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Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's relational database as a service (DBaaS).https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/f3/wH/KF3ZN1DWWBTO.pngMicrosoftAzure SQL database makes ease the transition to Cloud2019-07-01T19:05:34.746ZCarMax is a car largest used-car retailer and a fortune company. I am Cloud Engineer/DBA in a team of DBA group. The company is largely using the SQL Server database as a back-end for most applications. The company decided to migrate their on-premises databases unto the cloud. They chose the Azure SQL database for all SQL databases. The main reason for the migration are the factors such as cost saving, scalability and performance, security, business continuity, and disaster recovery. On top of this, migration is very quick and simple from on-premises unto Azure, because Azure provided migration tools natively.,Azure SQL database is low-cost option for development and production workloads.
Azure is a fully-managed SQL database. This falls into the industry category of PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) and DBaaS (Database-as-a-Service) where the software and hardware that is hosted, maintenance is owned by Microsoft. This allows users to concentrate fully on database management and administration.
Azure SQL database offers a variety of deployment options such as you can have a single database with its own set of resources managed via a SQL database server. A single database is similar to a contained database in SQL Server. Other options to leverage are an elastic pool and managed instances.
Azure provided a deployment option with a feature "elastic pool" - where you can have a collection of databases with a shared set of resources managed via SQL database server. Easily the resources from the pool can be managed among the databases. This brings more performance and cost effective when the user want to manage the multi-tenant applications.
Azure provided another deployment option that is "SQL database managed instances" with absence of certain features comparing to the single SQL database.,In AWS, we have RDS concept - where servers are invisible and have only database access. The same concept can be seen in Azure but we don't need to see the servers. When Azure SQL Database is DBaaS and PaaS, no need to have access to the SQL Server of the database.
It would be great to provide administration related procedures or functions to analyze the performance and maintenance tasks.,9,Cost saving is best for the company
Sociability and performance gives better user experience.
Business continuity and disaster recovery,,Ansible, TeamCity, Ubuntu Linux, GitHubJacob BiguvuEasy decision, good price.2018-11-12T15:37:38.928ZWe use Azure SQL DB throughout our entire business since we migrated to the cloud 4 years ago. It is the backbone of our CRM, Call Center and BI platforms, and feeds out Data Management initiative. On our CRM we use three instances, two for primary/failover and one for disaster recover and external queries running 10 seconds behind. Call Center links to that and BI runs 2 instances, one for sales/marketing data the other for manufacturing data. We have been quite satisfied with the control over the access and security of the data and the subscriptions themselves.,Control of access and security is easy to manage and share within our team. Response is quick and quite a bit of things are preloaded to help.
Having the SQL component reside directly within our subscription makes connecting and managing very easy and highly transparent. Added spots for notes on things like why an IP is whitelisted is very helpful when working with a large team that includes off-shore components.
Scalability is another bonus, easy to scale up or down during peak times, and even automate that function makes it almost competitive with something like Snowflake.,A little slow on processing complex or large Views. We use a lot of Views to feed our BI system, and the processing time could see some improvement, IMHO.
Additional monitoring components would be nice too, automating some built in performance measurement tools would be a nice feature.
Price can always be improved as well. It’s not bad, but room for improvement.,9,We get our data much faster and hassle-free with direct connections to our apps.
All our costs for major projects are now self-contained within a subscription, so managing costs is easy.
Negative is the speed at which it can take to connect DB that are not in the same subscription or region, but that’s across the board.,Snowflake, Cloudera Data Science Workbench, Cloudera Enterprise, ThoughtSpot and Oracle NoSQL Database,Snowflake, Oracle NoSQL Database, ThoughtSpotVerified UserAzure SQL Databases is quick to scale2019-01-14T18:43:00.287ZAzure SQL Database was being utilized at first for development as a low-cost option for development and then was later explored as an option for running production workloads. SQL Database Servers have a relatively high fixed cost and this allowed for a great option at a reduced impact to the budget.,Extremely Flexible- You have the ability to increase and decrease the performance resources as needed without taking a downtime or other burden.
