Figure 2. Input your credentials to attach your Azure subscription to the Azure PowerShell module. If all goes well, you should see an output showing your userID, subscription and tenant information.

To do it via PowerShell, you'll need your Azure SQL database server name. To get this, you can use the Get-AzureSqlDatabaseServer cmdlet. You can see here that I have a single server called ...

In-Depth Creating Azure SQL Databases with PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager Templates Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex ...

The new Azure Cloud Shell brings a full Bash shell to the Portal, with support for Microsoft’s own PowerShell coming later. Access to this shell is also available in the Azure mobile apps.

At the ongoing Build 2017 developer conference, Microsoft has announced the Azure Cloud Shell, which brings support for Bash in the Azure Portal, with PowerShell support expected to be added later.

When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server up and running.