22-25 April 2026

Build AI-Powered Apps on a Budget with Azure SQL DB free offer

Proposed session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

See how to build production-ready AI and analytics apps on a budget ( All demos <$10 or for free) using Azure SQL DB Free offer. Live demos from VS Code to GitHub to a running web app, with Power BI, automation, and real-world scenarios.

Session Details

This session will be packed with demos. We will start by showing you how to do real AI and analytics on a budget, using Azure SQL as the backbone and modern developer tools you already use.

You will learn how to:

1.Go from code in VS Code, to source control in GitHub, to a running web app backed by Azure SQL, all while staying within a tight budget <$10

2.Learn how to integrate and use other free offers like power apps, power bi along with Azure SQL DB free offer

3.Automate workflows and optimize data pipelines using SQL-based automation and event-driven patterns

4.Create rich BI reports and dashboards with seamless Power BI integration

5.Develop enterprise-grade applications such as AI-powered customer insights, fraud detection, financial forecasting, IoT telemetry, and marketing personalization

Whether you are a developer, data scientist, or analytics enthusiast, this session will show how to build production-quality AI and analytics solutions with zero cost to get started and no limits on what you can create.

3 things you'll get out of this session

Learn how to build end-to-end AI and analytics applications on a tight budget using Azure SQL Free and modern developer tools See practical, demo-driven workflows from VS Code and GitHub to deployed web apps, dashboards, and automated pipelines Walk away with reusable patterns to experiment, scale, and ship production-quality solutions without upfront cost