Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the SQL Server database without re-entering the server information.

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...