Connectivity- Connection to your SQL Database is easily accomplished with SSMS or PowerShell.
Speed- Azure SQL Databases are quickly set up. You can have access and begin using your database within minutes.,It would be appreciated for better integration between SSMS and Azure Database service. Example, you need to a provision user account with the Azure portal. It would be great to be able to do this within SSMS.
Being able to run a back from SSMS versus from within the Azure Portal would be great. (Ability to create a standard .bak database backup).,10,Azure SQL Databases are a great solution and with the Azure pricing model, you can reduce costs in most scenarios. They also have added intrinsic value by the products nature of being scale-able to the current task (i.e.- a short term need for more processing power).,Amazon Relational Database Service,Amazon Relational Database Service, MySQLMichael JippingGreat answer for scalability!2018-11-15T19:18:56.045ZAzure SQL is a cloud database, which our company has been lacking for a very long time. It has resolved our problem of being able to scale upwards, without having to request new servers or more memory in our current hardware. Currently, Azure is only being used by our developers and business intelligence team.,No more internal servers is a big plus.
Transition was relatively easy since we came from another Microsoft database before.
Query running time has significantly improved,Some of our older SSIS packages and SQL server jobs needed to be upgraded before a transition to Azure.,8,The big plus here is the security with our users. We sell our software and the companies that buy it are concerned with our employees stealing information. Azure really helped improved our security more efficiently so no one that isn't supposed to can see our partner's data.
The average query running time has significantly decreased, which is huge.,Microsoft SQL Server,Microsoft SQL ServerDuncan HernandezAzure SQL Database: The Best PaaS offering for SQL Server2018-11-06T20:34:18.850ZAzure SQL Database provides an easily managed PaaS-based persistence layer for all our web apps, including internal business systems and the products we sell to our customers. It provides a scalable, globally distributed database engine for our development team without a large admin overhead.,Providing a SQL Server instance at low entry-level cost and global high-availability
Elastic offerings so SaaS applications can cheaply have one-database-per-customer approach for high data segregation
Intelligence performance recommendations from both Azure and the SQL Server engine itself,Intelligent recommendations are not a silver bullet, since they often fail to detect opportunities that are obvious to a human database admin with any experience.
Certain advanced database features - most recently I found: column store indices - are locked behind pricing tiers that one would naively assume are just about performance.,10,With easily managed secondaries and point-in-time restoration, Azure SQL Database provides a very robust set of built-in features for disaster recovery that have saved us a lot of work making our own.
Integration with Azure DevOps and the Azure Management APIs that allow automation of resources and deployments has allowed us to run for years without a full-time DevOps person
Elastic database capabilities have allowed for significant cost savings of our infrastructure that now boasts thousands of SQL database running on the platform.,Amazon Relational Database Service,Azure Active Directory, Azure Search, ReactErik RalstonAzure Sql rocks2018-12-21T16:08:05.785ZWe use it globally across all member firms for Enterprise solutions. It's the back-end for corporate applications and going forward analytics.,Agility of the platform
No infrastructure maintenance and worry about upgrading, it's managed.
Always on and universal availabilities
No worry about backup recovery,PowerBI connectors need improvement across 365 platform
Data bricks can be inherent feature
More robust integration to flow,10,Fewer resources required compared to on premises solutions, so better ROI
Reduced gestation time, so better ROI
Easy for training and prototypes,Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM), Oracle DatabaseAtul GuptaThe Hidden Savings of Using Azure2018-03-13T16:44:34.750ZIt is used in firm-wide operations via RDP to enter data into a proprietary vertical market legal database. It resolves the problem of a law firm that is in several cities across the US.,The fact that it is available for the Azure cloud platform.
The fact that it is easy to license as a monthly subscription and software access is simple.
The fact that it functions exactly as its local server based counter part.,It appears to have a slight delay in revealing data in the client software, then data will appear almost instantly. It is an odd feel when using it until you get used to it.
It seems a bit slower than its local server based counter part.
The tool bars icons are a little different and took some getting used to.,10,Better availability for IT
Faster deployment.
Easy changes to resources.
