index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing

title: Azure SQL Database documentation 
summary: Find concepts, quickstarts, tutorials, and samples for singled and pooled databases in Azure SQL Database. 

metadata:
  title: Azure SQL Database documentation
  description: Find documentation about Azure SQL Database, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) based on the latest stable version of Microsoft SQL Server.
  services: sql-database
  ms.service: azure-sql-database
  ms.subservice: service-overview
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
  ms.author: wiassaf
  ms.reviewer: mathoma
  ms.date: 09/27/2024

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb

  # Card 
  - title: Azure SQL Database
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: whats-new
        links:
          - text: What's new? 
            url: doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create SQL Database
            url: single-database-create-quickstart.md
          - text: Configure firewall
            url: firewall-create-server-level-portal-quickstart.md
          - text: Try for free 
            url: free-offer.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: What is SQL Database?
            url: sql-database-paas-overview.md
          - text: What is an elastic pool? 
            url: elastic-pool-overview.md
          - text: Purchasing models
            url: purchasing-models.md
          - text: Hyperscale service tier
            url: service-tier-hyperscale.md
          - text: Migrate from SQL Server
            url: migrate-to-database-from-sql-server.md
          - text: T-SQL differences with SQL Server
            url: transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md
          - text: Dynamically scale up or down
            url: scale-resources.md
          - text: Plan for Azure maintenance events
            url: planned-maintenance.md


  # Card 
  - title: Learn Azure SQL 
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: learn
        links:
        - text: Azure SQL for beginners
          url: /shows/azure-sql-for-beginners/
        - text: Azure SQL fundamentals 
          url: /training/paths/azure-sql-fundamentals/
        - text: Azure SQL hands-on labs
          url: https://aka.ms/asqlworkshop
        - text: Azure SQL bootcamp 
          url: /users/marisabrasile/collections/8oq1i8p0z2qygw
        - text: Educational SQL resources
          url: /sql/sql-server/educational-sql-resources
      - linkListType: video
        links:
          - text: Azure SQL for beginners 
            url: /shows/Azure-SQL-for-Beginners/
          - text: Azure SQL Database essentials
            url: /shows/azure-sql-database-essentials/


  # Card
  - title: Artificial Intelligence
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
        - text: Copilot in Azure SQL Database 
          url: ../copilot/copilot-azure-sql-overview.md
        - text: Intelligent Applications
          url: ai-artificial-intelligence-intelligent-applications.md

  # Card 
  - title: Advanced security
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Security capabilities
            url: security-overview.md
          - text: Security best practices
            url: security-best-practice.md
          - text: Logins, user accounts, roles, and permissions
            url: logins-create-manage.md
          - text: Microsoft Defender for SQL 
            url: azure-defender-for-sql.md
          - text: Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory)
            url: authentication-aad-overview.md
          - text: Auditing
            url: auditing-overview.md 
          - text: Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
            url: transparent-data-encryption-tde-overview.md
          - text: Dynamic Data Masking
            url: dynamic-data-masking-overview.md 


  # Card 
  - title: Business continuity  
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Business continuity 
            url: business-continuity-high-availability-disaster-recover-hadr-overview.md
          - text: Automated backups
            url: automated-backups-overview.md
          - text: High availability
            url: high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy.md
          - text: Active-geo replication
            url: active-geo-replication-overview.md 
          - text: Failover groups
            url: failover-group-sql-db.md 
          - text: Recover with backup 
            url: recovery-using-backups.md 
          - text: Long-term backup retention  
            url: long-term-retention-overview.md

 
  # Card 
  - title: Scalability
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Read Scale-Out
            url: read-scale-out.md
          - text: Cross database jobs
            url: elastic-jobs-overview.md
          - text: Elastic scale
            url: elastic-scale-introduction.md 
          - text: Elastic query 
            url: elastic-query-overview.md

  # Card
  - title: Development
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Application development 
            url:  develop-overview.md
          - text: Connect apps to Azure SQL 
            url: develop-overview.md#client-connections
          - text: Disaster recovery app design
            url: designing-cloud-solutions-for-disaster-recovery.md
          - text: Managing rolling upgrades
            url: manage-application-rolling-upgrade.md
          - text: SaaS database tenancy patterns
            url: saas-tenancy-app-design-patterns.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Design first database (SSMS)
            url: design-first-database-tutorial.md
          - text: Design first database (C#)
            url: design-first-database-csharp-tutorial.md


  # Card 
  - title: Monitor Azure SQL Database
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Database watcher (Preview)
            url: ../database-watcher-overview.md
          - text: Metrics and alerts
            url: monitoring-metrics-alerts.md
          - text: Azure Monitor
            url: monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor.md
          - text: Dynamic management views (DMVs)
            url: monitoring-with-dmvs.md


  # Card 
  - title: Reference 
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: deploy
        links:
        - text: Azure CLI samples
          url: az-cli-script-samples-content-guide.md
        - text: PowerShell samples
          url: powershell-script-content-guide.md
        - text: ARM template samples 
          url: arm-templates-content-guide.md
      - linkListType: download
        links:
        - text: SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
          url: /sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms
        - text: Azure Data Studio 
          url: /azure-data-studio/download-azure-data-studio
        - text: SQL Server Data Tools 
          url: /sql/ssdt/download-sql-server-data-tools-ssdt
        - text: Visual Studio 2019
          url: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
      - linkListType: reference
        links:
          - text: Migration guide
            url: /data-migration/
          - text: Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
            url: /sql/t-sql/language-reference
          - text: Azure CLI
            url: /cli/azure/azure-cli-reference-for-sql#sql-database-references
          - text: PowerShell
            url: /powershell/module/az.sql
          - text: REST API
            url: /rest/api/sql/