What's New with Azure Databases and SQL Server

Explore the latest breakthrough features and releases for Azure Databases, SQL Server 2025, and Fabric Databases through this 18-minute conference presentation from Microsoft Ignite 2025. Discover how Azure Databases delivers next-level performance and scalability engineered for speed, reliability, and seamless integration across your technology stack. Learn about four major database announcements including the introduction of Azure DocumentDB as an open-source, MongoDB-compatible solution that expands Microsoft's open-source database strategy in Azure. Understand how Microsoft Fabric integrates databases to provide simplified and autonomous database management capabilities. Examine event-driven patterns that simplify data architecture and accelerate application development. Gain insights into building and deploying cutting-edge applications and AI agents faster, smarter, and at enterprise scale. Hear from CVP of Azure Databases Shireesh Thota as he unveils these advancements and see partner testimonials demonstrating how Azure accelerates modernization and migration initiatives for organizations worldwide.

Syllabus

0:00 - Overview of Major Database Announcements
00:02:19 - Announcement 3: Azure DocumentDB – Open Source and Mongo-Compatible
00:03:26 - Summary of Four Major Database Announcements
00:06:04 - Discussion on open-source database strategy in Azure
00:08:55 - Introduction of DocumentDB as an Open Source Non-Relational Database
00:09:41 - Introduction to Microsoft Fabric and Integration of Databases
00:10:25 - Simplified and Autonomous Database Management in Fabric
00:12:52 - Discussion on simplifying data architecture using event-driven patterns
00:15:40 - Partner testimonials on how Azure accelerates modernization and migration