This may be a duplicate question, but i tried all way to connect the SQL Azure database from my local SSMS.
I have created Azure database in cloud and added my system IP in firewall configuration section, As I am on being corporate network and trying to connect azure database from my local ssms then i am getting below error,
"A network-Related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to sql server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)"