Azure SQL Database–Firewall

In my last post, I talked about how to create an Azure SQL database. In this post, I am going to talk about how to connect to the same. You have multiple options to connect to the database:

1. Through the Management Portal using the link: https://<Azure SQL Database Server Name>.database.windows.net/

2. SQL Server Management tools like Management Studio, SQL Server Data Tools

3. Through programmatic means using .NET or other languages

But before you start connecting to your database, you will first need to setup the list of allowed IP Addresses. This post will talk about how to configure the firewall for your Azure SQL Database.

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