The Hidden Strategic Leverage In Modern Data & AI Architectures

This session is primarily about real-time & eventing within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Most enterprises have adopted open data and AI architectures, yet continue to operate as if they are vendor-locked. This session highlights the hidden strategic and financial leverage embedded in modern architectures, showing how centralized governance can coexist with budget control and compute choice. Attendees will learn how to unlock cost efficiency, optionality, and negotiating power without re-platforming or migration.