22-25 April 2026

Sumit Sarabhai

Sumit Sarabhai is a technology expert with over 18 years of experience at Microsoft, specializing in SQL Server and its evolving technologies. His expertise spans a range of fields, including SQL Product Engineering, Consulting, Pre-Sales, Services, and Technical Support. Sumit possesses a strong command of cloud solution architecture, implementation, capacity planning, risk assessment, and migration strategies. Over the years, Sumit has played a pivotal role in guiding customers modernize workloads, capacity planning, and successful migrations to the Azure Cloud and Data platforms. His expertise in risk assessment and migration strategies ensures smooth transitions and optimized cloud solutions, earning him recognition for his deep technical knowledge and problem-solving skills. Currently, Sumit holds the position of Principal Software Engineering Manager, leading the development and maintenance of the Python, Django and PHP driver for SQL Server. His expertise ensures efficient database communication between SQL Server and Python applications, supporting developers in building data-driven solutions.

Sessions for 2026

Let's build an AI Python App with mssql-python & SQL Server 2025 - From the Product Team
 

Build an AI-powered Python app using the new mssql-python driver and SQL Server 2025 containers in this hands-on session. Learn how to leverage vector support, implement RAG scenarios, and apply performance tuning tips from the product team. Developers will master AI integration, while DBAs gain practical skills for deploying and managing SQL Server containers.