SQL Server 2022 Revealed: A Hybrid Data Platform Powered by Security, Performance, and Availability

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B. WardSQL Server 2022 Revealedhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8894-8_3

3. Connect Your Database to the Cloud

Bob Ward¹  

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North Richland Hills, TX, USA

 

SQL Server runs on any platform you need, edge to cloud. Regardless of where you run SQL Server, we have seen a trend in the industry and for our customers to connect SQL Server to the cloud. Connect is a pretty broad term, so in this chapter you will learn the details of exactly how SQL Server 2022 can be connected to the cloud.

First, I’ll give you my perspective on what hybrid means and how SQL Server has been a hybrid platform over the years. Then I’ll go into each of the main areas where SQL Server ...