This blog will help you prepare for an upcoming release of SQL Azure that will offer support for Data Federation. While no date has been provided for this feature, I was able to test an early preview and compiled a few lessons learned that can be shared publicly. Note however that certain items could not be shared in this blog because they are considered NDA material; as a result, you should expect additional guidance in future posts when the public Beta will be made available. What is Data Federation? ......