Take control of your SQL Server investment—wherever it lives!
In this session, we’ll dive into the power of SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc, bringing Azure’s management capabilities to your on-premises, edge, and multicloud environments. Discover how to unify your SQL Server instances under one Azure-powered roof, from data centers to retail edge sites, with centralized inventory, security, and governance—all powered through automatic connectivity.
We’ll unpack features like SQL Server auto-registration with Azure Arc via the Azure Arc agent, supporting both direct and proxy connectivity modes for ultimate flexibility. Explore Microsoft Entra ID authentication for next-level security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud to squash security vulnerabilities, and pay-as-you-go licensing to tame dynamic workloads.

With SQL Server 2025, Azure Arc integration reaches new heights. Learn about the latest enhancements, including managed identity support for secure inbound and outbound operations—such as backing up to Azure Storage without managing credentials. We’ll also explore how existing features like automatic patching, backups, and monitoring are likely to be enhanced in this release, making it easier to effortlessly connect and manage monster SQL Server deployments—across Windows and beyond.
This session will provide practical insights, real-world scenarios, and best practices to drive your hybrid SQL Server strategy, ensuring you’re ready to leverage the full potential of SQL Server 2025.
Top Takeaways:
How to centralize management of SQL Server across hybrid and multicloud setups
Steps to lock down security with Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and new managed identity support
Assess Azure migration readiness leveraging SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc
Monitoring and governing SQL Server deployments with enhanced Azure Arc capabilities
Manage licensing and billing of SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc
Leveraging Best Practices Assessment for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc