### YamlMime:Landing

title: Educational SQL resources
summary: Tutorials, quickstarts, and other educational resources meant to teach you to work with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.  

metadata:
  title: Educational SQL resources 
  description: A collection of tutorials and quickstarts meant to teach you to use SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. 
  ms.prod: sql
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: MashaMSFT
  ms.author: mathoma
  ms.date: 01/07/2020  

landingContent:
  - title: SQL Server
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: learn
      links:
      - text: Upgrade SQL Server
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/introduction-upgrading-sql-server/
      - text: Use the Query Tuning Assistant
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/use-sql-server-query-tuning-assistant/
      - text: SQL Server workshops
        url: https://aka.ms/sqlworkshops
    - linkListType: quickstart
      links:
      - text: Connect & query with Azure Data Studio
        url: ../azure-data-studio/quickstart-sql-server.md
      - text: Connect & query with SSMS
        url: ../ssms/tutorials/connect-query-sql-server.md
      - text: Writing Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
        url: ../t-sql/tutorial-writing-transact-sql-statements.md
      - text: Extended events 
        url: ../relational-databases/extended-events/quick-start-extended-events-in-sql-server.md
      - text: Backup & restore on-premises
        url: ../relational-databases/backup-restore/quickstart-backup-restore-database.md
      - text: Backup & restore to Azure blob storage
        url: ../relational-databases/backup-restore/quickstart-backup-restore-database.md
    - linkListType: tutorial
      links:
      - text: Availability group 
        url: ../database-engine/availability-groups/windows/use-the-availability-group-wizard-sql-server-management-studio.md
      - text: Transactional replication 
        url: ../relational-databases/replication/tutorial-replicating-data-between-continuously-connected-servers.md
      - text: Merge replication
        url: ../relational-databases/replication/tutorial-replicating-data-with-mobile-clients.md
      - text: Create in-memory table
        url: ../relational-databases/in-memory-oltp/creating-a-memory-optimized-table-and-a-natively-compiled-stored-procedure.md
      - text: Sign stored procedure with certificate
        url: ../relational-databases/tutorial-signing-stored-procedures-with-a-certificate.md
      - text: Azure Blob storage service
        url: ../relational-databases/tutorial-use-azure-blob-storage-service-with-sql-server-2016.md
      - text: Database tuning advisor 
        url: ../tools/dta/tutorial-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md
    - linkListType: architecture
      links: 
      - text: Index architecture & design
        url: ../relational-databases/sql-server-index-design-guide.md
      - text: Pages & extents architecture
        url: ../relational-databases/pages-and-extents-architecture-guide.md
      - text: Post migration validation & optimization
        url: ../relational-databases/post-migration-validation-and-optimization-guide.md
      - text: Query processing Architecture
        url: ../relational-databases/query-processing-architecture-guide.md
      - text: Thread & task architecture
        url: ../relational-databases/thread-and-task-architecture-guide.md
      - text: Transaction log architecture
        url: ../relational-databases/sql-server-transaction-log-architecture-and-management-guide.md 
      - text: Transaction locking & row versioning
        url: ../relational-databases/sql-server-transaction-locking-and-row-versioning-guide.md
      - text: Memory management architecture
        url: ../relational-databases/memory-management-architecture-guide.md


  - title: SQL Server on Azure VM (IaaS)
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: quickstart
      links:
      - text: Create VM with portal
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/quickstart-sql-vm-create-portal
      - text: Create VM with PowerShell
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/quickstart-sql-vm-create-powershell
    - linkListType: how-to-guide
      links:
      - text: Register with resource provider
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/virtual-machines-windows-sql-register-with-resource-provider
      - text: Configure availability group with Az CLI
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/virtual-machines-windows-sql-availability-group-cli
      - text: Create FCI using premium file share
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/virtual-machines-windows-portal-sql-create-failover-cluster-premium-file-share
      - text: Use Azure Storage for backup & restore
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/windows/sql/virtual-machines-windows-use-storage-sql-server-backup-restore

