Azure SQL Database is now aligned with the most relevant new features introduced in SQL Server 2025, and for developers the impact is significant.

In this session, we’ll explore the features that change the way you write code: the native JSON data type with path-based indexing, regular expressions in T-SQL, vector support and similarity search, and the ability to call external REST endpoints directly from T-SQL.

Expect practical examples, real-world usage patterns, and the limitations you need to understand before taking these features into production