HIPAA Compliance & SQL Server Azure

I am looking for some information on Azure.
1. Is Azure SQL Database is covered under HIPAA compliance?
2. Will MS sign HIPAA BAA?
3. How feasible it is to store the databases of more than one HIPAA compliant applications on the same server ? Database is SQL. Does this violate HIPAA?
4. I am willing to host multiple client's DB on same server into separate instances, is it possible?
5. Do MS have SAN ?
6. How do MS separate the data of more than one HIPAA compliant app from each other ?
Please let me know the required information. Thanks.

Hi Akshay - disclaimer, I am not a lawyer and I am simply trying to help provide you with public information to better answer your questions. From your questions and from reading the online HIPAA documentation, it would be best that you contact
your Microsoft Account Manager
as Microsoft currently offers the BAA to customers who have a Volume Licensing / Enterprise Agreement (EA).
1. Is Azure SQL Database is covered under HIPAA compliance?
Yes, please see the following [link][link][link]
2. Will MS sign HIPAA BAA?
Microsoft currently offers the BAA to customers who have a Volume Licensing / Enterprise Agreement (EA) [link]
3. How feasible it is to store the databases of more than one HIPAA compliant applications on the same server ? Database is SQL. Does this violate HIPAA?
Azure SQL Database as a cloud platform is HIPAA compliant. In respect to the application that is built on top of SQL Database, this is a difficult question to answer in a forum as the response is completely contingent on the design and implementation of
the application. Please see the following for more information [link].
4. I am willing to host multiple client's DB on same server into separate instances, is it possible?
Azure SQL Database provisions databases that are grouped under a logical
server. The databases, however, are likely not on the same physical
server.
5. Do MS have SAN ?
I'm not positive what you're asking, can you please clarify?
6. How do MS separate the data of more than one HIPAA compliant app from each other ?
Same answer as questions 3

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[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose)
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[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject, DbConnectionOptions options, DbConnectionPoolKey poolKey, DbConnectionOptions userOptions)
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[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityClient.EntityConnection.Open()
[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.ObjectContext.EnsureConnection(Boolean shouldMonitorTransactions)
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[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor.<ExecuteWithOutputLogsAsync>d__1c.MoveNext()
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[03/29/2015 22:08:01 > 6ca05b: ERR ] at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
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Ritual.

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Also can you share your site name, either directly or indirectly?
This will help us investigate.
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Looking at the log file there are a bunch of new entries, created by the installer. There's over 300 new entries and I can not post them all here due to character count restriction. you can find the log file here...
www.clarkfreightways.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dirsync_log.txt
Can anyone tell me what is going on, I've been looking through the log files and I can see errors but I'm not sure what to do to fix it.

Greetings!
Wanted to know if you've hosted the DirSync tool (latest version) on a VM? Also, if this is deployed in a Production or Lab environment? If it's a lab setup, you may
try installing the DirSync on a new VM / Server (suspecting that it could be some machine related issues).
Here's a Support KB helping with different errors:
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2684395
If its a production environment, would suggest to raise a
Technical Support Ticket for assisting further with break-fix.
Thank you,
Arvind

Which is better for performance Azure SQL Database or SQL Server in Azure VM?

Hi,
We are building an ASP.NET app that will be running on Microsoft Cloud which I think is the new name for Windows Azure. We're expecting this app to have many simultaneous users and want to make sure that we provide excellent performance to end users.
Here are our main concerns/desires:
Performance is paramount. Fast response times are very very important
We want to have as little to do with platform maintenance as possible e.g. managing OS or SQL Server updates, etc.
We are trying to use "out-of-the-box" standard features.
With that said, which option would give us the best possible database performance: a SQL Server instance running in a VM on Azure or SQL Server Database as a fully managed service?
Thanks, Sam

hello,
SQL Database using shared resources on the Microsft data centre. Microsoft balance the resource usage of SQL Database so that no one application continuously dominates any resource.You can try the
Premium Preview
for Windows Azure SQL Database which offers better performance by guaranteeing a fixed amount of dedicated resources for a database.
If you using SQL Server instance running in a VM, you control the operating system and database configuration. And the
performance of the database depends on many factors such as the size of a virtual machine, and the configuration of the data disks.
Reference:
Choosing between SQL Server in Windows Azure VM & Windows Azure SQL Database
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Fanny Liu
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SQL Server 2012 Deploy Database to SQL Azure...

I have spent many days trying to copy a simple test database from my PC to SQL Azure but with little success. Then I installed SQL Server 2012 and see a new task:
Deploy Database to SQL Azure... It looks like an automated extraction to DAC and then creating the Azure database all in one step.
I was elated, but got hit with the following three types of errors.
One or more unsupported elements were found in the schema used as part of a data package.
Error SQL71564: The element Extended Property: [dbo].[Accounts].[Address].[MS_Description] is not supported when used as part of a data package (bacpac).
Error SQL71564: Table Table: [dbo].[Activities] does not have a clustered index. Clustered indexes are required for inserting data in this version of SQL Server.
Error SQL71564: Element User: [NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE] has an unsupported property AuthenticationType set and is not supported when used as part of a data package.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac)
May I know what I can do on the on-premise database to rid of the first and third error?
Thanks.

