Data is the fuel for every application, every report, and every AI solution. This track covers the modern Microsoft data platform, from SQL Server and Azure SQL to PostgreSQL, Azure HorizonDB, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI, with practical guidance for developers who work with data every day. You'll see how SQL is evolving to support AI agents and multi-model schemas, how to architect cloud-native and data-driven AI applications, and how to build data engineering workflows with Fabric pipelines. If you've spent your career with SQL Server, you'll get a head start on learning PostgreSQL, and you'll pick up techniques for answering hard questions about your databases with Extended Events. Whether you're building transactional apps, analytics and reporting solutions, or the data foundation for your AI initiatives, this track has the content you need.
This track includes coverage of the following:
- SQL ❤️ AI Agents
- SQL ❤️ Multimodel Schemas
- Learning PostgreSQL as a SQL Server User
- Architecting Cloud Native and AI Driven Applications, Fabric, Rayfin
- Architecting Data Driven AI Applications with Azure HorizonDB
- Developer’s Guide to Fabric Pipelines & Data Engineering Workflows
- Analytics as a Feature: Building Power BI into Your Apps
- Answering Questions Using Extended Events
- State of the SQL Server Data Tools (aka ‘Data Dude’) Nation