Azure SQL documentation

Find documentation about the Azure SQL family of SQL Server database engine products in the cloud: Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VM.

Azure SQL Database

Overview

• What is Azure SQL Database?

What's new

• What's new in Azure SQL Database?
• Try for free

Quickstart

• Create SQL Database
• Configure firewall

video

• Azure SQL for beginners
• Azure SQL Database essentials

Concept

• Copilot in Azure SQL Database
• Advanced security
• Business continuity
• HA/DR checklist
• Database watcher (Preview)

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Overview

• What is Azure SQL Managed Instance?

What's new

• What's new in Azure SQL Managed Instance?
• Try for free

Quickstart

• Create SQL Managed Instance
• Configure VM to connect
• Restore sample database

video

• Azure SQL Managed Instance overview

Concept

• Advanced security
• Business continuity
• Database watcher (Preview)

SQL Server on Azure VM

Overview

• What is SQL Server on Windows VMs?
• What is SQL Server on Linux VM?
• SQL IaaS Agent extension

What's new

• What's new with SQL Server on Azure VMs?

Quickstart

• Create SQL on Azure VM (Windows)
• Create SQL on Azure VM (Linux)

video

• SQL Server on Azure VM overview

Concept

• Performance guidelines
• High availability & disaster recovery

Learn Azure SQL

Training

• Azure SQL for beginners
• Azure SQL fundamentals
• Azure SQL hands-on labs
• Azure SQL bootcamp
• Educational SQL resources

Connect and query

Quickstart

• Overview
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
• Visual Studio Code with the MSSQL extension
• Azure portal
• Visual Studio (.NET)
• Visual Studio Code
• .NET Core
• Python
• With Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and SqlClient

Reference

Deploy

• Azure CLI samples
• PowerShell samples
• ARM template samples

Download

• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
• Visual Studio Code
• SQL Server Data Tools
• Visual Studio

Reference

• Migration guide
• Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
• Azure CLI
• PowerShell
• REST API

Development

Overview

• Application development
• Connect apps to Azure SQL
• Disaster recovery app design
• Managing rolling upgrades (SQL DB)
• Development strategies (SQL VM)
• SaaS database tenancy patterns

How-To Guide

• Design first database (SSMS)
• Design first database (C#)

Migrate from SQL Server

Overview

• Migrating SQL Server Workloads FAQ

Deploy

• Azure SQL Database
• Azure SQL Managed Instance
• SQL Server on Azure VMs