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Anna Hoffman, Idris Motiwala

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Join us for a hands-on workshop to design, deploy, and optimize AI-powered apps using SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric. Learn to use Copilot for RAG patterns, build write-back Power BI reports, transform data with Spark/Python, and curate medallion architectures. You'll implement enterprise-grade security, monitor workloads, and manage source control. Leave with a working solution, practical skills, and insights to accelerate AI-to-BI innovation. *Please note that this workshop is hands-on and requires attendees to bring a laptop to participate.

Kumar Thangamuthu

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Organizations must act on data fast—but speed without governance creates risk. SAS® Decision Builder on Microsoft Fabric automates governed decision workflows, uniting business rules, analytics, Python, ML, and compliance in one Fabric-native experience. Deliver AI-powered insights and actions with enterprise-grade transparency and control.

Erwin de Kreuk

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Ready to learn how to build your AI foundation? Discover how Microsoft Fabric’s metadata-driven framework, combined with Data Factory and a Fabric database, powers automated data integration for AI-ready environments. Gain insights on governance, scalability, and accelerating AI-driven analytics.

Erin Stellato, Makena Barickman

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) saw more updates in the last two years than a developer makes before release day. Missed them? Don't worry! We’ll showcase SSMS 22 from the installer to AI features and everything in between. Expect a whirlwind tour with demos including the new connection dialog, SQL Projects enhancements, the Query Hint tool, and editor and results grid improvements.

Matthias Nohl

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Should you run your analytics workloads in Azure SQL or Fabric SQL? This session compares architecture, performance, cost, and integration. Learn where each platform shines — from dev to operational reporting — and get a decision framework to choose the right SQL engine for your scenario.

Erin Stellato, Carlos Robles

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. SQL Copilots are reshaping how users interact with SQL databases by accelerating query development, improving workflow efficiency, and enabling natural language interaction with complex SQL databases. This session provides a technical look at the architecture powering GitHub Copilot in SSMS, the MSSQL extension for VS Code, and Copilot for SQL database in Fabric. We'll walk through top use cases and showcase real-world demos to help you maximize Copilot impact for your SQL database.

Anna Hoffman, Yo-Lei Chen

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Discover how SQL database in Fabric brings transactional and analytical workloads together in one cloud-native database. In this session, learn what's new from the product team, see demos and customer stories/scenarios, and take a look at the roadmap.

Shabnam Watson

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Don’t start over. Learn how SQL professionals can leverage their existing skills in Microsoft Fabric. No need to learn PySpark or new data engineering tools. Discover how SQL powers Lakehouses, Warehouses, Real-Time Intelligence, and Notebooks. See why, for many tasks, SQL is not only compatible but often the most efficient way to build modern, scalable, intelligent data solutions in Fabric.

John Morehouse

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Curious about the differences between Azure SQL Database and SQL database in Fabric? This session is perfect for developers and DBAs looking to understand the core architecture differences of these two platforms. Whether you’re optimizing an existing solution or planning your next project, this session will help you make informed decisions & maximize the value of these services.

Bob Ward, Patrick LeBlanc

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Do you have to be experts like Bob Ward and Anna Hoffman to use SQL? What about Fabric? Do you have to know everything the Guy in a Cube knows to take advantage the power of Fabric? Why not both? Come join Bob, Patrick, and friends from Microsoft in this entertaining and educational session where the worlds of SQL and Fabric come to together in way you never knew existed.

Marija Zutic, Josh Warbington

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Fabric's native writeback excels at single-record forms, but teams often need to enrich multiple data points, add context across records, or collaborate in real-time. Learn how to extend Fabric's writeback from forms to Excel-like tabular editing that scales. Walk away understanding how to transform your Fabric environment into an active, collaborative decision-making platform.

Anupama Natarajan

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Explore how SQL database in Fabric powers modern operational and analytical workloads in a single platform. Through a global automotive dealership network, learn how inventory, service records, test-drive logs, and customer activity are unified into Fabric to build high-performance apps, real-time insights, and AI-assisted analytics.

Jared Kuehn

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Microsoft Fabric relational engines support T-SQL, but not always the same way. Why? This session explains SQL surface area, explores Fabric's engines (warehouses, databases, endpoints, etc.), and shows where T-SQL works - Helping you design smarter with supported features and architecture in mind.

Pam Lahoud, Sukhwant Kaur

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. SQL database in Fabric is simple, autonomous, and optimized for AI—but what does that mean for you and your organization? Join us to learn about real-world use cases from customers who are already using Fabric databases to drive innovation. Discover how they are building smarter, faster solutions in the age of AI—reducing complexity, accelerating time to value, and unlocking new opportunities.

Joanna Podgoetsky, Jovan Popovic

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Join us for an inside look at the evolution of the Fabric Warehouse. Discover how we built the industry’s first SaaS cloud-scale data warehouse built natively over an open data format and born into Microsoft Fabric. Explore innovations that deliver out-of-the-box performance at scale and get an exclusive preview of the cutting-edge features we’ve recently launched and what’s coming next.

Zoe Douglas, Denyse Niwenshuti

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Join this session to learn about translytical task flows combining Power BI reports and Fabric user data functions together for actionable reports with a click of a button. We’ll demo how to set it up, the options you have, and specific examples of these reports in action. Interested in what this is or are you already using it today? We’ll have insights you don’t want to miss!

Kevin Pereira

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. SQL pros, meet Fabric! This session shares hands-on examples of SQL database in Fabric in action with analytics, governance, and Power BI integration included. Discover how to extend your SQL skills into a modern data ecosystem without leaving your comfort zone.

Naveen Samba, Mukesh Kumar

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Discover how the Azure SQL PG Engineering team tackles complex, mission-critical performance challenges across Azure SQL DB and Managed Instance. Through real customer cases and practical demos, learn sharp diagnostic techniques, hidden optimization opportunities, and the most common pitfalls to avoid when tuning workloads pre- or post-migration.

Chris Wagner

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. Learn how SQL databases deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective analytics in Microsoft Fabric. Explore design patterns, migration strategies, and performance tuning to modernize your data platform while ensuring governance, AI readiness, and seamless Power BI integration.

Jeff Taylor

This session is primarily about sql server & databases within the Microsoft Fabric and SQL ecosystem. New to Fabric - or just new to Databases in Fabric? See how SQL database in Fabric merges OLTP and analytics workloads into one cloud-native solution. Learn how it replicates data to OneLake, supports familiar tools, and simplifies architecture—boosting insights without added complexity.