Introduction to SQL Azure
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Introduction to SQL Azure
Thomas LaRockHartford SQL Server Users
GroupApril 7th, 2010
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Who Am I?
•Database Administrator•Ten+ years experience•SQL MVP•PASS Board of Directors•http://thomaslarock.com•[email protected]
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Who Is Rob?
•Author•Patents•Smart•Works for MS
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Cloud? What Cloud?
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What Is Available Right Now?
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How I Think Of The ‘Cloud’
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Benefits• Measurable• Scalability• Lower cost–Maintenance– Reliability– Connect from anywhere
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Job Security?• As of today, are you concerned about
losing your job as a DBA to the Cloud?
• Tweet answer using #hssug
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Who Else?• Amazon EC2 (
http://aws.amazon.com/)• Google• Terremark (
http://vcloudexpress.terremark.com/)
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Welcome Our New Overlord
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Notable Limitations• Comes in all sizes! (that = 1 or
10GB)• English only• Currently no RESTORE or ATTACH• Currently no OPENDATASOURCE,
OPENROWSET, or Linked Servers allowed
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee336245.aspx
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How To Push Data To the Cloud?
• SSMS Scripts• SSIS– Not as you might think!
• BCP• SQL Azure Migration Wizard• Microsoft Sync
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SQL Azure Administration
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Question• Have you ever had a SP cause an
application issue?• Tweet answer using #hssug
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Cloud Patching
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When Would You Use This?• Small-ish applications• Tolerance for data loss• Tolerance for latency
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For More Information• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libra
ry/ee336279.aspx• http://thomaslarock.com/presentatio
ns
• http://speakerrate.com/talks/2888-cloud-computing-with-sql-azure
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24 Hours of PASS• http://www.sqlpass.org/24hours/2010
/default.aspx• http://www.ustream.tv/channel/24-ho
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Questions?
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