Hello,
1) Remove the Extended Property from the (?) column Address in table Accounts.
BTW, for small databases it's sometimes easiere to generate a script for the database (and modify it slightly) instead of using the Wizard
Olaf Helper
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Xing
What is Extended Property? What is this .MS_Description? I can't see it in the table designer or the Column Properties. (I don't know whether this was corruption caused by Data Sync I used earlier.) How do I remove it.
Of all the methods of copying SQL Server to Azure SQL, this one gives the least mistakes. If I can solve this Extended Properties thing hopefully I can migrate the database over.

Sql Server Web Edition Reporting Services errors when trying to connect to Windows Azure SQL

I am using a preconfigured image from the Azure VM Gallery to create a VM.
--> Sql Server 2012 SP1 Web running under Windows Server 2008 R2
After configuring Reporting Services I get the following error when trying to run a report that connects to my Azure SQL db.
An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
An attempt has been made to use a data extension 'SQLAZURE' that is either not registered for this report server or is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services. (rsDataExtensionNotFound)
On the VM using SSMS I can connect to the Azure SQL db. On the VM in Report Builder when I define a connection I get a similar error to the one above when I test that connection. I am using Microsoft Azure SQL as the data source type.
Interestingly in Report Builder, if I proceed past the connection definition, I can see the tables from my Azure SQL db in the dataset definition page.
One more note. If I use a different image from the Gallery (Sql Server 2012 Standard SP1 on Windows Server 2012) my report builder connection works and the reports run fine. I believe that the Azure documentation says that Sql Server Web edition
is an acceptable choice for the SSRS on VM for reporting.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks -- Tom Reilly

Hello,
A VM with SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012 supports all Reporting Services features, including all supported data sources, customization and extensibility, and scheduled report execution and delivery.
Did you run the report in Report Manager,or preview the report in Report Builder? Which version of the Report Builder you installed in the Windows Azure VM? SQL Reporting does not support reports created from Report Builder 1.0 or 2.0. You can create reports
using Report Builder 3.0 and then upload the reports.
What's more, please also check the database source credential of the report.
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Fanny Liu
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Can't connect Azure Database in SQL Server

Hi,
I completed setting up the database and server on Azure, but when i tried to connect it using SQL Server 2012. I got an error.
TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to tcp:*******.database.windows.net,1433.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider:
TCP Provider, error: 0 - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10061)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=10061&LinkId=20476
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
My IP was already added in Azure.
I also checked that the TCP/IP was enabled on Configuration Manager.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!!

Hi Aaron,
If you are trying to manage your database through SSMS - make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is enabled.
1) SQL server configuration manager
2) In 'SQL server Network configuration'
3) Enable TCP/IP
Also try connecting your database through the web based sql azure management studio.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/ee336282.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2151.azure-and-sql-database-tutorials-tutorial-2-using-sql-database.aspx
Girish Prajwal

How to modify stored procedures in SQL Azure database in SQL server express 2012

Hi,
I want to modify stored procedures in SQL Azure database in SQL Server Express 2012. But when right click on the stored procedure in Object Explorer, there is no option "Modify" as for SQL Server database. I wonder how to modify stored procedures in SQL
Azure database in SQL Server Express 2012. Thanks.
York

Hi,
Not sure whay there is no modify..
As a workaround can you try this and see if you can modify proc..
Script Procedure As-> Alter To->New query window..
- Chintak (My Blog)

How do I set up Azure Sql Server to have multiple instances?

Hi all;
We are setting up a new SAAS application on Azure and while we have used Azure before, not at this level of multiple apps, etc.
We plan to have both a web app and a cloud app in both a US and EU data center. They need to hit a common database because requests will go to the closest data center via traffic manager and a lot of the data works off of the customer table. And a customer
(company) can have users in both the U.S. and E.U.
Is there a way to set up Azure Sql Server so it has instances in both data centers, and Azure keeps them synchronized? If I understand sharding right, that is not what we need as someone hitting either data center could be requesting any of the data in the
DB.
thanks - dave
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Hi,
As far as I am aware, when you set the webapp/cloudapp to connect to a database you will have to specify the connection string in the app. The app will hit the database which is mentioned in the connection string you have specified. So it is not automatic
or Traffic manager. You have full control over it as you can tell your app to connect whichever database you want.The database could be located in any region, however the you have to keep latency in mind as the app in US Datacenter could be calling the Database
in EU, if that is they way it is setup.
You can have separate databases in each region and use Azure Data Sync
to have the database synchronized, however please keep in mind that Azure Data Sync is in Preview.
Regards,
Mekh.

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