Database Reference
In-Depth Information
IaaS is a service offered by a cloud provider whereby the hardware is hosted by
the provider and you pay for what you use, much like the utility bill analogy used
previously. The physical infrastructure is managed by the cloud solution provider, but
you do have some control over how the virtual machine running your software is set
up. You don't need to worry about managing and maintaining the physical hardware,
and IaaS can make it a simple process to scale out your environment. Microsoft Azure
also allows you to host your own virtual machine, with the Windows Server operating
system and SQL Server 2014 installed. Amazon offered IaaS, providing virtual
machines with SQL Server installed for a long time. Microsoft has recently followed
suit with Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. You can host Active Directory services in
the cloud too. This means your off-premise Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines can be
integrated nicely with your one-premise physical or virtual machines.
Creating a Windows Azure SQL database
To create a Microsoft Azure database, we need a Microsoft Azure account, which
you can get as a free trial if you want to experiment with Microsoft Azure. However,
you will need to enter some credit card information, even if you only want the free
trial. To create your account, visit
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/
and
follow these steps:
1. When you have created your Microsoft Azure account, you will need to log
in to the management portal. You will come across a screen that looks similar
to the following screenshot:
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