SQL Azure Architecture
There are four layers in Azure SQL Architecture:
- Client Layer
- Service Layer
- Platform Layer
- Infrastructure Layer
Client Layer: Applications connect to and communicate with the database service through the client layer of the Azure SQL Database. It comes with utilities like PHP extensions, ADO.NET, ODBC, and SQL Server Management Studio. The Tabular Data Stream (TDS) protocol is a useful tool for transferring data between SQL databases and applications.
Service Layer: In Azure SQL Database, the service layer manages provisioning, billing, and connection routing in its capacity as a go-between for the client and platform layers. In order to ensure seamless communication and interaction, it is essential for validating requests, authenticating users, and creating secure connections between client applications and database servers. It also oversees the entire service delivery process, maximizing scalability and performance while guaranteeing compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
Platform Layer: Within the data center, Azure SQL Server computers, sometimes referred to as data nodes, are hosted by the platform layer of Azure SQL Database. To provide redundancy, each SQL Database is housed on a node and replicated across many physical servers. In order to preserve consistency and dependability for stored data, this layer makes sure that data is synchronized across several copies within the Azure Cloud.
Infrastructure Layer: The Azure SQL Database’s infrastructure layer manages the hardware and operating system below it, making sure they are properly administered. It is in charge of overseeing the provisioning, upkeep, and distribution of resources for the hardware that supports Azure SQL Database. The foundation of the Azure SQL architecture, this layer offers crucial support for the platform and service layers to operate at their best.
Microsoft Azure SQL Database | Complete Tutorial
Azure SQL Database is a relational database (RDBMS) service provided by Microsoft Azure that is widely used by developers when creating new applications in the cloud. It is managed completely by Microsoft and is a highly scalable platform-as-a-service (PaaS) designed especially for cloud applications. Here, we create a managed database server in the cloud and use the server to deploy our database. The server is a logical construct that acts as the central administration point for pooled databases or multiple logins, auditing rules, threat detection policy, and failover groups.
Table of Content
- Microsoft Azure SQL Database
- What is Microsoft Azure SQL Database?
- Azure SQL vs. SQL Server
- Why Azure SQL Database?
- SQL Azure Architecture
- Azure SQL Database Features
- Azure SQL Database Tiers
- Azure SQL Database Services
- Microsoft Azure SQL Database Hands-on
- Querying using Azure SQL Database
- Pricing Of Azure SQL Database
- Deleting Databases in AzureSQL
- Conclusion
- Azure SQL Database – FAQs
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