Cutting-Edge AI, Microsoft Sessions

T20 AI Meets Data: Unlocking Insights with a Database-First Approach

08/05/2025

3:00pm - 4:15pm

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Davide Mauri

Principal Product Manager

Microsoft

Bring AI directly to your data with a "database-first" approach using Azure SQL and SQL Server. In this session, you'll explore the foundational AI capabilities built into these platforms, including the use of vector types and indexes, and learn how they seamlessly integrate with AI models to unlock insights from your data. Discover how to leverage your database as the backbone for AI-driven solutions, enhancing analytics, building predictive systems, and modernizing applications, all while keeping your data at the center of innovation.

You will learn:

  • How to leverage Azure SQL and SQL Server’s built-in AI capabilities, such as vector types and indexes, to seamlessly integrate AI models with your data.
  • Discover how to use a database-first approach to build predictive systems, enhance analytics, and modernize applications, all while keeping your data central to the innovation process.
  • Understand best practices for structuring your data to support AI models, ensuring that your database serves as a powerful foundation for AI-driven insights and solutions.