Mickey Stuewe digs into Azure SQL Database:
While I waited…and waited for my Utility data to be inserted into my Azure database, I did some poking around to see if it was even possible to restore a local SQL Server 2014 backup to an Azure database. Guess what, I found something (And there was much rejoicing).
On CodePlex, I found a SQL Database Migration Wizard that can be used to restore the database. They even had Migration Wizards for 2008R2, 2012, and 2014. SQL Database Migration Wizard v3.15.6, v4.15.6 and v5.15.6
If you have an MSDN license, go play with this. Even if you don’t, the lowest tier Azure SQL Database instances are free, so there’s no reason not to learn about them.