When AI meets your database: Securing sensitive data in Azure SQL in an AI-driven world
Regular 50 minute session for SQLBits 2026Wednesday - 22 Apr 2026 - 15:20 - 16:10 Room 1ATL; DR
As AI becomes embedded in every application, protecting sensitive data in Azure SQL is vital. This session explores how to secure sensitive data from AI agents and design a defense-in-depth model using Azure SQL's existing security stack - modern authentication, granular access control, data protection, monitoring, auditing, and more - to confidently use Azure SQL to power AI applications.
Session Details
As AI becomes embedded in every application, protecting sensitive data in Azure SQL is vital. This session explores how to secure sensitive data from AI agents and design a defense-in-depth model using Azure SQL's existing security stack - modern authentication, granular access control, data protection, monitoring, auditing, and more - to confidently use Azure SQL to power AI applications.
3 things you'll get out of this session
• Design a defense-in-depth security model for AI-powered applications
• Implement modern authentication and granular access control in Azure SQL
• Protect sensitive data from AI agents using Azure SQL's security stack
• Implement modern authentication and granular access control in Azure SQL
• Protect sensitive data from AI agents using Azure SQL's security stack
Speakers
Pieter Vanhove's other proposed sessions for 2026
Under the Hood of Transparent Data Encryption: Securing Data at Rest in Azure SQL and SQL Server - 2026
Pieter Vanhove's previous sessions
Navigating Modern Authentication in SQL
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