Importing and exporting data between on-premises SQL Server and SQL Azure just got a lot easier, and you can get started today with the availability of the Microsoft SQL Server "Denali" Data-tier Application (DAC) Framework v2.0 Feature Pack CTP . Let...

We created a quick 10 minute video that provides an overview of the pricing meters and billing associated with using SQL Azure. The pricing model for SQL Azure is one of the most straightforward in the industry - it's basically just a function of database...

In this brief 10 minute video, I will demonstrate how to use the security features in SQL Azure to control access to your cloud database. This walkthrough shows how to create a secure connection to a database server, how to manage SQL Azure database settings...

SQL Azure database is a great way to extend data to smartphones, tablets, and devices. You can already do this with Windows Phone 7. Scott Klien, co-founder of Azure training and consulting firm Blue Syntax Consulting, has written a basic walkthrough...

It's important to understand that connecting to SQL Azure using ADO.net, is very similar to how the connection was made using SQL Server. MSDN has written a tutorial on how to do so. The article provides a quick walkthrough and offers some considerations...

Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 2 was released earlier this week and is now available for public download . L ightSwitch applications utilize Silverlight that can be run in the browser or on the desktop. Beta 2 introduced new capabilities to deploy to...

MSDN just recently performed an interview with Milind Tavshikar of QuantumID. Take a look at the interview below and learn more how our partners use SQL Azure to land strategic wins. Real World SQL Azure: Interview with Milind Tavshikar, CEO, QuantumID...

In this quick 10 minute video, you’ll get a quick overview and good understanding of the flexibility of the SQL Azure services. The power behind SQL Azure is how it can be used to create many new cloud-based applications, and also extend the reach...

In this quick 10 minute video, you'll get an understanding of how to work with SQL Azure using .NET to create a web application. I'll demonstrate this using the latest technologies from Microsoft, including ASP.NET MVC3 and Entity Framework. Although...

Cihan Biyikoglu has written an interesting article about NoSQL qualities extending into SQL Azure. "It is great to see people catching onto the idea of federations. Recently, there has been a number of great articles and a new whitepaper that refer...

At PDC 2010 - SQL Azure Data Sync CTP2 was announced and it has been progressing quite successfully with huge interest, so much so that we are going to continue to process registrations throughout March 2011. For those of you who waiting for access, we...

One of the great things about SQL Azure is how easy it is to get up and running. If you have SQL Server experience, the process is even smoother. Check out this short 10 minute video where I'll walk you through step-by-step the process to migrate an existing...

We've talked to many customers and partners who have started using SQL Azure to migrate departmental and desktop application data to the cloud to take advantage of the managed database services of SQL Azure for high availability and reliability, and as...

Next week we have a webcast coming up that I encourage you to take advantage of. Doug Johnson (VP Marketing and Business Development for Acumatica), Ali Jani (VP Product Management for Acumatica) and Sudhir Hasbe (Senior Product Manager ; SQL Azure and...

Check out the blog post from Johannes Kebeck, that walks through the development of a service, showing the status of roads, following the tragic Japan earthquake and tsunami. "Recently I had the honour to support our friends and colleagues in Japan...

One of the reasons that SQL Azure is such a powerful tool is that it's based on the same database engine as SQL Server. For example, you can connect to the Microsoft SQL Azure Database with the sqlcmd command prompt utility that is included with SQL Server...