SQL Server solutions have the flexibility of being deployed on premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid environment, and can be managed through a common and familiar tool set. And new tools make it even easier to build back-up and disaster recovery solutions using Microsoft Azure, through an easy route to the cloud for on-premises SQL Server databases. This means you can use existing skills to take advantage of Microsoft’s global datacenters.

You can use SQL Server for business and analytics workloads as well as OLTP.

SQL Server on-premises

• Deployment support for on-premises infrastructure (physical or virtual).
• Support for hybrid deployment.
• Support for Windows and Linux.
• Support for Docker containers on Windows and Linux.
• Support for Linux container on Docker in macOS.
• Real-time intelligence using built-in Python and R integration.
• Hybrid ready.

SQL server IaaS

• Fully featured Microsoft SQL server on the Azure platform.
• Image-based deployment with different SQL editions (Enterprise, Standard) to save cost of initial deployment and configuration.
• Cost includes operating and SQL Server licenses.
• Save time in licensing, maintenance, hardware purchase and avoid the hardware refresh cycle.
• Fully integrated with on-premises infrastructure and data sources.
• SQL Server - PaaS.
• Provision, Deployment  and configuration of PaaS offerings for SQL Server databases including managed instance.
• Cost estimations.