• Enterprise ready database - SQL Server 2025
• SQL 2025 - Enterprise and engine features
• Raj Pochiraju
• Architecture overview and AI-readiness
• AI ready - SQL Server 2025
• Davide Mauri

SQL Community Engineering Connection Series: Episode 3

All about SQL Server 2025 enterprise-ready new features, as well as an architecture overview of AI-ready features.

Speakers: Davide Mauri and Raj Pochiraju

This series is all about connection bringing Microsoft's product experts and the SQL community together to share knowledge, answer questions, and help you stay up to date on the latest in the SQL and data ecosystem.

Join Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2914607474379?p=x3u2ymC3IvLoLi18ZO Meeting ID: 291 460 747 437 9 Passcode: NB9W7RP3

Upcoming Session Details Topic: Enterprise Rady Databases- SWL Server 2025 Date: December 18th, 2025 Time: 9:00AM – 10:00AM PT Speakers: Raj Pochiraju (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL) & Davide Mauri (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL) Description: Discover how SQL Server 2025 delivers enterprise-ready performance with built-in AI capabilities, advanced security, and developer-focused enhancements to simplify and accelerate modern data solutions. Location: ONLINE

Descubre cómo SQL Server 2025 ofrece un rendimiento preparado para la empresa con capacidades de IA integradas, seguridad avanzada y mejoras centradas en los desarrolladores para simplificar y acelerar las soluciones de datos modernas.

Topic: "Enterprise Ready Databases - SQL Server 2025" Date: December 18, 2025 Time: 9:00AM – 10:00AM PT Speakers:

• Raj Pochiraju (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL)
• Davide Mauri (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL)

Description: Discover how SQL Server 2025 delivers enterprise-ready performance with built-in AI capabilities, advanced security, and developer-focused enhancements to simplify and accelerate modern data solutions.

Este evento forma parte de la SQL Community Engineering Connection Series que iremos publicando en esta comunidad.

Discover how SQL Server 2025 delivers enterprise-ready performance with built-in AI capabilities, advanced security, and developer-focused enhancements to simplify and accelerate modern data solutions.

Speakers: Raj Pochiraju (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL) Davide Mauri (Principal PM, Azure Data / SQL)

Microsoft is excited to announce the launch of the first major step in rebuilding that connection: The SQL Community Engineering Connection Series, launching Wednesday, November 19th with Priya Sathy, Partner Director of Product SQL.

Get ready for an exciting session from Microsoft’s new SQL Community Engineering Connection Series - a biweekly event that brings members of the Microsoft SQL Product Group directly to the community! Topic: SQL25 - MSFT Ignite Announcements Date: November 19, 2025 Time: 9:00AM – 10:00AM PT Speakers: Priya Sathy, Partner Director of Product Management (Azure Data) Description: Learn all about what's new in SQL Server 2025, SQL in Fabric & Azure SQL and ask questions LIVE! This series is all about connection bringing Microsoft's product experts and the SQL community together to share knowledge, answer questions, and help you stay up to date on the latest in the SQL and data ecosystem. Be sure to register now in order to be notified when the Teams link goes live.

Session Format

• 55 min: Featured topics + demos from SQL Product Managers
• Live Q&A with the speakers where time permits

NOTE: There will also be occasional special AMA sessions featuring SQL Leadership Upcoming Session Details Topic: SQL25 - MSFT Ignite Announcements Date: November 19, 2025 Time: 9:00AM – 10:00AM PT Speakers: Priya Sathy, Partner Director of Product Management (Azure Data) Description: Learn all about what's new in SQL Server 2025, SQL in Fabric & Azure SQL and ask questions LIVE! Join Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2914607474379?p=x3u2ymC3IvLoLi18ZO Meeting ID: 291 460 747 437 9 Passcode: NB9W7RP3 We hope to see you there!

| Date/Time | Speaker | Product/Feature | Session Topic | | --------- | ------- | --------------- | ------------- | | November 19th

9:00am PST | Priya Sathy | SQL 25 Ignite Announcements | SQL 25 Ignite Announcements | | December 4th: 9:00am PST | Priya Sathy, Bob Ward, Anna Hoffman | SQL25, SSMS, SQL in Fabric GA | Post MSFT Ignite AMA with SQL Leadership | | December 18th

9:00am PST | Raj Pochiraju | SQL 2025 - Enterprise and engine features | Enterprise ready database - SQL Server 2025 | | December 18th 9:00am PST | Davide Mauri | AI ready - SQL Server 2025 | Architecture overview and AI-readiness | | January 8th

9:00am PST | Borko Novakovic | Azure SQL MI next- gen | Best for Enterprises: Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-Gen | | January 8th

9:00am PST | Ajay Jagannathan / Anitha Adusumilli | SQL + Fabric Integration : Mirroring | Integrated Data real estate: SQL + Fabric Integration | | January 22nd

9:00am PST | Derek Wilson | SQL Engine improvements - Query Processing | SQL Engine - Query processing improvements | | January 22nd

9:00am PST | Dimitri Furman | SQL Engine improvements - Storage | SQL Engine improvements for performance -Storage, optimized locking | | February 5th

9:00am PST | Borko Novakovic | Azure SQL MI : CES and CDC | Data Mobility - Change event streaming; Cost optimization and storage expansion strategies for Azure SQL MI | | February 5th

9:00am PST | Anitha Adusumilli | Azure Arc SQL- migration, MI Link, Monitoring | SQL in hybrid cloud environment - Azure Arc | | February 19th

9:00am PST | Tejas Shah / Sudhir Raparla | Migration | Modernizing SQL : end to end Migration journey to Azure |

SQL 2025 Event!

You're Invited! Join us on Friday, June 13, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST for a virtual SQL Event – packed with the latest SQL Server 2025 insights and updates from a Microsoft expert.

Featured Speaker:

Raj Pochiraju, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft

Raj leads efforts to deliver seamless database workload migrations to Azure Data platforms through powerful tools and services. Connect with Raj: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-pochiraju/

Please note: While we originally planned for a hybrid format, we've transitioned to a fully virtual event due to sponsor timing. The content remains top-notch—and you can now join from anywhere!

🔗 RSVP today on Eventbrite or Meetup: 👉 https://sqlserver-azuredataevent.eventbrite.com

We’re looking forward to an engaging session and great conversation—hope to see you there!

#SQLServer #AzureData #MicrosoftAzure #SQL2025 #SQL2022 #AzureArc #DataPlatform #CloudSolutions #MicrosoftEvent #VirtualEvent

RSVP on Eventbrite or on Meetup: https://sqlserver-azuredataevent.eventbrite.com

Join this discussion to discover how connecting your SQL Servers to Azure can enhance your management, security, and governance capabilities with live demos. SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc is a hybrid cloud solution that allows you to manage, secure and govern your SQL Server estate running anywhere from Azure. Our experts will also explore different options for deploying Azure Arc to your SQL Servers at scale.

To learn more, please check out these resources: * https://aka.ms/Ignite23CollectionsOD45 * https://aka.ms/ArcSQL

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Dhananjay Mahajan * Lance Wright * Nikita Takru * Raj Pochiraju

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This video is one of many sessions delivered for the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event. View sessions on-demand and learn more about Microsoft Ignite at https://ignite.microsoft.com

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