Azure SQL DB VS SQL Server For the DBA

Being the start of the new year and with new projects most likely starting again I would like to share with you an article I wrote a while back, but still quite relevant.

Hopefully you find it useful for those wanting to know key differences between Azure SQL Database and a locally installed SQL Server from a DBA perspective and whether or not these key differences can be seen as advantages or disadvantages.

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Backup and Restore Options for Azure SQL DB

I have decided to do a summary blog post on backup and recovery options for Azure SQL Database. If you have a DBA background, you will know the importance of securing backups for your SQL Server databases. We have many options to do such a thing; being full, differential, log and filegroup backups. The common question that is asked is how do you backup (and restore) Azure SQL Databases? Or, what are the options available?

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