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What tools do you use when working with Azure?

I've just ran some test projects and deployed them to Azure (They all use SQL Azure via Dapper)

How to people run development for Azure projects, do you just create an SQL Azure DB and connect to it? I'd like to be able to develop offline and wonder what the standard practice is?

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We run localized development databases and develop against them. Whenever we do a new deployment, the database will have to upgraded. This can be a painful process if there are a lot of changes. Although there are tools to help you merge your new development database with your online version, you have to be careful. Make sure your local database follows the same rules as the Azure one, because some features are different or not supported (yet).

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