In the Azure portal, when you search for Azure SQL, you will see plenty of different options such as SQL Database, SQL server (logical server), or SQL Elastic database pool. While they all allow you to create a database, the easiest way to get started with the service is to use SQL Database—this will require creating a server nonetheless. In the following screenshot, you can find a configuration for my server:
The following shows the configuration for my database:
The important thing here is to select the source—you ...
