Who manages what?

Figure 1.1 lists the tasks that you (the DBA) and Microsoft manage for Azure SQL PaaS:

Figure 1.1: Who manages what?

Note

Fixing outages here refers to application outages that arise due to blockages, deadlocks, and broken releases, rather than infrastructure outages.

In an Azure SQL PaaS environment, the DBA works closely with application developers to understand the application and database design, help with the migration (when moving from on-premises to Azure), choose the right performance tier to start with, and then continuously monitor performance for cost optimization.

The DBA also has to work closely with DevOps and often get into DevOps' shoes to automate the release and deployment process and provision the database infrastructure.

This requires learning a new set of skills, such as familiarity with different Azure services, DevOps, and monitoring and management tools.

This chapter introduces the two Azure...