Let's take a look at what you can expect to see this year!
Microsoft is excited to be back as the Sapphire Sponsor for this year’s PASS Data Community Summit, together with AMD. It’ll be a week packed with keynotes, learning pathways, sessions, breakfast, giveaways and more! Our experts and engineers will be there and ready to share all things SQL Server 2025, cover the latest from Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric and more—delivered on a foundation of AMD-powered innovation. Whether your goals are modernizing for performance and AI readiness or building intelligent apps and agents, we’ll have you covered.
Join us to “Connect, Share and Learn” alongside the rest of your peers at the PASS community. CVP of Azure Databases, Shireesh Thota, is back as the keynote speaker, and will be joined by leaders across Microsoft Data including Priya Sathy and Bob Ward—highlighting how Microsoft and AMD are shaping the future of data together. Join us on Day 2, Thursday, November 20th.
Come back and check as new sessions are added:
Learning Pathways:
Becoming Azure SQL DBA – High Availability and BCDR
Dr. Dani Ljepava, Bob Ward, John Morehouse
Learn how to evolve your Azure SQL DBA skills in the domain of High Availability (HA), Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) from the perspective of on-premises DBA’s.
Becoming Azure SQL DBA – Security, Compliance, Threats, Connectivity
Pam Lahoud, Joey Dantoni
Evolve your Azure SQL DBA skills in the domain of security, compliance, authentication and connectivity, from the perspective of an on-premises DBA now supporting databases in Azure.
Becoming Azure SQL DBA – Performance Monitoring, Tuning, and Alerting
Erin Stellato, Pam Lahoud, Monica Morehouse (Rathbun)
Extend your Azure SQL DBA skills in the domain of performance monitoring, tuning, and alerting from the perspective of on-premises DBA.
Becoming Azure SQL DBA – Copilot and AI
Davide Mauri, Erin Stellato
Unlock the future of data productivity with a hands-on exploration of AI-powered Copilots! We’ll dive into Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Microsoft Copilot in Azure with NL2SQL and SQL, and Copilot for SQL Databases in Microsoft Fabric.
Becoming an Azure SQL DBA - New Opportunities for DBAs in Azure
Bob Ward, Dr. Dani Ljepava, Erin Stellato, Pam Lahoud
Explore new skill development opportunities as an Azure SQL DBA. Many traditional SQL Server DBA tasks have been partially or fully delegated to Microsoft, and this shift in responsibilities provides a great opportunity to invest in developing new cloud skills that will help you excel as an Azure SQL DBA champion.
General Sessions
Breakfast with the Microsoft Data Leadership Team JUST ADDED!
Shireesh Thota, Priya Sathy, Bob Ward, Erin Stellato
Get your day started early at PASS Data Community Summit with a free breakfast and a Q&A session with a panel of leaders across Microsoft hosted by Bob Ward. Tell us what is top of mind for you across SQL Server, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric and topics like AI. This is always one of the most popular sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit, so you won’t want to miss it!
Lunch and Learn with Bob Ward JUST ADDED!
Join us for a lunch and learn with Bob Ward as he covers all things SQL and dives into his latest release: SQL Server 2025 Unveiled: The AI-Ready Enterprise Database with Microsoft Fabric Integration. Space will be extremely limited, bring your lunch and join this exclusive session!
Bob Ward
Join Bob Ward and friends to go deep into the next major release of SQL Server, SQL Server 2025, the Enterprise AI-ready database. You will learn the fundamentals and a deep dive of all the new capabilities in the release so you can plan and make key decisions on when and how to upgrade.
SQL Database in Fabric: The Unified Database for AI Apps and Analytics JUST ADDED!
Amar Digamber Patil, Yo-Lei Chen, Basudep Sarkar
Discover how SQL in Fabric brings transactional and analytical workloads together in one cloud-native database. In this session, we’ll show how developers and data teams can simplify AI-driven application development with near real-time insights and built-in AI, seamless OneLake integration, and end-to-end analytics—all in a single, unified experience.
Building Scalable, Secure AI Apps with Azure SQL Hyperscale
Build AI apps that run securely and scale with your needs with Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. We’ll cover native vector indexes for semantic search, read scale‑out for low‑latency RAG, using the model of your choice, from T‑SQL.
Ecosystem sessions
Smarter GitHub Copilot + SSMS 22
Erin Stellato
Discover how GitHub Copilot is transforming the way you write T-SQL and optimize your SQL databases inside SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22. In this session, we’ll showcase the newest SSMS 22 features alongside real-world demos of GitHub Copilot, highlighting how AI assistance can speed up query writing, reduce errors, and boost productivity.
Booth Experiences
What: Book signing "SQL Server 2025 Unveiled" with Bob Ward
When: Wednesday, November 19th evening reception
Where: Microsoft and AMD booth (#404)
Join us as we celebrate the release of "SQL Server 2025 Unveiled" at the PASS Summit evening reception! Limited to the first 200 attendees.
Now on demand!
Get a jump start on your PASS experience. "The AI Opportunity: From Ground to Cloud" webinar is now available on demand! Get an early preview of the sessions at PASS Summit and a closer look into SQL Server 2025. Hosted by Redgate’s Kellyn Gorman and Bob Ward, sign up and watch today!
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