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Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration

You're reading from   Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration Efficiently manage and modernize data in the cloud using Azure SQL

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801076524
Length 724 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Ahmad Osama Ahmad Osama
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Preface 1. Introduction to Azure SQL managed databases 2. Service tiers FREE CHAPTER 3. Migration 4. Backups 5. Restoration 6. Security 7. Scalability 8. Elastic and instance pools 9. High availability and disaster recovery 10. Monitoring and tuning 11. Database features 12. App modernization Index

Migration methodology

Migrating an on-premises SQL Server database is an important task and should be planned to perfection. An ideal migration methodology should be like the one shown in Figure 3.1:

An ideal migration methodology

Figure 3.1: Migration methodology

We will discuss each of these steps now.

Determining the migration benefits

You should first identify and analyze the benefits of migrating an on-premises SQL database to Azure SQL Database. Migration involves a lot of time, effort, and cost, and it shouldn't be done just for the sake of having a cloud database.

Selecting a service model

The next step is to decide whether the database will be deployed individually, in an elastic pool, or as an SQL Managed Instance. This is important as the service model will affect the overall pricing, service tier, performance, and management of the database.

Selecting a service tier

The next step is to find an appropriate service tier and performance level for Azure...

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