How to Load Data into an Azure SQL Database

SQL Server on-premises BULK INSERT is a very popular method to import data from a local SQL file to SQL Server. The BULK INSERT feature also could be used to import data from a file stored in an Azure storage account to SQL Server on-premises. Because Azure is growing each day and SQL Server is improving the features to connect SQL Server on-premises, BULK INSERT could be a powerful tool to import data because it is fast and it can be easily combined with T-SQL code. In this article, I will demonstrate with examples how developers can use the traditional BULK INSERT statement to load data from a local CSV file or Azure blob to Azure SQL DB.

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