SQLBits 2023

No no storage limits, just reach for the sky, with data virtualization in SQL MI

In this session you will learn how new capabilities in Azure SQL Managed Instance will empower you to work with your external data more efficiently and without the need to perform data movements. You will see typical scenarios and benefits of using external data, and how you can externalize data easily from the comfort of your managed instance.
Can you leverage your data more effectively? In this session we will talk about how you can do better than setting up demanding ETL processes that make you focus on moving data, rather than using it. New capabilities in Azure SQL Managed Instance will empower you to use external data without the need to perform data movements. You will see typical scenarios and benefits of using external data. And not only that! We will also show how with the new functionalities you can externalize data easily from the comfort of your managed instance.