Getting Started With SQL Server
Let's connect to our SQL Server.
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Like most data engineering tools, most of what you do in Azure Data Studio will begin with a connection. ADS has some very helpful features for managing connections, whether your data is on-premise, in the cloud, in a container, or even located in a file system.
Creating, using, and managing connections
Since there is no better way to learn than by doing, let’s go ahead and open Azure Data Studio. The figure below shows the “Welcome” page, which is designed to assist you in getting started with ADS.
The opening screen places you automatically in the context of connections, which is exactly where we want to start. Notice that the icons stacked vertically on the left side of the application (the Activity Bar) provide you with access to other ADS functionalities. As shown ...