  - title: Azure SQL Database single database
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: learn
      links:
      - text: Choose data storage approach
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/choose-storage-approach-in-azure/
      - text: Secure SQL Database
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/secure-your-azure-sql-database/
      - text: Geographically distributed app
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/design-a-geographically-distributed-application/
      - text: ASP.NET App to query SQL Database
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/develop-app-that-queries-azure-sql/
    - linkListType: quickstart
      links:
      - text: Create DB with portal or code 
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-single-database-get-started
      - text: Create DB with template
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-single-database-get-started-template
      - text: Configure Server-level IP firewall rules
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-server-level-firewall-rule
    - linkListType: tutorial
      links:
      - text: Migrate using Azure Database Migration Service
        url: /azure/dms/tutorial-sql-server-to-azure-sql?toc=/azure/sql-database/toc.json
      - text: Add single DB to a failover group
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-single-database-failover-group-tutorial
      - text: Add elastic pool to a failover group
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-elastic-pool-failover-group-tutorial
      - text: Configure active geo-replication
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-active-geo-replication-portal
      - text: Configure security
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-security-tutorial

  - title: Additional resources 
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: reference 
      links:
      - text: Microsoft Learn
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-single-database
      - text: LinkedIn Learning
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance
      - text: Microsoft Virtual Academy
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-single-database
      - text: Pluralsight
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance
      - text: Channel 9
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance

  - title: SQL Server on Linux
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: learn
      links:
      - text: Introduction
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/introduction-sql-server-linux/
      - text: Deploy
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/deploy-sql-server-linux/
      - text: Automatically tune
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/automatically-tune-sql-server-linux/
      - text: Containers  
        url: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/run-sql-server-2017-linux-containers/
    - linkListType: quickstart
      links:
      - text: Red Hat
        url: ../linux/quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md
      - text: SUSE
        url: ../linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse.md
      - text: Ubuntu
        url: ../linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md
      - text: Docker
        url: ../linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker.md
      - text: On Azure
        url: /azure/virtual-machines/linux/sql/provision-sql-server-linux-virtual-machine
    - linkListType: tutorial
      links:
      - text: Migrate from Windows
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-migrate-restore-database.md
      - text: Migrate to Docker
        url: ../linux/tutorial-restore-backup-in-sql-server-container.md
      - text: Create a job
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-run-sql-server-agent-job.md
      - text: Setup Active Directory authentication 
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-active-directory-authentication.md
      - text: Configure FCI
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-shared-disk-cluster-configure.md
      - text: Deploy a Pacemaker cluster
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-deploy-pacemaker-cluster.md
      - text: Create & configure availability group
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-create-availability-group.md
      - text: Deploy on Kubernetes
        url: ../linux/tutorial-sql-server-containers-kubernetes.md
      - text: Configure replication
        url: ../linux/sql-server-linux-replication-tutorial-tsql.md

  - title: Azure SQL Database managed instance 
    linkLists:
    - linkListType: quickstart
      links:
      - text: Create instance with portal
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-get-started
      - text: Create instance with PowerShell
        url: /azure/sql-database/scripts/sql-database-create-configure-managed-instance-powershell
      - text: Create instance pool
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-instance-pools-how-to
      - text: Configure public endpoint
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-public-endpoint-configure
      - text: Connect a client VM
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-configure-vm
      - text: Configure point-to-site connection
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-configure-p2s
      - text: Restore database backup
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-get-started-restore
    - linkListType: tutorial
      links:
      - text: Migrate using Azure Database Migration Service
        url: /azure/dms/tutorial-sql-server-to-managed-instance?toc=/azure/sql-database/toc.json
      - text: Configure transactional replication
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-configure-replication-tutorial
      - text: Add to a failover group
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-failover-group-tutorial?tabs=azure-portal
      - text: Migrate on-premises users and groups
        url: /azure/sql-database/tutorial-managed-instance-azure-active-directory-migration
      - text: Configure security
        url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-managed-instance-aad-security-tutorial