azure sql database for the earthed dba

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Azure SQL Database for the Earthed DBA

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Goal

Understand the infrastructure and offerings available within Azure SQL Database

Learn how to migrate and manage a database within Azure SQL Database

Understand the trade-offs and shortcomings of Azure SQL Database

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Agenda» Purpose of Azure SQL Database» Infrastructure in Support of the Purpose» Things it does» What it Doesn’t Do» Managing databases through the Portal» Putting Management Studio to Work» Migrate a Database» Backup & Restore» Monitoring & Tuning» Maintenance» Powershell All The Things» Recommendations

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ResourcePooling

Elastic Databases

HighAvailability

Disaster Recovery

KnownPlatform

Near-zero Maintenance

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Relational

Database

Management

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ResourceGroup

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“Server”

3 ReplicaDatabases

“Database(s)”

Elastic Database Pools

Geo-Location

SQLDataWarehouse

“Replication”

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SLA http://bit.ly/1TnZwOn

Connection99.99%

Credit<99.99%: 10%

<99%: 25%

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Single DB

Max Size: 2gb – 1tb

DTU: 5 - 1750

Concurrent Requests: 30 – 2,400

Concurrent Logins:

30 – 2,400

Max Sessions:

300 –32,000

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Elastic Pools (eDTU)

Max Size: 2gb –500gb

DTU: 5 - 1000

Concurrent Requests:

200 – 2,400

Max Sessions:

2,400 –32,000

eDTURange Per

Pool: 100 – 1,500

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T-SQL RDBMS SSMS

VS PowerShellMost things

database related

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Partial Support (Dec 2014)

CREATE DATABASE

CREATE FUNCTION

KILL

CREATE LOGIN

CREATE PROCEDURE

CREATE TABLE

CREATE USER

CREATE VIEW

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Unsupported Features

Server level ANYTHING

Cross database ANYTHING

Database Mail

Distributed Transactions

HA/DR Processes

SQL Agent

Linked Servers

Trace/Profiler

Traceflags

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Complete list available at: http://bit.ly/1OX3Kss

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AZURE PORTAL

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Azure Portal

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SQL SERVER MANAGEMENT STUDIO

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SQL Server Management Studio

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MIGRATE A DATABASE

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Migrate a Database

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DISASTER RECOVERY

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Restore Basic Any point in last 7 days

Standard 14 days

Premium 35 days

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DR BasicGeo-restore, any Azure Region

StandardStandard Geo-Replication, offline secondary

PremiumActive Geo-Replication, up to 4 readable secondary

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Restore & DR

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MONITORING & TUNING

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MAINTENANCE

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Automation

Azure Automation

Elastic Pools

Azure Scheduler

Azure Batch Service

Azure Logic App

SQL Agent (VM or local)

3rd Party (tons)

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POWERSHELL

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Use Your MSDN Account to Play

Understand the SLA

Understand DTU

Learn PowerShell

Continue DB Maintenance

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Goal

Understand the infrastructure and offerings available within Azure SQL Database

Learn how to migrate and manage a database within Azure SQL Database

Understand the trade-offs and shortcomings of Azure SQL Database

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Get in touch

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grant@scarydba.com

@gfritchey

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Questions?

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