1. Aaron Stanley King

2. What is SQL Azure? “SQL Azure is a scalable and cost-effective on- demand data storage and query processing service. SQL Azure is a hosted application build on robust Microsoft SQL Server database and Windows Server technologies.”

3. SQL Azure is your data hosted by Microsoft with a strong service level agreement (SLA). The SLA not only ensures high availability but also performance and protection. What is SQL Azure really?

4. Azure™ Services Platform: http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts_19.html

5. Robust SQL Server Support  SQL Azure is built on robust SQL Server database technologies.  SQL Server is a broad data platform that can handle all types of data, from creation to archival.

6. SQL Azure facilitates development. Just like local development in SQL Express. Its flexible data model supports any programming language. Ease of Development

7. The SQL Azure database fabric is flexible and scales according to business needs. The service is supported by multiple servers. Therefore, it has the ability to provide any required storage capacity. Also, there is no time delay due to server provisioning. Scalability

8. Because SQL Azure is accessible via the Internet, it ensures the availability of data to users in any geographic location. Further, SQL Azure uses enterprise-grade hardware and program code, which are optimized for high throughput. Availability

9. SQL Azure provides organizations with secure data access and confidentiality. It is built on a relational database architecture that includes data protection. Multiple copies of data that you create or modify can be stored across geographically distributed data centers. Security

10. SQL Azure Federations simplify multi- tenant databases for better cost-per- tenant implementations. It’s great for ISVs creating large SaaS solutions as well as web scale database solutions. Repartitioning without downtime. This isn’t production ready yet, still in CTP. Simplified Multi-Tenancy

11. SQL Azure provides you with a strong SLA that assures: high availability guaranteed performance data protection compliance enterprise-level security features real-time mirrored database replication Strong Service Level Agreement

12. Robust SQL Server support Ease of application development Scalability Availability Security Simplified Multi-Tenancy Strong SLA Benefits of SQL Azure

13. SQL Azure provides UNLIMITED data storage capacity. SQL Azure uses a PAY-AS-YOU-GROW pricing strategy. SQL Azure has $0 start up cost. SQL Azure can be located close to your users, even if you’re not. Features of SQL Azure

14. SQL Azure Anytime from Any place Failure of one server will not impact performance Unlimited amount of data SQL Server On-premise data platform Single point of failure Data is restricted by software and hardware SQL Azure vs. SQL Server

15. Need clustered index for each table ‘ANSI_NULLS’ is not a recognized SET option. SET ANSI_PADDING OFF More than two-part column name Data types: text ntext xml image Table hint without WITH Filegroup reference and partitioning scheme’ is not supported in this version of SQL Server fn_listextendedproperty is not supported Things to watch out for

16. Web Edition: Up to 1 GB relational database = $9.99 / month Up to 5 GB relational database = $49.95 / month Business Edition: Up to 10 GB relational database = $99.99 / month Up to 20 GB relational database = $199.98 / month Up to 30 GB relational database = $299.97 / month Up to 40 GB relational database = $399.96 / month Up to 50 GB relational database = $499.95 / month Data transfers = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB - ($0.30 in / $0.45 out / GB in Asia) Pricing

17. Demos, Demos, Demos! How to query in SQL Azure More Demos! Demos, Demos, Demos!

18. SQL Azure Diagnostics Tool SQL Reporting CTP SQL Azure Federation CTP Recent News!

19. SQL Azure Aaron Stanley King (@trendoid) http://www.aaronstanleyking.com