SQL Server Management Studio is a handy tool that gives us the control to easily manage SQL Server. However, in Azure SQL Server, you can use its own query windows, where you can pass query against database. In today’s article, I will explain how to connect Azure SQL Server using your (on premises) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
Pre-Requisite :
Given below is a step by step approach, demonstrating how to CONNECT Azure SQL using SSMS in simple steps.
Step 1 : (Create SQL Server in Azure)
First of all, you need to create/ setup a Server in Azure SQL Server using pre-requisite article.
Note : If you already have Setup Azure SQL Server, skip this step.
Step 2 : (Configure IP Address)
Once you have setup the Azure SQL Server in the above step, you just need to select that particular Server then further select Configure to add your local Server IP address from where you want to connect Azure using SSMS. This step is most important step because if you bypass this step and unable to add IP address of your local Server here, Azure will not allow your SSMS to connect Azure SQL Server.
Note : If you already configured the IP address of your local SQL Server machine, skip this step.
Step 3 : (Open SSMS)
Lets open SQL Server Management Studio and try to connect Azure SQL Server. Given below is the info that you must pass at the time of connectivity as shown below and Press Connect Button. Make sure your caps lock key should be turned on/ off accordingly ;).
Server Name : Azure SQL Server Name.database.windows.net (gx8icm0cm.database.windows.net)
Login : The login name which we created in pre-requisite article step 3.
Password : The password which we created in pre-requisite article step 3.
Step 4 : (Azure SQL Server Connected in SSMS)
Now, you have connected Azure SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio as shown below.
SQL Server Portal 
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