Get ready for take off with Microsoft at SQLBits 2024
Microsoft is all set to soar high as the headline sponsor of SQLBits in Farnborough, UK from March 19-23. With their engines revved up, Microsoft is ready to take off and deliver 2 full-day workshops, 40+ sessions, a keynote, a booth, and much more at the event.
Join keynote speaker, Asad Khan, General Manager of SQL, along with other SQL experts, as they take you on a journey through the latest from SQL Server, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, and more. And don’t miss the opportunity to dive into The Cloud Workshop for the SQL Professional led by Bob Ward, geared towards SQL Server users migrating to Azure SQL, and the From Beginner to Certified: A Fabric Analytics Engineer Workshop led by Bradley Ball and Mark Pryce-Maher.
So, come aboard and join us on this informative journey! Start planning which sessions you’ll be attending with our quick reference guide:
Date/Time
Location
Session Title
Speaker
Co-speaker(s)
WEDNESDAY
3/20 – 9:00am
Gate 1
Introduction to Microsoft Fabric
Mohammad Ali
3/20 – 9:00am
Gate 13
PostgreSQL for SQL Server Professionals
Silvano Coriani
3/20 – 9:00am
Gate 4
What You Should Know About Always On Availability Groups
Bob Ward
3/20 – 11:10am
Gate 4
Database of the future is here – Azure SQL Hyperscale deep dive
Arvind Shyamsundar
Aditya Badramraju
3/20 – 11:10am
Gate 3
Simplified SQL modernization journey with Azure SQL Migration Tools: A deep dive
Ajith Krishnan
Neel Ball;
3/20 – 11:10am
Gate 13
SQL DB: a developer’s catalyst
Muazma Zahid
Carlos Robles
Jerry Nixon
3/20 – 1:50pm
Gate 4
Modernize your SQL Data by starting cloud journey with SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc.
Raj Pochiraju
Dhananjay Mahajan
3/20 – 4:00pm
Gate 11
Azure SQL Managed Instance Deep Dive by Microsoft Product Group
Dani Ljepava
Niko Neugebauer; Nevena Nikolic; Uros Milanovic; Djordje Jeremic
THURSDAY
3/21 – 9:00am
Microsoft Keynote
Asad Khan
Yitzhak Kesselman, Bob Ward, Buck Woody, Erin Stellato, Patrick LeBlanc, Adam Saxton
3/21 – 10:10am
Gate 10
A Deep Dive into DevOps Practices with Azure SQL
Carlos Robles
Jerry Nixon
3/21 – 10:10am
Gate 9
Fly at Mach-speed with Azure SQL Managed Instance
Nevena Nikolic
Uros Milanovic; Niko Neugebauer
3/21 – 10:10am
Gate 5
Flying High with Data Engineering in Microsoft Fabric
Aitor Murguzur
Luke Moloney
3/21 – 10:10am
Gate 12
Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2022 Database Engine
Ajay Jagannathan
Dimitri Furman
3/21 – 10:10am
Gate 4
Welcome to the world of SQL Copilots
Bob Ward
Joe Sack
3/21 – 12:00pm
Gate 12
Come see your SQL Perfmon in the cloud
Bob Ward
Dimitri Furman
3/21 – 12:00pm
Gate 8
Discover what’s new in Azure SQL Managed Instance through an exciting Demo Party!
Niko Neugebauer
Nevena Nikolic and Uros Milanovic
3/21 – 12:00pm
Gate 11
What You’ve Been Missing in SSMS
Erin Stellato
Drew Skwiers-Koballa
3/21 – 2:10pm
Gate 1
What’s new on the Power BI Roadmap
Mohammad Ali
Rui Romano
3/21 – 2:10pm
Gate 11
Zero to Hero with SQL Server on Linux – DBA & Developers
Amit Khandelwal
Tejas Shah
3/21 – 3:20pm
Gate 12
Building AI ready applications
Muazma Zahid
Sanjay Mishra
3/21 – 4:50pm
Gate 4
Accelerate your Oracle/Mainframe Modernization journey to Azure SQL
Mukesh Kumar
Asad Khan; Des Fitzgerald
3/21 – 4:50pm
Gate 5
Harnessing Data Science and AI in Fabric
Luke Moloney
Aitor Murguzur
3/21 – 4:50pm
Gate 5
What’s new in SQL Tools
Drew Skwiers-Koballa
FRIDAY
3/22 – 9:00am
Gate 12
Modern models of managing database fleets in Azure PaaS.
