Improving Your I/O Performance
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]As a DBA I have done a lot of work improving I/O performance for on-premise SQL Server installations.
Best practices
Explore the core principles and methodologies that drive success on Azure with our curated Best Practices content. It’s the blueprint for building and maintaining solutions that are not only robust and secure but also efficient and forward-thinking.Â
Adding Users to Your SQL Azure Database
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]When you generate a SQL Azure server via the SQL Azure portal, you generate a user name and password at the same time.
Exporting Data from SQL Azure: Import/Export Wizard
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.
Uniqueidentifier and Clustered Indexes
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]I love GUIDs — the uniqueidentifier data type in SQL Server.
SQL Azure Connectivity Troubleshooting Guide
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.
Introducing the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network
As part of the Windows Azure CTP, we are announcing the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) to deliver Windows Azure Blob content.