Overview
Proper configuration of SQL Server on the Azure platform used in conjunction with Everpure Cloud Dedicated is a critical requirement to ensure that maximum performance is achieved and that customers do not unnecessarily waste expenditure. This KB article will serve as a landing page and attempt to consolidate, or otherwise point to, best practices, lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid when setting up SQL Server to run with Everpure Cloud Dedicated for Azure.
This guide is intended to be a resource both for net new Azure VMs that will be running SQL Server as well as previously deployed Azure VM(s) with SQL Server that are to be connected to a new Everpure Cloud Dedicated instance.