Convenient subscription model,Microsoft Azure, LexisNexis Time Matters, LexisNexis PCLaw, QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, Microsoft Office 365Rick HahnEasy to maintain large and complex data2018-03-02T22:41:50.598ZWe used it store customer data on servers and it provides many feature like dynamic queries. We create stored procedure in it to parse different types of format. We also save customer credentials in it.,It is best to store large scale data. We can connect with it in any language.
Interface is very easy and the debugging feature is really effective at discovering real errors.
Speed of processing large files and store into database is very fast. Data export and import is very safe and simple.
Login security features protect against unauthorized users.,Overall it is the best tool to mange large and complex data, but it needs enhancements in the speed of accessing large data volumes.
Sometimes it get hung if we forcefully stop the select query.
It should show consistent performance through SQL profiler tool.,9,Overall it increased the business profits as customers trust the system.
Storage capacity is very large so we do not need to worry about this.
It saves business old transactions to monitor business growth and help in making plans for the future.,MongoDB,MongoDB, Oracle Data Service IntegratorSimranjeet SinghAzure SQL DB is an example of how a DBaaS should be done.2018-08-07T14:25:36.013ZAzure SQL DB is a great service. It optimizes licensing cost and lets you pay per usage. You can grow as needed and it supports from small to large databases. Be aware it can require some networking/security steps to have it in large or more controlled environments.,It optimizes cost - pay per usage. It can scale up and down as needed.
It can be migrated to from Oracle, MySQL and other on premises databases.
It is always updated with management and administrative functionalities being added weekly.,Migration from on premises databases can be painful at first - but after couple of migrations it becomes easy.
Network capabilities and restrictions should be carefully evaluated.
It can be costly if you don't implement scale up/down automations.,9,Perfect for small and medium databases, being very cost effective.
As a Platform as a Service, there is no concern about patches, upgrades and end of life.
Be aware of security and network capabilities. The service cannot run in the VNET as Azure Virtual Machines do.,Amazon Aurora and Oracle Database as a ServiceVerified UserIntro to Azure SQL DB2018-08-10T20:17:23.962ZWe use Azure SQL Database as the data store for our public website. It allows us to meet our uptime goals and provides a point of contact with our customers regardless of the state of our internal network.,High availability
Security features
Ease of upgrade from on premise SQL,Lacks full feature parity with SQL server
More limited access to metrics for performance troubleshooting
Hard to understand metrics used for sizing,7,Makes the database cost for our use case more predictable and regular
Adds redundancy capabilities much easier than implementing our own
Integrates easily with the other Azure services we utilize,Microsoft Azure, ODBC Driver for SQL AzureVerified UserReviewing Azure SQL Database2017-08-24T19:28:20.208ZMainly used for customer/product management. Azure has been a huge help in the process improvement realm. I've used this to enhance and speed up numerous processes. My experience with databases spans a decade and I've used a few different types of services available on the market. Azure was typically a 'go to' tool in most aspects. I advise companies to use this tool the majority of the time.,Marketing automation and tracking
SharePoint servers
General Business Intelligence,For what I use it for I haven't come across much
User interface could be improved
Navigation could be simplified,9,Increased Process Improvement
Added database functionality
Tracking efficientcies are addressed,Microsoft Access, Microsoft Application Server, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Oracle API Manager and Oracle ATG Web Commerce,Salesforce Analytics Cloud, Amazon Cloud Drive, Apple iCloudVerified UserAzure "The Best to catch a breath for your self"2016-07-27T15:33:38.319ZAzure database is currently used by a specific department at my organization and we mainly focus on auditing and monitoring so it pretty much serves our purpose and most importantly it is easily secured with firewall and DNS resolutions. Migrating databases is no more a hectic task from shifting a large scale database to a more managed engine.,The great thing about is even you are a pro or a newbie with Azure, you will not be tired of setting up SQL Server, the befitting pipelining of AZURE to cloud service where you don't need it onsite.
You always don't need to update services, patches and deployment of supporting services. Cloud does make it someone else's job to do this.
Generally obviates the need for building high availability architectures; Azure databases built within it are automatically highly available.
