22-25 April 2026 
SQLBits 2022
(Almost) all about Azure Arc - in 20 Minutes
Join me on a journey through the different offerings in Azure Arc and how they can benefit you as a data professional!
Over the last 2 years, Microsoft announced and released multiple services under their Azure Arc umbrella.
But what's in it for the data professional?
Join me on a journey through the different offerings in Azure Arc and how they can benefit you as a data professional!
While exploring every service on offer, we'll mostly focus on those with a clear data focus: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server, Azure Arc-enabled Data Services and Azure Arc-enabled Machine Learning.
You'll walk away with a good understanding on what Azure Arc is offering and how it can benefit you as well as with pointers to more deep dive materials on the specific offerings!
Feedback link https://sqlb.it/?7360
But what's in it for the data professional?
Join me on a journey through the different offerings in Azure Arc and how they can benefit you as a data professional!
While exploring every service on offer, we'll mostly focus on those with a clear data focus: Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server, Azure Arc-enabled Data Services and Azure Arc-enabled Machine Learning.
You'll walk away with a good understanding on what Azure Arc is offering and how it can benefit you as well as with pointers to more deep dive materials on the specific offerings!
Feedback link https://sqlb.it/?7360
Speakers
Ben Weissman (he/him)'s previous sessions
Flight of Innovation: Enhancing On-Prem and Multi-Cloud SQL Instances with a Cloud Cockpit
Learn how Azure Arc extends Azure's comprehensive feature set to your entire SQL estate, irrespective of location or platform.
Fueling Your Future: Embracing the Rewards of Data Platform Community Involvement
In this session, we delve into the power of active participation in the data platform community. Through speaking, volunteering, blogging, mentoring, organizing, or other ways, individuals not only give back but also get rewarded immensely, both, personal and professional.
Be more responsible around AI - Less Bias, More Ethics
This session is focused on the importance of ethical considerations in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Azure Arc in 50 Minutes
Join me on a journey to understand what Azure Arc is and how it allows you to manage your hybrid and multi-cloud estates.
Never ETL again, thanks to Synapse Link. Really?
Let's take a look at Synapse Link - it's capabilities and restrictions!
Synapse Link is Microsoft's new solution to push your OLTP data in near-real time to Azure Synapse for analytical purposes.
Keynote by The Community
Ben and Rob have found some wonderful folk to actually do the important parts of the community keynote. on the theme of
How to be a nonpassive member of the data community
Why is understanding Kubernetes important for your career as a Data Professional?
A panel discussion on why both - admins and developers - should understand the impacts and benefits of containerized applications.
Azure Arc-enabled SQL MI – More than just another kind of SQL Server
Join us, as we explore the capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instances.
(Almost) all about Azure Arc - in 20 Minutes
Join me on a journey through the different offerings in Azure Arc and how they can benefit you as a data professional!
SQL Server Big Data Clusters: The Full Story
A complete overview about SQL Server Big Data Clusters including it's major components and use-cases!
The Self-Tuning SSIS Package
This session is about using the Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) to monitor and control your orchestration patterns. By automatically analyzing the results in ETL logs, we’ll be able to automate our staging orchestration!