Azure SQL Database has been one of the first Platform-as-a-Service offering of the Azure ecosystem in the early stages of the platform. Now is one of the most advanced managed RDBMS in the cloud, actually very different from the competition. In this session, inspired by the chapter 1 of the “Cloud Data Design, Orchestration, and Management using Microsoft Azure (Apress)” book, we try to make things together to have a big picture of the service. Assuming all the basics, we discuss Design, Connectivity, Governance, Scaling, Security and Management, plus some good tips coming from the everyday usage.