (Hyperscale)
  • Azure Single Database Tiers on vCore-Based (Business Critical)
  • Azure Elastic Database Tiers Options
  • Azure Elastic Database Tiers on DTU-Based
  • Azure Elastic Database Tiers on vCore-Based
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance Tiers
  • References
  • Keep Following

Azure purchasing models:

Microsoft Azure supported two Purchase model:

  1. DTU-Based Model: Supported Azure SQL Database only
  2. vCore-Based Model: Supported Azure SQL Database and Managed instance

For more information check this article

Azure purchasing models
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Mustafa EL-Masry #Azure

Azure Content Hero and Community Hero


On 15 May 2020 I was received Azure Heros badger Content Hero and today 19 June 2020 I received my second Azure Heros badger Community Hero I am So proud 💪 of my activity and contribution to SQL Server and Azure 👏 Glad to know that my contribution to the community is appreciated. Next step is Azure Mentor Badger and Azure Inclusive Leader Badger Coming Soon https://www.microsoft.com/skills/azureheroes

Content Hero badgers are given out for sharing valuable knowledge at conferences, meetups, or other events. Recipients of this rare award have created original content, sample code, or learning resources and documented and shared their experiences and lessons to help others to build on Azure

Azure Content Hero

Community Hero badgers are given out for contributing materially by organizing meetups or conferences or by sharing content and being an active member of the community

Azure Community Hero

For More Information About My Azure articles and posts check here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/edn6nyY

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Mustafa EL-Masry #Azure, Azure Database

Azure SQL Database Automatic Tuning Feature


What is Azure Automatic Tuning Feature

Microsoft Azure SQL Database Automatic tuning one of the monitoring and tuning features we can use it on Azure SQL for more information about other monitoring and tuning services check this Article, Automatic tuning is a fully managed intelligent performance service used for collecting the Azure SQL Database Workload and monitor queries executed on a database continuously, and it is working based on AI Artificial intelligence and ML Machine Learning technologies, with Automatic tuning Azure SQL will automatically capture all of the performance issues and analyze it then will create a new index or drop index  based on the performance case, even one of the capabilities of this services after applying the performance solution it will be under validating based on the AI and ML technologies and if the Azure Automatic tuning found this solution not fixed the issue, it will rollback it automatically, all of this actions will be recorded in the logs to be able to track it

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Mustafa EL-Masry #Azure, Azure Storage services

Microsoft Azure Storage Permission


Before starting for How we can access the storage account using an access key or SAS and what is the difference between them I highly recommend you to take a look about this articles series for how to manage azure storage account using Azure portal, PowerShell and Cloud Shell ➡️ https://lnkd.in/edn6nyY/#AzureStorageAccount 💨✅

  • Storage account Firewall
  • Access Key
  • Shared Access Signature
  • Azure Blob Data Permissions Deep Dive (360 in 360) Video by John Savill
  • Database Cloud Tech Azure Posts Road-Map
  • Follow Up Database Cloud Tech on LinkedIn , Facebook and twitter
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