Basic SQL and database administration knowledge are useful prerequisites despite the beginner-focused title.
About this course
Translate SQL Server experience into an understanding of Azure SQL. Bob Ward and Anna Hoffman cover the service family, deployment, configuration, security, performance, availability, and practical scenarios across 61 videos.
Skills you will explore
- Azure SQL
- SQL Server migration concepts
- Security
- Performance
- Availability
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Intermediate — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Main language | English |
| Available videos | 61 |
| Video duration | 4h 55m · allow extra time for practice |
| Details checked | 8 October 2026 |
Who is this for?
SQL Server practitioners beginning with Azure SQL. Basic SQL and database administration knowledge are useful prerequisites despite the beginner-focused title.
Make the lessons useful
Compare an existing SQL Server workload with its possible Azure SQL deployment options. Record the requirements that influence the choice, including operational control, compatibility, recovery, and performance.
Use the lesson list to study in sequence or return to a specific topic. Search by title, move between videos with Previous and Next, and mark a lesson complete when you finish. Your progress is kept in this browser; a WikiFree account is not required.
What is free?
The lessons in this listing are free YouTube videos. Free Video describes viewing access; cloud resources, AI services, software licenses, or other tools demonstrated in the recordings may have separate requirements or charges. You can watch without purchasing those optional services.
This listing does not include a certification exam or promise a certificate. Check current product documentation before applying older demonstrations to a new project.
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free Azure SQL Course: Deployment and Administration | Intermediate | Azure SQL · SQL Server migration concepts · Security | 4h 55m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure SQL Fundamentals Course: Six Deep Dives | Intermediate | Azure SQL · Deployment · Data security | 9h 11m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure SQL Hyperscale Course: Migration and Performance | Intermediate | Understand the role of Hyperscale · Review migration and optimization decisions · Connect database design with AI application needs | 28m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free Azure SQL Course: Performance Troubleshooting | Intermediate | Azure SQL · Query performance · Indexes | 1h 13m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: Microsoft. Videos play from the Microsoft Developer channel on YouTube.
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