Unlock the full potential of your SQL Server environment with Azure Arc’s powerful assessment capability with Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc.

This session dives into how to evaluate SQL Server instances on-premises and across hybrid setups - using the SQL Server BPA feature via the Azure portal.

Discover how to pinpoint performance bottlenecks, security risks, and configuration gaps with precision and turn insights into action.

We’ll explore Azure Arc’s built-in assessment rules, including the Best Practices Assessment (BPA), designed to benchmark your SQL Server deployments against industry standards.

Learn to spot deprecated features, fine-tune trace flag usage, and evaluate SQL Server configurations - all from a centralized Azure portal experience.

Generate detailed reports, track findings over time, and optimize for performance, security, or hybrid readiness.

We will also cover the new features added in BPA v2 and want your feedback on what to include in the next version!

With demos, real-world examples such as identifying unsupported features & optimizing system settings - this session equips you to elevate your SQL Server management game.

Top 5 Takeaways:
* Learn how to assess SQL Server instances across hybrid environments with Azure Arc
* Techniques to spot and resolve performance and security issues efficiently
* Steps to run the Best Practices Assessment (BPA) and generate actionable reports in the Azure portal
* Best practices to align SQL Server configurations with industry standards
* Strategies to optimize workloads based on assessment-driven insights