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Azure SQL Learning Tools

Although every developer seems to know the latest and greatest new Javascript framework, some other more basic(/important?) skills seems to be lacking.

One of these skills is good knowledge of SQL (Server). Although ORM’s made our life as developers a lot easier it has the side effect that people don’t know how to write a SQL query anymore.

It is painful to watch how I see developers struggle when they have to write a stored procedure (a what…?). 

So for all these developers out there that recognize themselves in the story above, you are lucky. The Azure Data team created a lot of new content that will help both beginners being introduced to Azure as well as SQL experts learn how to understand the benefits of Azure SQL.

From the announcement:

Microsoft Learn learning path: This six-course Azure SQL fundamentals learning path provides a built-in lab environment for you to learn at your own pace without a subscription.

YouTube/Channel9 series: We offer more than 60 videos to help beginners learn more about Azure SQL. Viewers can experience on-demand training through Microsoft Developer and Azure SQL playlists on YouTube and Channel9.

GitHub content: Learners and educators can dig into open-source code in a scenario-driven GitHub workshop, where forking and redelivering is encouraged. You can access this content by visiting the SQL Server workshops page and selecting “Workshop: Azure SQL”.

Learn Live in the Azure SQL Bootcamp: In this four-day series of live sessions, Microsoft SQL experts Anna Hoffman and Bob Ward will help you get ramped up and support you as you learn. You can sign up for Azure SQL Bootcamp here to join us.


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