Level: Intermediate to Advanced
			
			
			
			
			
                
                
                     
			        Bradley Ball
			        
					Sr. Consultant – Premier Support for Developers
					Microsoft
			        
			     
            
            
            
			
			
			
			
			
			
                  
	        
				
			
			If you're using SQL Azure Database you may be wondering, "What is Elastic Scale or Elastic DB?"  After learning what it is, you may wonder how to set it up and use it.  Even better, when should you use it and when should you not.  Then you may wonder about using different Data Tiers to offset costs or optimize performance.  This session will cover Elastic Azure SQL Database from start to finish.
You will learn:
- The architecture of Elastic Azure SQL Database from .NET to SQL
- When you should or should not consider Elastic Scale
- How to implement and scale Elastic Scale over multiple different DTU's