Azure Databases Reference

Managed Database Services

Explore Azure's comprehensive suite of managed database services, designed to provide scalability, reliability, and security for your applications.

Azure SQL Database

A fully managed relational database service based on the Microsoft SQL Server engine.

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Azure Cosmos DB

Globally distributed, multi-model database service for any scale.

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Fully managed relational database service based on the PostgreSQL community edition.

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Azure Database for MySQL

Fully managed relational database service based on the MySQL community edition.

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Azure Database for MariaDB

Fully managed relational database service for MariaDB workloads.

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Azure Cache for Redis

A fully managed, open-source compatible in-memory data store for caching.

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Key Concepts & Architectures

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Strategies and services for ensuring your data is always accessible.

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Scalability Options

How to scale your databases to meet demand.

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Security Best Practices

Securing your Azure database instances.

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Getting Started

Quickly deploy and manage your databases on Azure. Here's a basic example of creating a table in Azure SQL Database using T-SQL:


CREATE TABLE Products (
    ProductID INT PRIMARY KEY IDENTITY(1,1),
    ProductName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    Price DECIMAL(10, 2)
);

INSERT INTO Products (ProductName, Price)
VALUES ('Laptop', 1200.00);

SELECT * FROM Products;
                

For more detailed guidance and API references, please refer to the specific service documentation linked above.