Architectural Framework for Managing Cloud Databases using Azure DevOps in Microsoft Azure Environments

Abstract

The nowadays world of digitization requires efficient management of cloud databases to achieve the high levels of availability, scalability, and performance. This study provides a design framework of managing the Cloud databases through Azure Devops in the Microsoft Azure set-ups. The framework will incorporate the different tools and practices provided by the Azure DevOps including automated deployments, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) to facilitate the management and maintenance of the cloud databases. The framework identifies the important elements such as version control, automated testing, environment management and deployment strategies; which are necessary in managing big size cloud databases. It further states the importance of the Azure DevOps in streamlining the database lifecycle management through the ease of collaboration between the development and operations department. The framework can be used to provide automated monitoring, backup, scaling, and disaster recovery by leveraging the native applications of Azure like: Azure Resource Manager (ARM), the azure SQL database, and the azure automation. The study also shows the way one can decrease the number of manual interventions, decrease mistakes, and increase the overall working effectiveness with the help of this framework. According to the findings, it has been observed that incorporation of the Azure DevOps practices with the cloud database management not only improve on the productivity, but also is security assured, compliant, and cost-efficient. In this paper, the author will examine the architecture of the proposed framework and give a realistic insight on the suggestions that can be offered to organizations that aim to streamline their database management in the cloud.