Bogdan Gavrilovic
Dani Ljepava, Uros Milanovic
3/22 – 9:00am
Gate 1
Your first flight with Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric
Ulrich Christ
Krishnakumar Rukmangathan
3/22 – 10:10am
Gate 1
The Microsoft Data Leadership Panel
Bob Ward
Asad khan, Sanjay Mishra, Muazma Zahid, Alicja Kucharczyk, Mohammed Ali
3/22 – 12:00pm
Gate 11
Data tiering using data Virtualization in SQL
Ajay Jagannathan
3/22 – 1:40pm
Gate 2
JSON – a first class citizen in Azure SQL DB
Sanjay Mishra
Abhiman Tiwari
3/22 – 1:40pm
Gate 8
Advancing the DBA’s Role in the Cloud: In the Cockpit of Azure SQL Managed Instance
Dani Ljepava
Djordje Jeremic and Bogdan Gavrilovic
3/22 – 1:40pm
Gate 6
More for less: Cost optimizing your Azure SQL databases
Aditya Badramraju
Arvind Shyamsundar
3/22 – 1:40pm
Gate 3
Navigating Modern Authentication in SQL
Jordan Hays
Pieter Vanhove
3/22 – 3:20pm
Gate 8
Making the SQL Query Processor Work for you
Derek Wilson
3/22 – 3:20pm
Gate 1
SQL Server and Windows Server Better together on Azure
Bob Ward
3/22 – 4:50pm
Gate 11
Achieve peak performance and availability for your SQL Server and Azure SQL workloads with core engine enhancements
Ajay Jagannathan
Derek Wilson
3/22 – 4:50pm
Gate 12
Extendable by Design: Building Generative AI Apps with Postgres and Vector Storage and Azure AI
Adam Wolk
SATURDAY
3/23 – 9:00am
Gate 12
SQL Server Containers & Kubernetes – Going to Production!
Amit Khandelwal
Tejas Shah
3/23 – 9:00am
Gate 9
Azure SQL DB Data Portability : Mirroring, CDC, Export/Import and DataSync
Rajesh Setlem
Carlos Robles
3/23 – 9:00am
Gate 12
Confidential development with Always Encrypted using enclaves
Pieter Vanhove
3/23 – 9:00am
Gate 10
HADR on SQL Server on Azure VMs: Everything you Need to Know
David Pless
3/23 – 9:00am
Gate 2
Operational insights in your hybrid-cloud multi-cloud SQL inventory outside azure using Arc SQL Server
Dhananjay Mahajan
3/23 – 10:10am
Gate 7
Deep {sky}diving into Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric
Jeroen Luitwieler
Chunhua Gu
3/23 – 10:10am
Gate 11
Perfecting business continuity for Azure SQL DB
Rajesh Setlem
3/23 – 2:10pm
Gate 3
Business continuity of on-prem SQL Servers using Azure services through Arc
Dhananjay Mahajan
Raj Pochiraju
3/23 – 2:10pm
Gate 4
SQL Server on Azure VM – Configuring for Price-Performance
David Pless
3/23 – 2:10pm
Gate 5
The What and the Why of Microsoft Fabric Real-time Analytics
Devang Shah
3/23 – 4:00pm
Gate 4
A Deep Dive into Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse
Mark Pryce-Maher
3/23 – 4:00pm
Gate 8
Best Practices in PostgreSQL Tuning: Navigating Key Performance Bottlenecks in the Cloud
Alicja Kucharczyk
3/23 – 4:00pm
Gate 1
How to design and build AI applications with vector search using Azure OpenAI & Azure Cosmos DB
Theo van Kraay
3/23 – 4:00pm
Gate 12
SQL Modernization Journey with Tools, Assets & Migration Best Practices
Neel Ball
Ajith Krishnan, Des Fitzgerald
Community Hangar
The Community Hangar is a unique feature of SQLBits, it’s a space where attendees can meet and interact with community groups, experts, and enthusiasts. Find us in the Community Hangar for opportunities to “Meet the PG” or product group – the folks who build the products and features you use every day.
THURSDAY
11:30 – 11:50
Meet the PG: SQL Leadership
Asad Khan, Sanjay Mishra, Muazma Zahid, Ajay Jagannathan, Joe Sack, Tejas Shah, Dhananjay Mahajan, Buck Woody
12 – 12:50
Meet the PG: Power BI with Patrick, Adam & Mohammad
Mohammad Ali, Patrick LeBlanc, Adam Saxton
15:20-16:10
Meet the PG: PostgreSQL in Azure
Alicja Kucharczyk, Adam Wolk, Silvano Coriani
1620-16:40
Meet the PG: Data Platform Security
Pieter Vanhove, Jordan Hays
FRIDAY
11:30 – 11:50
Meet The PG : SQL Server in hybrid and multicloud environments
Dhanajay Mahajan, Raj Pochiraju, Ajay Jagannathan
12:00 – 12:50
Meet The PG: All things Azure SQL DB
Aditya Badramraju, Arvind Shyamsunder, Rajesh Setlem, Dimitri Furman
14:50 – 15:10
Meet the PG : SQL Server on Linux/Containers
Amit Khandelwal, Tejas Shah
15:20 – 16:10
Meet the PG: Developers
Muazma Zahid, Jerry Nixon, Carlos Robles, Abhiman Tiwari
SATURDAY
10:10 – 11:00
Meet the PG: SQL tools
Drew Skwiers-Koballa, Erin Stellato, Subhojit Basak, Carlos Robles
11:30 – 11:50
Meet the PG: Azure SQL Managed Instance
Niko Neugebauer, Dani Ljepava, Nevena Nikolic, Uros Milanovic, Djordje Jeremic, Bogdan Gavrilovic
14:10 – 15:00
Meet the PG: Data Integration
Jeroen Luitwieler, Ulrich Christ, Krishnakumar Rukmangathan, Chunhua Gu
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