Raj Pochiraju
Raj Pochiraju, has been with Microsoft for 15+ years, primarily focused on SQL Server relational databases and Azure Data platforms.
SQLBits 2024
Modernize your SQL Data by starting cloud journey with SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc.
As a DBA, you can quickly modernize your SQL Servers by connecting to Azure using Azure Arc. This will help you get a unified control plane to manage your SQL Servers outside Azure from Azure and use Azure services like Defender, Purview and others for improving Data security and governance.
The cloud journey is a multi-step process that can take several months to complete depending on the scale and complexity. The aim of “SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc” is to deliver the best-in-class modernization experience to SQL Server customers hosted anywhere outside of Azure at cloud scale by connecting SQL Server to Arc. This experience provides flexibility, reduced TCO, and a seamless journey to start improving utilization and management of SQL through cloud services and use migration assessments to determine the optimal targets in Azure. Some workloads not ready to moving to Azure can start consuming Azure based management immediately. You can explore cloud pricing models and pick the most suitable to save cost. Through Azure Arc, you can start using Microsoft Fabric by mounting your SQL Server data into Fabric.
