22-25 April 2026 
Simplify management of hybrid and multi-cloud SQL Server using Azure Arc
Regular 50 minute session for SQLBits 2026Thursday - 23 Apr 2026 - 12:20 - 13:10 Room 1BTL; DR
Managing SQL Server in hybrid and multi-cloud environments can be challenging. Azure Arc streamlines SQL Server operations across on-prem, edge, and even other public clouds. Discover how to use built-in capabilities like best practices assessment, performance monitoring, and migration tools to centralize insights, simplify daily operations, and get ready for migration to Azure.
Session Details
Managing SQL Server in hybrid and multi-cloud environments can be challenging. Azure Arc streamlines SQL Server operations across on-prem, edge, and even other public clouds. Discover how to use built-in capabilities like best practices assessment, performance monitoring, and migration tools to centralize insights, simplify daily operations, and get ready for migration to Azure.
Meet the product group behind these products to ask questions, provide feedback, and learn about the upcoming roadmap.
Meet the product group behind these products to ask questions, provide feedback, and learn about the upcoming roadmap.
3 things you'll get out of this session
• Streamline SQL Server operations across on-prem, edge, and multi-cloud
• Use built-in best practices assessment and performance monitoring
• Leverage migration tools to prepare for Azure migration
• Use built-in best practices assessment and performance monitoring
• Leverage migration tools to prepare for Azure migration
Speakers
Dr. Dani Ljepava's other proposed sessions for 2026
Advancing the Role of SQL Server DBA in the Era of AI: Becoming an Azure SQL DBA - Part1 - 2026
Ask Me Anything: Migrating On-Prem SQL Server to Azure SQL – Real-World Experience - 2026
Meeting DBAs Where You Are: Simplifying SQL Server Migration with SSMS and Azure Arc - 2026
Advancing the Role of SQL Server DBA in the Era of AI: Becoming an Azure SQL DBA - Part2 - 2026
Dr. Dani Ljepava's previous sessions
Return ticket from SQL Managed Instance to SQL Server – One-Click Reverse Migration and DR
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Discover what's new in Azure SQL Managed Instance through an exciting Demo Party!
Let us review the latest and the greatest investment that Microsoft has made into the Azure SQL Managed Instance, the product that serve as the best target for the existing SQL Server migration into Azure PaaS.
Advancing the DBA's Role in the Cloud: In the Cockpit of Azure SQL Managed Instance
Join us to learn how DBA role has evolved from on-premises SQL Server DBA to Azure SQL DBA and what does it mean to you. You will learn how existing on-premises DBA responsibilities map to new DBA role in Azure, what are the new shared responsibilities in Azure, and opportunities for skill development helping you become Azure SQL DBA superstar.
Modern models of managing database fleets in Azure PaaS.
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