而与本地SQL Server实例不同的是，SQL Azure将逻辑上的管理与物理上的管理分离了出来。虽然可以继续管理数据库、登录、用户和角色，但是微软会管理和配置物理硬件，例如硬盘、服务器和存储。这样，SQL Azure不仅能提供一个大规模的、多租户的数据库服务，还可以提供企业级的可用性、可扩展性 ...

Windows Server 2012 (图片来源于网络) SQL Azure数据库管理与SQL Server数据库在物理管理方面最大的不同是，SQL Azure不仅能够自动复制所有数据来提供高可用性，还可以管理 负载均衡。

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