{"product_id":"9781430243960","title":"Pro SQL Database for Windows Azure: SQL Server in the Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003ePro SQL Database for Windows Azure, 2nd Edition shows how to create enterprise-level database deployments without the usual investment in datacenter and other infrastructure. Take advantage instead of Microsoft’s worldwide backbone for cloud computing that delivers all the power of SQL Server in the form of the cloud-based SQL Database for Windows Azure. You can create and deploy a database in mere minutes that is accessible worldwide and takes advantage of SQL Database's high-availability features to protect your data while ensuring 99.9% uptime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSQL Azure is ideally suited for startups, who can benefit from instant access to a robust and secure web-accessible database platform for use in rapidly deploying new products to market. SQL Azure is also ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, giving them the same ability to deploy SQL Server as any large enterprise, but without the management overhead. Even large enterprises find SQL Azure useful in creating failover environments, development environments, extra capacity to handle surges in demand, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePro SQL Database for Windows Azure covers the very latest in Microsoft’s fast-moving, cloud platform, showing how to program and administer it in a variety of cloud computing scenarios. You’ll learn to program SQL Azure from ASP.NET, from WinForms, and from SQL Reporting Services. You’ll learn to manage the platform by planning for scalability, troubleshooting performance issues, and implementing strong security. You’ll learn the unique aspects of SQL Azure such as sharding and federation support that combine to place SQL Azure a step above and ahead of the competiton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how to use SQL Azure from classic Windows applications, ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers management, performance, scalability, and troubleshooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses the all-important issue of securing your data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps you properly design for high-performance in a cloud environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps you adopt the new Federations feature in SQL Azure\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eCreate and manage SQL Database for Windows Azure databases \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eAccess SQL Azure from WinForms, ASP.NET, Reporting Services, and more \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eOptimize database design for Azure’s distributed cloud platform \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eShare data between databases using SQL Database's Data Synch Service \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eSecure data from intrusion and unauthorized access \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eLearn strategies for data migration and backup \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     \u003cem\u003ePro SQL Database for Windows Azure, 2nd Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is aimed at developers and database administrators desiring instant access to a fully-capable SQL Server database environment without the pain of sorting out and managing the physical infrastructure.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of ContentsChapter 1: Getting Started with SQL Database\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Design Considerations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Security\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Data Migration and Backup Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Programming with SQL Database\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: SQL Reporting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: SQL Data Sync \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Windows Azure and ASP.NET\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Designing for High Performance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Federations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Performance Tuning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Windows Azure Mobile Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: SQL Database Management Portal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: SQL Database Quick Reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127553933552,"sku":"9781430243960","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430243960_p0.jpg?v=1763750937","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430243960","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}