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Required Downloads

The ODBC driver for SQL Azure and SQL Server
This driver is required for all computers that use Microsoft Access and SQL Azure. It is included in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 installations.

Select the appropriate driver to install on your computer:
Download for 32-bit(x86) Operating Systems - 4.5 MB.
Download for 64-bit Operating Systems - 4.5 MB.

The ODBC driver download details can be found on The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack download page under "Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Native Client".




Free Demonstration Application

The free Demonstration Application uses SQL Azure as a back end. It shows a little of what can be done with Access and SQL Azure. It is important to read the ReadMeFirst and the Release Notes files before using the application.
Version 1.6 for Access 2010
Version 1.6 for Access 2007




Access Runtime Versions

The Access Runtime Versions are Free

Access 2007 Download: Access Runtime
The Microsoft Office Access 2007 Runtime enables you to distribute Access 2007 applications to users who do not have the full version of Access 2007 installed on their computers.

Access 2007 Runtime and Developer Extensions
Now available as free downloads. The Access 2007 Developer Extensions provide packaging and deployment tools and licensing and distribution agreements to make it easier for developers to deliver applications. The Microsoft Office Access 2007 Runtime enables you to distribute Access 2007 applications to users who do not have the full version of Access 2007 installed on their computers.

Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime Download page
The Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime enables you to distribute Access 2010 applications to users who do not have the full version of Access 2010 installed on their computers.

Access 2010 Runtime Service Pack 1
The Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates for Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime.

Download Access 2010 Runtime, Database Engine Redistributable and Source Code Control
Download the Access 2010 Runtime, Access Database Engine Redistributable (office connectivity components) 2010 and Source Code Control Add-in for Access 2010.




Databases

SQL Server 2008 R2 Featured Downloads
Download SQL Server 2008 R2 Trial software, BI Downloads, Feature Packs, Express Edition, SQL Server 2008 R2 Tools, and download SQL Server 2008 R2 Documentation.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
Download and install Microsoft's Free edition of SQL Server with 10 GB of database storage. You can also download SQL Server Express with tools.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Pricing
See the cost of the SQL Server 2008 R2 licenses including the Developer edition.

Product Licensing Search
Get product purchasing information for products such as SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Pricing
See the cost of the SQL Server 2008 R2 licenses including the Developer edition.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Licensing Quick Reference Guide




Tools and Add-ins

Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access 5.0
You can migrate your Access Tables directly to SQL Azure with this tool. The download is only 4.4 MB. Supports Access 97 and higher and can migrate your data to Microsoft SQL Azure or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft SQL Server "Denali". See this article about using the SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access.

SQL Azure Migration Wizard
A CodePlex Project, the SQL Azure Migration Wizard (SQLAzureMW) helps migrate SQL Server 2005/2008 databases to SQL Azure.

Enzo Backup for SQL Azure
Enzo Backup enables you to backup a SQL Azure database and restore the backup to other SQL Azure databases or an on premise SQL Server databases. You can also schedule backup jobs. Developed by Herve Roggero, Microsoft SQL Azure MVP (Most Valuable Professional) and co-author of Pro SQL Azure from APress.

BCP2SQLAzure: Free tool to import/export data between SQL Azure and SQL Server.
Project Description: SQL Azure BCP makes it easier for database admins and developers, to do bulk copy loads into SQL Azure. This bcp replacement allows you to define each load using an easily XML file. SQL Azure BCP is a CodePlex Project.

SQL Azure Data Sync How To Upgrade
SQL Azure Data Sync Preview is not backwardly compatable with the CTP2 version. This article covers how to move from the CTP2 version of SQL Azure Data Sync to the Preview version.

Microsoft Sync Framework 4.0 October 2010 CTP
Sync Framework 4.0 October 2010 CTP release supports building offline applications on a variety of client platforms to sync data from SQL Server or SQL Azure.

Microsoft Sync Framework Toolkit
The Sync Framework Toolkit extends the Sync Framework capabilities for building offline applications, making it easier to expose data for synchronization to applications running on any client platform. Sync Framework 2.1 required clients to be based on Windows. This toolkit allows other Microsoft platforms to be used for offline clients such as Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, and Windows Mobile. In addition, non-Microsoft platforms such as iPhone, Android, and Blackberry can be utilized as well as HTML.

SSMS Tools Pack
A very popular free add-in for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio with a number of useful features including CRUD stored procedure script generation.