Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

How to Create a Table From Query Results in Microsoft SQL. If your business uses relational databases to store data, you may have used a SQL SELECT clause to create new tables from query results.

However, it's somewhat limited in that it can only operate on Azure SQL Database. Elastic Jobs also requires you to create an Azure SQL Database to manage the jobs.

A developer shouldn't spend time on database table creation when unit tests run. Instead, have Hibernate create tables in the database for JPA and other data-driven applications.

The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

Eric Vogel covers how to create an Azure Mobile Services-backed Windows Store application.