In previous posts (see links below), I've talked about Microsoft Azure virtual machines (VMs), and how similar they are to your on-premises servers with respect to management. In many cases, you don't need the full infrastructure of an Azure VM, but you'd like to spin up one or more databases. Using Microsoft's Database-As-A-Service (DBaaS) offering gives you the flexibility to create databases as you need them, and you let Microsoft worry about backups, disaster recovery, and any other maintenance you normally focus on.
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