Restoring SQL Server backup to Azure SQL Database

Question

Is there a way to simply take a SQL backup .bak file, and using that as a restore point to generate a new database on Azure SQL Database?

The wizard that I see gen

Answer 1

If you already have a database on local machine then you can migrate it directly on Azure using SQL Management Studio. Follow these steps:

Right click on the database name in SSMS:

Follow the wizard that appears then.

If you're running SSMS v17 you can configure the Azure SQL database edition, size and service objective.