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

Microsoft began taking sign ups for its SQL Azure Reporting Services public test build on the same day that rival Salesforce unveiled its plans for a cloud database of its own.

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.

Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

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

Microsoft today released the 2022 version of its SQL Server database, which features a number of built-in connections to its Azure cloud.

For my sample ITworld application, I changed the data source to Microsoft SQL Server (SQLClient), and entered the necessary Server, Log On, and database values.