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Getting Started

• Overview of Microsoft SQL Azure Database
• SQL Azure Database Guide
• SQL Azure Content Index
• Getting Started with SQL Azure
• Getting Started with SQL Azure Development
• SQL Azure Survival Guide
• SQL Azure FAQ
• SQL Azure Database: Glossary of Terms
• Comparing SQL Server with SQL Azure
• Understanding Data Storage Offerings on the Windows Azure Platform
• Windows Azure - Azure Storage and SQL Azure 
• Overview of Tools to Use with SQL Azure
• Windows Azure and SQL Azure Tutorials - Tutorial 2: Using SQL Azure
• Windows Azure and SQL Azure Tutorials - Tutorial 2.1: Creating an OData Service
• SQL Azure Delivery Guide

Connectivity

• SQL Azure Connection Management
• SQL Azure Connectivity Troubleshooting Guide
• Retry Logic for Transient Failures in SQL Azure

Throttling

• SQL Azure Engine Throttling

Migration

• Overview of Options for Migrating Data and Schema to SQL Azure
• How to use Data-Tier Application Import and Export with SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Data Migration Using SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
• Moving Access Data to the Cloud
• [See also: SQL Azure Data Sync]

Performance

• Gaining Performance Insight into SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Performance and Elasticity Guide

Scaling

• Inside SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Federations: How to Build Large-Scale Database Solutions with SQL Azure
• Federations in SQL Azure: Building Scalable, Elastic and Multi-tenant Database Solutions
• Versioning SQL Azure Schemas by Using Federations

Security

• Overview of Security in SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Firewall
• SQL Azure Connection Security
• SQL Azure SQL Authentication
• SQL Azure Connection Encryption
• Security Guidelines for SQL Azure

Transactions

• Handling Transactions in SQL Azure

Administration

• SQL Azure Backup and Restore Strategy
• Current Options for Backing up Data with SQL Azure
• SQL Azure Billing Numbers Directly From Transact-SQL
• Desmistificando o modelo de cobrança no SQL Azure (pt-BR) (Demystifying the billing model in SQL Azure)
• How to Create a x509 Certificate for SQL Azure Database Management API
• How to Manage SQL Azure Servers using Windows PowerShell
• How to Create a SQL Azure Server
• How to Create a SQL Azure Database

Development

• Getting Started with SQL Azure Development
• Developing and Deploying with SQL Azure
• Troubleshooting and Optimizing Queries with SQL Azure
• Accessing SQL Server Databases from PHP
• Accessing SQL Azure From PHP
• Connecting Microsoft Excel to SQL Azure
• Connecting to SQL Azure From Ruby Applications
• How to use Lucene.NET with SQL Azure

Deployment

• Developing and Deploying with SQL Azure

SQL Azure Database

SQL Azure Data Sync

• SQL Azure Data Sync Overview
• SQL Azure Data Sync - How to Get Started
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Best Practices
• SQL Azure Data Sync Scenario - SQL Azure-to-SQL Server Synchronization
• SQL Azure Data Sync Scenario - SQL Server-to-SQL Azure Synchronization
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Backing Up Your Data
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Known Issues
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Glossary of Terms
• SQL Azure Data Sync FAQ
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Data Security
• SQL Azure Data Sync - Supported SQL Azure Data Types
• Sync Framework
  • Sync Framework - SQL Azure to SQL Azure Synchronization
  • Sync Framework - SQL Server to SQL Azure Synchronization
  • Tutorial: Creating and Deploying a WCF Sync Service to Windows Azure
  • Walkthrough of Windows Azure Sync Service Sample

SQL Azure Reporting

• SQL Azure Reporting Overview
• SQL Azure Reporting Samples
• Troubleshooting SQL Azure Reporting
• SQL Azure Reporting FAQ
• SQL Azure Reporting Limited CTP Release Notes

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