sql-database-single-index.yml

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title: Azure SQL Database - Single Database
metadata:
  document_id: 36d89c48-3646-380e-34a0-ae3ac62e2641
  title: Azure SQL Database Documentation - Tutorials, API Reference
  meta.description: Learn how to use Azure SQL databases.
  services: sql-database
  author: jovanpop-msft
  manager: craigg
  ms.service: sql-database
  ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
  ms.devlang:
  ms.topic: overview
  ms.date: 12/01/2018
  ms.author: jovanpop-msft
abstract:
  description: Azure SQL Database is a relational database-as-a-service (DBaaS) based on the latest stable version of Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine. SQL Database is a high-performance, reliable, and secure database you can use to build data-driven applications and websites in the programming language of your choice, without needing to manage infrastructure. Learn how to use SQL Database with our quickstarts, tutorials, and samples.
  aside:
    image:
      alt: 
      height: 110
      src: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/sql-database/media/index/create-sql-database-on-azure.png
      width: 250  
    title: Create a Single SQL database on Azure. (3:12)
    href: https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/videos/create-sql-database-on-azure/
    width: 250
sections:

- items:
  - type: list
    style: cards
    className: cardsM
    columns: 3
    items:
      - title: Elastic pools
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-elastic-pool
        html: <p>SQL Database elastic pools are a simple, cost-effective solution for managing and scaling multiple databases that have varying and unpredictable usage demands.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/i_elasticpool.svg
      - title: Logical Server
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-logical-servers
        html: <p>Logical server is central administration point for configuring security, tunning, backup policy, and other configuration properties on a set of databases within the server.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/i_mi.svg 
      - title: Price/service tiers
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-service-tiers
        html: <p>Tailor price/performance ratio to your needs with flexible service tiers that span from affordable $5/month to powerful 80-core databases.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/i_perftier.svg
      - title: Scalability
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-scale-resources
        html: <p>Easily scale up our database depending on your needs to improve performance of your application.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/i_scale.svg  
      - title: Platform as a Service
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-paas
        html: <p>Built-in High-availability, automated backups, and geo-replication, will prevent maintenance operations, infrastructure or hardware failures from stopping your business.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/gear.svg
      - title: Advanced security
        href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-security-index
        html: <p>Secure your database with Azure AD authentication, Virtual Networks, Firewalls, Always Encrypted connections. Identify threats and vulnerabilities with built-in security.</p>
        image:
          src: media/index/i_security.svg
- title: 5-Minute Quickstarts
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: 'Azure SQL Database enables you to easily perform basic management tasks using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell. Learn how to perform basic management tasks using the following quickstart samples:'
  - type: table
    style: dataMatrix
    columns:
      - image:
          src: media/index/portal.svg
        title: The Azure portal
      - image:
          src: media/index/cli.svg
        title: Azure CLI
      - image:
          src: media/index/logo_powershell.svg
        title: PowerShell
      - image:
          src: media/index/logo_arm.svg
        title: Azure Resource Manager template
    rows:
      - title: Create Database
        values:
          - href: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-get-started-portal
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-create-and-configure-database-cli
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-create-and-configure-database-powershell
          - href:
      - title: Create Elastic Pool
        values:
          - href: 
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-move-database-between-pools-cli
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-move-database-between-pools-powershell
          - href: https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/101-sql-elastic-pool-create
      - title: Scale Database
        values:
          - href: 
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-monitor-and-scale-database-cli
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-monitor-and-scale-database-powershell
          - href:
      - title: Scale Elastic Pool
        values:
          - href: 
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-scale-pool-cli
          - href: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-monitor-and-scale-pool-powershell

- title: Step-by-Step Tutorials
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: Learn how to create, manage, and migrate databases using SQL DB
  - type: list
    style: ordered
    items:
    - html: Create and design the schema for a new SQL Database using <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-design-first-database">SSMS</a> or <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-design-first-database-csharp">.NET</a>
    - html: Migrate an existing database to Azure using <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-migrate-your-sql-server-database">Database Migration Assistant</a> or <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-import">BACPAC Import</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-security-tutorial">Secure your SQL Database</a>
    - html: Distribute your data globally using <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-implement-geo-distributed-database">Geo-distributed database</a>
- title: Samples
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: Find scripts to manage common tasks.
  - type: list
    style: unordered
    className: spaced noBullet
    items:
    - html: <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-powershell-samples">Azure PowerShell</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/sql-database/sql-database-cli-samples">Azure CLI</a>