22-25 April 2026 
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SQLBits 2026
SQL Server Migration Blueprint: From Windows to Red Hat OpenShift
Modernize SQL Server with OpenShift: Learn to migrate from Windows to Linux via secure, cross-platform AGs spanning on-prem Windows to Azure OpenShift. Automate with DxEnterprise’s SQL Server Operator—customize replicas, sync/async modes, and achieve automatic DB-level HA. Perfect for teams eyeing OpenShift for scalable, containerized SQL. (250 chars)
As organizations seek to modernize their infrastructure and improve SQL Server scalability, many are turning to containerization and orchestration platforms like Red Hat OpenShift. Migrating existing SQL Server workloads to these new environments can be complex and daunting, especially when the task at-hand involves migrating cross-platform from Windows to Linux for the first time.
In this step-by-step demonstration, we’ll show you how you can deploy a secure, cross-platform SQL Server Availability Group (AG) that seamlessly spans from an on-premises Windows Server node to a newly created OpenShift cluster in Azure. We'll automate the deployment of this unique AG using DxEnterprise’s SQL Server Operator for Kubernetes, and be sure to demonstrate:
* AG customization – The ability to control # of replicas, async or sync replication, etc.
* The speedy workload migration from Windows to OpenShift using AG
* Fully automatic, database-level HA for the new OpenShift workload with DxEnterprise
If your organization has any SQL Server modernization ambitions at all and is eyeing OpenShift as a potential hub for virtualization and container orchestration, make this session a priority. You'll leave with an actionable understanding of an easy, secure, and highly available approach to OpenShift migration.
In this step-by-step demonstration, we’ll show you how you can deploy a secure, cross-platform SQL Server Availability Group (AG) that seamlessly spans from an on-premises Windows Server node to a newly created OpenShift cluster in Azure. We'll automate the deployment of this unique AG using DxEnterprise’s SQL Server Operator for Kubernetes, and be sure to demonstrate:
* AG customization – The ability to control # of replicas, async or sync replication, etc.
* The speedy workload migration from Windows to OpenShift using AG
* Fully automatic, database-level HA for the new OpenShift workload with DxEnterprise
If your organization has any SQL Server modernization ambitions at all and is eyeing OpenShift as a potential hub for virtualization and container orchestration, make this session a priority. You'll leave with an actionable understanding of an easy, secure, and highly available approach to OpenShift migration.