Find out how to create a SQL Server database snapshot by using Transact-SQL. Learn about prerequisites and best practices for creating snapshots. The source database must be online, unless the ...

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

Creating a [single database](single-database-overview.md) is the quickest and simplest option for creating a database in Azure SQL Database. This quickstart shows you how to create a single database ...

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

Creating a database as you've described is a lot of work, and as others have mentioned their might be better alternatives than a relational database. (or at least the typical structure for a ...

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.