22-25 April 2026

David Harmon

David Harmon is a Director of Software Development at AMD. David's work focuses on datacenter solutions that include AMD EPYC product line, and Microsoft software solutions including SQL Server.

Sessions for 2026

The Roadmap for One SQL: Edge to PaaS to SaaS
 

Join us for an in-depth session on the future of Microsoft One SQL—from on-premises to Azure and into Microsoft Fabric. Discover our unified, AI-ready relational database that powers modernization and next-gen AI apps. See how SQL delivers consistency, performance, and innovation everywhere you need it!

Amp Up Your SQL Server Infrastructure for AI
 

Cutting edge innovations and thoughtful optimizations go hand-in-hand as AMD and Microsoft collaborate to bring you best-in-class solutions with record-shattering performance and easy-to-use built-in AI features of SQL Server 2025. Learn how modernizing your infrastructure with AMD EPYC CPU-based platforms can greatly enhance query response times, reduce energy and license costs, and provide overall TCO savings for your deployment. Session will include performance and TCO comparisons, and a demo of hybrid vector search using SQL Server 2025, running on AMD EPYC CPUs.

Microsoft SQL and AMD in the era of AI
 

We’ll recap the key features of SQL Server 2025 and talk about how advanced vector extensions in AMDs processor boost the performance of your database. This session will show how SQL Server 2025 and AMD provides the services you need to start quickly to build AI applications securely delivering a trusted foundation for today's data.

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