This is a session specifically created for the Global Azure Bootcamp. It includes some basic labs.

1. INFORMATION PERSISTENCE IN
AZURE (AKA: DATABASES)
Grant Fritchey | Redgate Software

2. GOALS
• Understand the various database options available on Azure
• Explore how to set up, control, monitor and maintain a
database on Azure

3. LET’S TALK
scarydba.com
grant@scarydba.com
@gfritchey
Grant Fritchey

4. DATA ON AZURE
• Relational
ꟷ SQL Database (SQL Server in PaaS)
ꟷ SQL Data Warehouse (massively parallel SQL Server)
ꟷ SQL Elastic Pool (management resource for SQL DB)
ꟷ SQL Server on VM
ꟷ 3rd Party
ꟷ More to come
• Non-Relational
ꟷ DocumentDB (document database)
ꟷ MongoDB (PaaS)
ꟷ Redis Cache
ꟷ 3rd Party
ꟷ More to come
• Flat file storage

5. DATA ON AZURE
• Today
ꟷ Azure SQL Database
• With a little bit of pooling
ꟷ DocumentDB

6. DATA ON AZURE
• You pay for
ꟷ Storage
ꟷ Transferring data out of Azure
ꟷ Data movement across data centers
ꟷ Processing speed and power

7. AZURE SQL DATABASE
• Relational data storage
• SQL Server, and all it implies
• Scalable on the fly
• Built-in automated tuning
• Monitoring and alerts
• Built-in backups
• Automation through PowerShell

8. ELASTIC POOLS
• Multiple Azure SQL Databases
• Pay for databases as a unit
• Manage multiple databases
• Business solution, not a technical one

9. DOCUMENT DB
• Structureless or semi-structured data storage
• ID/Value using JSON
• Scalable, including across regions
• Multiple consistency levels

10. LET’S PLAY!

11. NEW RESOURCE GROUP
• Click “New” on the portal
• Type “resource group” hit enter
• Select “Resource group” published by “Microsoft”
• Click Create
• Define the name, subscription and location, pin to dashboard

12. AZURE SQL DATABASE
• Click Add
• Type “sql database”
• Select “SQL Database” from Publisher “Microsoft”
• Click “Create”

13. AZURE SQL DATABASE
• Fill in required info, use Resource Group
• Source should be “Sample (AdventureWorksLT)”
• Click “Configure required settings” for server
ꟷ Click “Create a new server”
ꟷ Fill in required info, remember your login & password
• Do not use SQL elastic pool
• Pricing tier, select Basic

14. EXPLORING SQL DATABASE
• Start with server
• Update firewall (not needed for today)
• Switch to database
• Click on tools
• Click on Query editor (preview)
• Login (you have that user name & password, right)

15. EXPLORING SQL DATABASE
• select * from SalesLT.SalesOrderHeader as soh
join SalesLT.SalesOrderDetail as sod
on soh.salesorderid = sod.salesorderid
where sod.unitprice > 1000

16. EXPLORING SQL DATABASE
• Enable GEO Replication
• Change pricing tier
• Examine auditing
• Enable Diagnostics (may have to create file store)
• Examine performance recommendations
• Examine Query Performance insight
• Go look at Diagnostics (had time to collect data)

17. DOCUMENTDB
• Click “plus”
• Select “Databases”
• Select “NoSQL (DocumentDB)”
• Fill in required info
• Note option for MongoDB

18. EXPLORING DOCUMENTDB
• Wizard may(should) start, if so, let’s follow it
• Create “Items” collection for selected language
• Download and open app
• Build & run the app

19. EXPLORING DOCUMENTDB
• Replicate data globally
• Consistency
• Firewall (!)
• Document Explorer
• Query Explorer (tastes like SQL)
• Restore (DevOps)

20. BACK TO SQL DATABASE
• Click “Restore”
• Restore creates new database
• Select point in time for restore
• Click OK

21. A MOMENT OF POWERSHELL

22. POWERSHELL & AZURE DATABASES
• Get SQLPS installed (no need for full SQL Server)
• Manage SQL Database
• Automate DocumentDB
• SQL Data Warehouse

23. MONITOR & MAINTAIN SQL DATABASE
• Using Dynamic Management Views
• Performance Monitoring
• Azure SQL Database System Center Management Pack
• Azure SQL Database Maintenance
• Azure Automation

24. MONITOR AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTDB
• Monitor DocumentDB
• DocumentDB Core Concepts
• DocumentDB Studio
• DocumentDB Data Explorer (just was announced 4/19)
• Performance Tips for DocumentDB

25. GOALS
• Understand the various database options available on Azure
• Explore how to set up, control, monitor and maintain a
database on Azure

26. LET’S TALK
scarydba.com
grant@scarydba.com
@gfritchey
Grant Fritchey