A Deep Dive into SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
2025TL; DR
SQL databases in Fabric provide a unique development experience for operational databases in the unified data platform, Microsoft Fabric. Databases become simple, autonomous, and optimized for AI. The integration with Fabric services makes it a perfect solution for AI applications and data driven scenarios. In this session we will take a deep dive into how to build applications with SQL database in Fabric. You will see an end-to-end experience including deployment, integration into Fabric services, CI/CD, capacity and performance monitoring, cost/performance optimization, and the experience of building an AI application.
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SQL databases in Fabric provide a unique development experience for operational databases in the unified data platform, Microsoft Fabric. Databases become simple, autonomous, and optimized for AI. The integration with Fabric services makes it a perfect solution for AI applications and data driven scenarios. In this session we will take a deep dive into how to build applications with SQL database in Fabric. You will see an end-to-end experience including deployment, integration into Fabric services, CI/CD, capacity and performance monitoring, cost/performance optimization, and the experience of building an AI application.
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