Highly scalable and has vast support for non Microsoft technologies.
One of the ways SQL Azure manifests being part of the whole stack is by offering multiple levels of implementation. If you simply need a website and a database, you can hitch an SQL Azure instance to an Azure website and be done with it.,No schedulers available in case you require cron jobs.
Certain username are not allowed (root, admin, administrator).,8,As compared to On Site SQL server AZURE is less hectic and less responsibility to worry for.
It pretty much easy to follow devOps or Agile for Backlogs as AZURE allows to take care of its own things.
Database scalability, Patching and Upgrading is the best thing it gives in return,,SAP Crystal Reports, Laravel PHP Framework, Oracle BI Foundation Suite, Toad for Oracle,5,2,Migration and management
Monitoring
Updation of database and services,Does not require onsite infrastructure
Unlike onsite databases, scaling up or scaling down is very easy with Azure SQL Database.
Moving to Azure SQL Database will free up your DBA to work on the backlog of projects that often never get done because they spend a lot of time maintaining and monitoring onsite SQL.,Use it via a VM if you need it.
Applications written for multiple databases.
Elasticity. A much-abused buzzword, but in SQL Azure's case, it applies.,8,No,Product Features
Product Usability
Vendor Reputation
Analyst Reports
Third-party Reviews,Even if I have to re-evaluate, I don't want to change anything.,No,9,No,When shifting from the initial from SQL server the best thing was without any clue, they provided 0 - 100 procedure to set everything up.Zimran AzimAzure SQL Database - a modern cloud solution2016-02-24T16:49:48.060ZAzure SQL database can be used to replace traditional onsite SQL Server databases. It is a fit for many different business funtions within many different verticals and horizontals.,The newest SQL Server features and functions are pushed to the service, so unlike onsite SQL there is never a need for upgrading.
Azure SQL database does not require onsite infrastructure.
Because this is a cloud solution, you will never need to patch the Operation System, install a service pack, or install an update.
Unlike onsite databases, scaling up or scaling down is very easy with Azure SQL database.,Azure SQL database does not contain the SQL Agent service, so if jobs needs to be scheduled you still need to do this using a traditional SQL Server.
Given that there are 10 different pricing options, It can be difficult to determine which one to select.,9,The bigger your organization, the more ROI you are going to see with Azure SQL db.
Moving to Azure SQL db will free up your DBA to work on the backlog of projects that often never get done because they spend a lot of time maintaining and monitoring onsite SQL.
Generally speaking, Azure SQL database is less work and less responsibility relative to onsite SQL Server or any onsite database.,Amazon Relational Database Service,Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft BITom JaskulaRead about my experience with Azure SQL Database. You might be surprised!2017-03-29T16:21:33.409ZWe had acquired a new casino and the move for them to be on our domain was TBD. We did, however, need data from some of their systems. Since they did not go through a full security evaluation yet, we were not willing to allow access to their end. As a solution, we implemented Azure SQL Database so we could push the data to the cloud, to then access it on our end. We would have the data without having to directly access their end from our domain.,Scales easily
Performance is solid
It just works
Elastic pools are great,It would nice to have Azure SQL Database provide closer to full support of T-SQL
Cross database queries
More performance reports would be nice,9,Serving a great purpose. We solved our issue and are using the cloud. The ability to scale up or down at will is amazing.
I wanted to do cross data querying. It is not supported.
The return on investment has proved it to be a great solution.,,SQL Server Integration Services, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Azure HDInsightVerified UserAzure SQL - Making Life Easier2015-11-17T22:50:12.198ZAzure SQL Database is being used by multiple business units in our organization. We use it in conjunction with Cloud Services (web applications).,Point In Time Backup
High Availability
Scaling,Provide customers more examples with Azure Automation (ways of doing backups, etc.) and then emailing when there is a failure.
Decrease costs on premium.
Allow customers to define a longer point in time backup recovery period.,10,Application Stability
Recoverability
Testing,Amazon Relational Database Service,Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com, JIRA SoftwareVerified User
Unspecified
Azure SQL Database
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