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- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Azure tables with auto mapping data types. Create Azure indexes.
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Migrate from SQL Server to Azure
Login to SQL Server -> Login to Azure -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQL Server to Azure
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Azure tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQL Server to Azure.
Create Azure tables. Copy SQL Server data to Azure. Create Azure indexes.
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See also:
SQL Server → Azure SQL reference
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | datetime2, date, time |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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