Windows Azure SQL Database and On-Premises SQL Server: Development Differences

Unsupported features in SQL Database

A number of features in on-premises SQL Server are not supported in SQL Database

Schema definition differences

Considerations when defining a database schema in SQL Database

Handling Transient Connections in Windows Azure

Describes a framework for Windows Azure applications to deal with dropped connections

Entity Framework Connections and Federations

Describes issues that arise when Entity Framework is used with a SQL Database that includes Federations

Issues with Transactions and Federated Databases

Required code to implement transactions in Federated databases

Transactions with Entity Framework in Federated Databases

How to implement transactions with Entity Framework in SQL Database Federated databases

Developing Mobile Applications with Windows Azure

Developing Enterprise Applications with Windows Azure

Developing Software as a Service with Windows Azure

Handling Transient Connections in Windows Azure

Entity Framework Connections and Federations

Packaging and Deploying an Application to Windows Azure

Developing Web Applications with Windows Azure