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Benki Chendu

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:52 AM

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I am a SQL Server DBA for more than 7 years now. With the changing trend, I would like to move towards Cloud Computing.
I see that SQL Azure is the happening thing today.
How would I be able to transition myself from a DBA to a cloud computing expert, or atleast a novice to start with Tongue

Are there any good training materials which can start from the very basics or do we have good amount of training institutes in Bangalore, India?

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Grant Fritchey

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:23 AM

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I don't know any training institutes in Bangalore, but what about just signing up to Azure and start doing it. You can get a sample account for free. As long as you keep your databases very small the costs are extremely limited. It's not hard. It's also very similar to SQL Server. A healthy majority of what you learn in SQL Server is immediately translatable. Other than that, hit blogs. I blog on it regularly at Scarydba.com. You can also learn a ton from scottklein.com.

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Benki Chendu

Posted Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:26 AM

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Thanks a lot Grant. I shall go through the blog and get back to you.

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