Cloud Solutions
Scalable, Self-Managing Database Service
Why handle all of the provisioning, patching, and management of database servers when someone else can do it for you? SQL Azure is a highly available, scalable, multi-tenant database service hosted by Microsoft in the cloud. Developers don’t have to install, setup, patch or manage any software. High availability and fault tolerance without physical administration. Now that’s cloud power.
Hands-Free Management
No physical administration required – software installation and patching is included, as this is a platform as a service (PAAS)
Flexible Pricing
SQL Azure is a cost-effective approach for managing data, since it offers a flexible, consumption-based pricing plan, minimal capital and operational expenditures, and easy scalability to adapt to your changing needs.
Familiar Tools
Customers can use existing knowledge in T-SQL development and a familiar relational data model for symmetry with existing on-premises databases. Additionally, customers can get productive on SQL Azure quickly by using the same development and management tools they use for on-premises databases services.
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The math is very compelling. In addition to offering Web Signage on Windows Azure and SQL Azure, we are planning to move all our databases to SQL Azure.
Vittorio Polizzi, Chief Technology Officer, EdisonWeb
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SQL Azure is one of the most tangible ways I’ve seen the cloud touch our customers and our business. Every hosted sale I’ve made in Europe, Australia, and South Africa, I’ve made because of SQL Azure.
Kent McNall, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Quosal
