Pro SQL Azure Author:Scott Klein, Herve Roggero SQL Azure represents Microsoft’s cloud-based delivery of its enterprise-caliber, SQL Server database management system (formerly under the code name "Oslo"). Pro SQL Azure introduces you to this new platform, showing you how to program and administer it in a variety of cloud computing scenarios. You’ll learn to program SQL A... more »zure from Silverlight, ASP.NET, WinForms, and from SQL Reporting Services. You’ll also understand how to manage the platform by planning for scalability, troubleshooting performance issues, and implementing strong security.
Shows how to use SQL Azure from Silverlight, ASP.NET, and more
Covers management, scalability, and troubleshooting
Addresses the all-important issue of securing your data
What you’ll learn
Create and manage SQL Azure Databases
Access SQL Azure from Silverlight, WinForms, ASP.NET, Reporting Services, and more
Optimize your distributed database design for scalability and performance
Partition your databases and write multithreaded queries for parallel execution
Understand how to take advantage of Microsoft’s S+S strategy to save money and increase agility with hybrid cloud computing
Use ADO.NET and LINQ in .NET 4 with Visual Studio 2010
Pinpoint where SQL Azure makes things simpler than running on-premise databases
Understand when to apply new technologies to optimize performance when running your database in the cloud
Who this book is for Pro SQL Azure is for DBAs and developers who want to use SQL Server in the cloud, and especially for those who want to go deeper and learn important strategies and techniques for effective cloud computing. Table of Contents
Getting Started with SQL Azure
SQL Azure Design Considerations
Setting up and Configuring your SQL Azure Environment
Security
Data Migration and Backup Strategy
Programming SQL Azure
Reporting Services
Using Entity Framework, REST, and ADO.NET Data Services with SQL Azure