Azure SQL PaaS service - Basic to advance

Azure SQL PaaS is one of the most capable database platforms in the industry—combining the full SQL Server engine with cloud-native resilience, automation, intelligence, and security. Yet many teams only scratch the surface or get lost in service tiers, compute choices, HA models, and cost optimisation questions.
In this session, we’ll take a guided, fast‑paced journey from the fundamentals of Azure SQL PaaS to advanced enterprise capabilities. We’ll start with the basics: understanding the Azure SQL family - Azure SQL Database, Elastic Pools, Hyperscale, and Managed Instance. Then we progressively dive deeper into high availability, geo‑replication, auto‑failover groups, performance tuning (Intelligent Query Processing, Query Store), and built‑in security features like TDE, auditing, data classification, and Always Encrypted
You’ll also learn when to use SQL Managed Instance vs SQL Database, how to modernize legacy workloads at scale , and how features like serverless compute, Hyperscale storage, automatic tuning, and intelligent insights can dramatically simplify operations and reduce cost.
This session is perfect for developers, DBAs, cloud architects, and data engineers who want a clear, practical path from “getting started” to “expert‑level mastery.”

The objectives of this session is to 1. Understand the Azure SQL PaaS landscape 2. Choose the right deployment model 3. Build resilient, enterprise‑ready architectures 4. Apply built‑in intelligence for performance tuning 5. Implement modern security & governance 6. Master cost optimization techniques 7. Execute successful migrations to Azure SQL PaaS