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Microsoft Azure SQL Database Step by Step (Step by Step Developer) 1st Edition

by Leonard G. Lobel (Author), Eric D. Boyd (Author)
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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Your hands-on guide to Azure SQL Database fundamentals
Expand your expertise--and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure SQL Database. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Azure, this book is the tutorial that delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.
Discover how to:
  • Setup and configure Azure and SQL Database
  • Explore design and security considerations
  • Migrate databases and data
  • Backup and sync data
  • Design for scalability and high performance
  • Develop web and mobile applications using Azure SQL Database
  • Understand the differences between SQL Server on-premises and Azure SQL Database
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  1. ISBN-10
    9780735679429
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0735679429
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Microsoft Press
  5. Publication date
    July 13, 2014
  6. Part of series
    Step by Step Developer
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    7.3 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
  9. Print length
    400 pages
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Eric D. Boyd has been helping companies drive innovation and accelerate time-to-market for the past two decades. During this time he has helped both tech startups and global enterprises deliver web, mobile and traditional client and server applications. Eric is a leading expert on cloud computing and Microsoft Azure. He spends most of his time helping companies boost agility and scale massively in the cloud. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP, and an Azure Insider, leads responsiveX which is a consultancy and Microsoft Azure Partner with offices in Chicago and Milwaukee, and is a frequent presenter at conferences around the world including Cloud Connect, Visual Studio Live, Live 360, and Microsoft's AzureConf.  
Leonard G. Lobel, Microsoft MVP for SQL Server, is a principal consultant at Tallan, Inc., a Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Competency Partner, and he's one of the industry's leading .NET and SQL Server experts.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0735679428
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Press; 1st edition (July 13, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780735679429
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735679429
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.46 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
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  • Sue
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is not the first book on Microsoft Azure that ...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2015
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    This is not the first book on Microsoft Azure that I've read but it is the first one that I understood. By following their step by step instructions and adapting it to my needs I now have a Azure SQL Database provisioned and running as a back up database for when my server fails. I also used this connection as a means of estimating the cost by testing for the performance level needed.
    The book walked me through setting up the account, configuration and database schema. It was reassuring to know that this would not blow up on me. I had tried this with Google's cloud and got a bigger bill than I expected.
    The authors then move to this issue of indexes in SQL Database and how to migrate data in and out of SQL Database.
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  • Sean Hayward
    3.0 out of 5 stars This book would have been great 2 years ago
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016
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    This book would have been great 2 years ago, but things have moved on enough that it can be difficult at times to follow along. A new version of this book would be most welcome at this point to incorporate all the new features and the new Azure interface.
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  • Andrew Nakamura
    4.0 out of 5 stars SQL Management Portal - Be Careful
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015
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    I figured I'd let you know that chapter 1 is no longer possible as the SQL Management Portal is no longer. This means you have to manage and develop your Azure SQL databases using Visual Studio or SSMS. I wouldn't have mind, but it would be nice to have the actual scripts to create the tables as well as the INSERT statements just in case the portal was no longer available. I searched for the updates on the site, but no comment there. If I didn't continue to chapter 2 I would have definitely returned this to Amazon as chapter 1 could be ripped out as its outdated. If any more updates are like this and half the book is outdated, then I will return this book as it is no longer functional, even as a reference. Let's pray that if you risk your money on this book it can at least have UPDATED content on their support web site and perhaps a discount on an updated revision.

    [EDIT] I bumped up to 4 stars and have to revise my comment. SQL Management Portal DOES work. However, it appears that the DNS entry for you to access it takes a day or two. If you create a new server it may take a while before the magical MANAGE button appears but once it does, all databases will be able to be managed through the portal as stated in the book. I wish a caution was inserted as I wasted time trying to pull my hair out going over and over and thinking that they removed this feature.

    I've scanned the rest of the book and its for mostly developer as stated in the title. I wished there were more admin stuff though as how to provision servers as VMs and how to connect with those. Thankfully, the comment on having the script is later revealed in the book and its ok. The only downside is that mostly they talk about using SQL as PaaS rather than IaaS, but you can't have everything.
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  • Amazon Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Azure Portal changes so Step by Step doesn't work anymore
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019
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    So much has changed in Azure, I am surprised there is not a second edition to this. Its a well written book for 2014, however in 2019 the steps & pictures to match the current Azure portal anymore. I over paid on this one.
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  • Arne Hauge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful - instructive Guide to many technologies
    Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
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    Great intro to a wide variety of Technologies that are necessary for making a SQL Database. The example in this book takes you step by step covering SQL DB on Azure, the entity model, MVC, the website that will "publish" the database, and finally to the apps that will Connect to the database via the web. Instructive and Clear Reading. After finishing this book I went on Reading books covering in more details MVC, HTML5, JavaScript, Bootstrap etc but this book was a great intro to all of these subjects and I will use this book when building my own Azure SQL DB that I will use for prototyping purposes.
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  • J. Brown
    1.0 out of 5 stars MS Azure SQL Database
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015
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    Lots of examples where what was in the book did not match what was on Azure. Sometimes you could figure it out and navigate to where you needed to get to so that you could continue with the lesson. Unfortunately a few times it was a show stopper and you found yourself dead in the water with no way to restart.

    I get that Azure is new and evolving and so developing a beginning book covering it's database applications is challenging - so there needs to be a very strong and diligent effort to update in errata to keep readers moving forward.

    In all fairness to the author it should be noted that I am just a student working my way through various SQL Server disciplines. Someone with more experience and familiarity could probably have figured out what stymied me and worked through the book easily. As it was, the book went into the drawer, my free Azure subscription expired and I moved on to other SQL topics.
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  • R. Vande Griend
    5.0 out of 5 stars I am not finished but it is a great guide for starting out
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2014
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    I needed to find this book to boot me into this newest model of db. I am not finished but it is a great guide for starting out.
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  • Ignacio A. Orozco Sanchez
    3.0 out of 5 stars Dos tres el libro
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2018
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    Esperaba más contenido avanzado como beginner esta bien
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  • Helmut B.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Leider total veraltet.
    Reviewed in Germany on July 21, 2016
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    Schönes Buch und übersichtlich geschrieben aber leider komplett veralteter Inhalt. Die Schritte entsprechen in keinster Weise mehr dem aktuellen Azure und daher ist dieses Buch leider nicht empfehlenswert. Zwar bietet der Verlag eine Aktualisierung aber praktisch das gesamte Buch bedarf dieser und daher auch nur bedingt hilfreich.
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  • Mark
    2.0 out of 5 stars Out of Date?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2015
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    The book is well written and easy to follow however Azure has been updated and the book has not. To work with this book means trying things out and then, when things don't work you have to figuring it out on your own - not what step-by-step is all about.

    Would be great if the authors would revise the book & let the current owners have an update.
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