This session is designed for database administrators, architects, and IT professionals who want to modernize SQL Server workloads in Azure.

Modernize your SQL Server workloads in Azure with an always up-to-date SQL engine and integrated AI capabilities. Discover next-generation Azure SQL Managed Instance and learn how to take full advantage of this fully automated platform as a service. We will cover essential features such as automated patching, updates, backups, built-in high availability and disaster recovery, zone redundancy, geo-replication, and more. You will also learn how to migrate from SQL Server to Managed Instance using modern migration tools. If you are not ready to migrate, we will show you how to use Arc-enabled SQL Server and MI link to get Azure benefits without migrating your workloads. Finally, we will highlight how you can try all these capabilities for free.

This session will be delivered by the Microsoft SQL engineering product group and will also provide an opportunity to connect with experts.