Azure SQL for Developers - Performance and Automation Updates
Build, test, and deploy scalable apps quickly with Azure SQL updates for developers. Check out platform enhancements for modern, cloud-based apps:
-Create apps locally with Azure SQL Database emulator
-Initiate serverless operations with SQL trigger in Azure Functions
-Build simple and secure API connections to data with Data API Builder, coming soon
Principal Architect from the SQL engineering team at Microsoft, Bob Ward, joins Jeremy Chapman to share recent updates for the developer experience.
► QUICK LINKS:
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - Highlights of solutions for developers
03:13 - Built-in query intelligence
05:56 - Azure SQL Database emulator
07:44 - SQL trigger in Azure Functions
10:44 - Data API Builder
12:32 - Wrap up
► Link References:
Get published code for assigning work orders based on geolocation at https://aka.ms/sqlgeocodesample
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