Discover the latest innovations for the core database engine from the latest major release of SQL Server, SQL Server 2025. This session comes packed with a deep dive look at features across security, performance, and availability including some long requested enhancements to the T-SQL language. Come see how applications accelerate performance through concurrency and query execution enhancements. Go “passwordless” using the new Microsoft Entra managed identity support. Or see how a collection of enhancements power backups and Always On Availability Groups for your HADR needs. We will also show you some T-SQL love through RegEx and other language enhancements. Our session will be full of demos all using the new SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 assisted with Copilot experiences.
22-25 April 2026 
