I am a newbie to this whole Azure thing so I need some advice or direction to get started on this. I've seen various job postings asking about Azure. I would like to know where should I start. Also, if possible would also like to know all the planning that goes into choosing Azure as a solution like for e.g whether to use IaaS or PaaS and how much knowledge as a SQL Server DBA one should have on Azure as well as what is it that is really important as far as learning from the SQL Server DBA standpoint is concerned. Any articles, blog posts, hands on labs etc or anything that can be really helpful in my exploration towards Azure.
You can create a free account with Azure and can play with the technology for free for a limited time. Nice way to get a feel for things:
Create your Azure free account today
There are a few sites where you can get free online training. This article has links to a lot of the free training:
Free Microsoft Azure Online Training Resources You Need
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