Installing Azure Data Studio
Azure Data Studio is a tool that allows us to work with data that is either stored on our machine and on servers that we need to connect to. Maintained by Microsoft, Azure Data Studio is the premier tool for users of all operating systems to work with SQL Server.
Download and install Azure Data Studio
If you are a Mac user, make sure to select the correct chip type for your machine!
Working with Notebooks in Azure Data Studio
Watch the first 3 minutes and 20 seconds of the video below for a nice overview of getting started with Azure Data Studio.
Azure Data Studio Introduction
During the video, he goes over how to connect to a server. The login info for the server you will need to connect to for this class should be sent to you by your program manager.
We will continue to use notebooks, however, now we will be opening our notebooks in Azure Data Studio. There are some differences running notebooks in Azure Data Studio, which the below video goes into more detail on.