We want to integrate data from a sql database to sharepoint online, I saw that there are solutions like layer2 but it is not free. is there any other alternative to do it thank you for your help
Here are some options for you to connect sql database:
1.Azure SQL:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/28286.office-365-sharepoint-online-bcs-with-azure-sql-server-database.aspx
2.Use Azure Hybrid Connections:
https://asishpadhy.com/2018/01/19/getting-on-premises-data-from-sql-to-sharepoint-online-using-azure-hybrid-connections/
3.Custom WCF Service
Reference:
https://www.peters.com/blog/exposing-sql-data-sharepoint-online/
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Does anybody know if there is a way you can import data into an Azure SQL Database, using an GraphQL API? Or if you could create a connection within an iPaas system to send data to the Azure SQL database?
Since you want to exchange data between azure sql database and GraphQl.
Directus can be used which is an open-source Data Platform that enables anyone to access and manage the database content.
Directus will give us a GraphQl API to be used with the data .
Refer the following article to setup the azure sql database and directus .
I came across one issue that I cannot create SSRS databases on Azure SQL Database, netiher I can use the migrated databases of report server in the SSRS Config manager, can anyone explain why is this a limitation and something like Managed Instance or Azure SQL VM is needed in this case?
Is there no other way of configuring Azure SQL Database with SSRS?
Azure SQL database didn't explain why SSRS is not supported in Azure SQL database.
I think the reason the that Azure SQL database is PAAS and different between IAAS: Azure MI and SQL server in VMS:
And for now, there is no way to configure SSRS for Azure SQL database. SQL database product team confirmed this. Ref this feedback:
"Thanks for your feedback here. You can do SSRS today in an Azure VM.
I’m closing this as we have no plans in SQL DB to significantly grow
it’s scope to SSRS."
If you still want to SSRS, you need to choose Azure SQL managed instance or SQL Server in VMs.
HTH.
I think that you can pick a Azure Virtual Machine and then get things done by yourself, from scratch.
Or you can create RDLC and run them inside a web application, using Azure Database as data source.
Our production application is running based on an Ali Cloud SQL Database. But our reporting service needs to rely on Azure SQL Server.
What is a good solution to sync data between this two environments? Any recommendations?
Thanks
You can use Azure SQL Data Sync to sync data from any cloud server or on-prem to Azure SQL server.
Hope it helps.
Instead of AzureSQL --to- App Service website
AzureSql --to-> Azure Analysis Service --to--> App Service Website
The only insructions we see online is how to connect AAS to Powerbi, Excel Etc. Is it possible to use it as a backend to a website?
You can't seamlessly connect to analysis services from azure sql. Linked server feature is not available on azure sql, instead we get https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-elastic-query-overview which doesn't really help you in this scenario.
Atm your only option is to connect to AAS, get records you want, insert it to database and do normal query.
In MS SQL server you can define analysis services as linked server and query it directly from from tsql with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/openquery-transact-sql but even in this case it might be a good idea to copy result of open query to sql table first and then use that table in joins. MS SQL doesn't really know how many records will be returned by open query so in many scenarios it will produce sub optimal plans for queries that use open query results.
We are investigating moving to a cloud model and the Microsoft Azure PaaS platform.
Our current data layer is written using LINQ to SQL. Will it be compatible with SQL Azure?
Yes LINQ to SQL is compatible. But you have to keep 2 things in mind:
SQL Azure is not a dedicated machine for you alone. Your databases will run on machines with other customers. You may be throttled, you can encounter transient exceptions, ... That's why you should implement a retry policy. There's an article on TechNet explaining how to do this with LINQ to SQL.
Since SQL Azure is not a real SQL Server there are some limitations. Read all about those limitations here: General Guidelines and Limitations (Windows Azure SQL Database). If you're planning to move an existing database (with or without data) to SQL Azure, consider using a tool that supports SQL Azure like the SQL Database Migration Wizard (SQLAzureMW).