1. Windows Azure Migrating SQL Server Workloads
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2. Agenda Migrating SQL Server Workloads SQL Server IaaS Best Practices
Summary

3. Migrating SQL Server Workloads

4. SQL Server and Windows Azure VM
Supported Versions
SQL Server 2012, 2008 R2, 2008
Supported Features All SQL Server features supported except failover clustering *
SQL Server Provisioning
Cloud-first using stock images, bring your own server / VHD, capture cloud images
SQL Server Licensing
Pay by the hour or migrate your own license via Software Assurance **
With the introduction of Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks there are an entirely new set of workloads that are suitable.
* AlwaysOn Availability Groups not supported until GA
** Windows Azure Compute and Storage charges also apply

5. Virtual Machine Sizes and SQL Editions
VM Size
CPU Cores
Memory
Bandwidth
# Data Disks
SQL Edition
Extra Small
Shared
768 MB
5 (Mbps) 1
Express
Small
1.75 GB
100 (Mbps) 2
Standard
Medium
3.5 GB
200 (Mbps) 4
Large
7 GB
400 (Mbps) 8
Standard / Enterprise
Extra Large
14 GB
800 (Mbps) 16
Each Persistent Data Disk Can be up to 1 TB

6. SQL Server on Virtual Machines
Best Practices

7. Running SQL Server in a Windows Azure VM
Storage Recommendations
Do not use write caching
Avoid using OS drive for large databases
Consider putting database and transaction log files on separate drives
Consider putting tempdb on the non-persistent cache disk (D:\)
Database Recommendations
Consider using database page compression to reduce I/O
High Availability Recommendations
Consider latency between primary and replica when choosing sync mode

8. SQL Server or Windows Azure SQL Db?
SQL Server (IaaS)
Windows Azure SQL Database (PaaS)
Development
Migrate Existing Apps
Develop New Apps
Management
Full Control
Managed Service
Compatibility
Full SQL Server Capabilities
Based on SQL Server Technology
Shared Technology
Network transport (Tabular Data Stream)
SQL dialect (Transact-SQL)
Data access APIs (ADO.NET, ODBC, JDBC)
Development tools (SQL Server Data Tools)
Management tools (SQL Server Management Studio)

9. Summary
Microsoft has a continuous offering from private to public cloud
Windows Azure now supports IaaS workloads
SQL Server is fully supported on Windows Azure Virtual Machine
IaaS is about migration, PaaS is about new development