Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

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When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server up and running.

Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works.

Strong security built into Azure SQL Database for fully encrypted data both at-rest and in-motion on edge nodes and edge gateways Ability to combine data streaming and time-series with in-database ...