Use Azure Data Studio to connect and query SQL Server

First, you need Azure Data Studio, and access to a SQL Server instance.

• Install Azure Data Studio.

Connect to a SQL Server

1. Start Azure Data Studio.
2. The first time you run Azure Data Studio the Welcome page should open. If you don't see the Welcome page, select Help > Welcome. Select New Connection to open the Connection pane:

This article uses SQL Login, but Windows Authentication is supported. Fill in the fields as follows:

Server Name: Enter server name here. For example, localhost.

Authentication Type: SQL Login

User name: User name for the SQL Server

Password: Password for the SQL Server

Database Name: <Default>

Server Group: <Default>