How do I move a SQL database to the cloud?

How do I move a SQL database to the cloud?
In this article

Prerequisites.
Assess your on-premises database.
Migrate the sample schema.
Register the resource provider.
Create an Azure Database Migration Service instance.
Create a migration project.
Specify source details.
Select databases for migration.

In this article
  1. Prerequisites.
  2. Assess your on-premises database.
  3. Migrate the sample schema.
  4. Register the resource provider.
  5. Create an Azure Database Migration Service instance.
  6. Create a migration project.
  7. Specify source details.
  8. Select databases for migration.

How do you deploy a database?

Deploy your database
  1. On the machine where your website database is restored, open your SQL Server Management Studio.
  2. Locate your database, right click on it, and select Tasks » Deploy Database to Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
  3. On the next screen, click Next.

How do I deploy a DB file?

Expand the Databases tab and locate your database. Click the New Query button in the upper left corner of the Toolbar, paste in the SQL commands from the script file created by the Database Publishing Wizard, and click the Execute button to run these commands on the production database server.

What does deploying a database mean?

Database deployment automation is the practice of including databases in the DevOps process and automating it for the whole pipeline to run more smoothly. With organizations needing to do better and deliver faster than ever, deployment automation has become key to having a competitive advantage.

How do I move a SQL database to the cloud? – Related Questions

What are two typical reasons why customers Cannot move their database into the public cloud?

There are also cases where customers cannot move data to a public cloud due to data sovereignty/data residency, legal, or business policy requirements—and, as such, keeping data within their datacenters and/or a local public cloud region is a must.