Backup Azure SQL Database using Azure Data Studio on your Desktop

Doing it via the Portal I’m trying to backup our SQL Azure database, and to my surprise, it doesn’t seem to be “straight forward”. Officially, you have to do it via the Azure portal (or Azure CLI), but I find the process a bit overwhelming for simple backup of “I just want the file”. If you do it via the portal, you have to go to the Database instance, and click on Export....

August 2022 · Michael John Peña