Best ptractices for remote employees to access Azure SQL from SSMS/Data Studio

Max Baroi 0 Reputation points
2023-12-03T07:05:04.8233333+00:00

So currently I have a test Azure SQL database setup. I setup up with public network access disabled. Today I changed it to "selected networks", and added my client's IP address so I could make sure that I could access the database from SSMS running on my local machine. And that all works fine.

But what are the best practices to securely provide employees database access when they are working remotely or they don't have static IP addresses? Looking around a bit it seems point to site (P2S) is an approach, but I am getting some results for ExpressRoute.

I know this question is a little open ended but any recommendations or resources would be appreciated.

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 102.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-12-03T09:05:37.8566667+00:00

    Hi @Max Baroi ,

    the easiest option in my opinion is to use Endpoints for Azure SQL databases connecting to an Azure virtual network/subnet. To connect an on-premises network it's possible to deploy a VPN Gateway with Site-To-Site connections or Azure Express Route and for individual remote access for single connections the use of a Azure VPN Gateway Point-To-Site deployment.

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    Regards

    Andreas Baumgarten

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