1. Launch Your Database Into The Cloud (bacpac edition)
Derik Hammer
@sqlhammer
Launch Your Database Into The Cloud (bacpac edition)

2. Hold questions for the end, if there is time

3. Launching your database with bacpacs

4. What is a bacpac?
File containing a definition of your database’s schema and data.
One file per database.
A structured zip file.
You can rename it to .zip to browse the files inside.
Exported via SQL Server Management Studio or the DAC Framework.
Supported for databases.
This is one of a few methods.
This method requires downtime during the migration to guarantee transactional consistency.

5. Why use bacpacs?
Three recommended methods of migrating to Azure SQL Database
Bacpac
Dacpac + ETL tool of your choice
Transactional Replication
Bacpacs export your schema / data in a nice package
Unlike dacpacs which are schema only
Bacpacs support more versions than transactional replication and are much less of a hassle

6. Azure SQL Database limitations
Azure SQL Database does not have complete feature parity to on-premise SQL Server.
The Database Migration Assistant (DMA) is available to help you remediate conflicts.

7. Work flow

12. Materials This deck http://www.sqlhammer.com/lightning-bacpac/
My Contact Information:
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