Getting Started
Create Your First Azure SQL Database
Learn the fundamental steps to provision and connect to a new Azure SQL Database.
Featured Tutorials
Application Development
Connect Your .NET App to Azure SQL
Explore secure connection methods and best practices for integrating Azure SQL with your .NET applications.
Performance Tuning
Optimize Queries for Azure SQL
Discover techniques to analyze and improve the performance of your SQL queries running on Azure.
Security Best Practices
Secure Your Azure SQL Database
Implement robust security measures, including authentication, authorization, and data encryption.
Key Technologies
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database Fundamentals
Understand the core concepts, features, and deployment options of Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Migrating to Azure SQL MI
Guide yourself through the process of migrating your existing SQL Server workloads to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Development Tools
Using Azure Data Studio
Leverage Azure Data Studio for cross-platform database development and management with Azure SQL.
Code Snippets & Examples
Explore practical code examples for common development tasks. Here's a quick example of connecting using C#:
using System;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public class AzureSqlConnector
{
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
string connectionString = "Server=tcp:your_server.database.windows.net,1433;Initial Catalog=your_database;Persist Security Info=False;User ID=your_username;Password=your_password;MultipleActiveResultSets=False;Encrypt=True;TrustServerCertificate=False;Connection Timeout=30;";
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
try
{
connection.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connection successful!");
// Perform database operations here
// Example: SELECT @@VERSION
using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT @@VERSION", connection))
using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
{
while (reader.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine($"SQL Server Version: {reader[0]}");
}
}
}
catch (SqlException e)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Connection failed: {e.Message}");
}
}
}
}
For more comprehensive examples and language-specific code, please refer to our full documentation.