Real-time analytics is no longer reserved for cloud-native architectures or specialized streaming platforms. With SQL Server 2025, Microsoft introduces native data streaming capabilities that fundamentally change how operational data can flow into modern streaming platforms. Combined with any event driven and stream destination like Fabric Real-Time Intelligence, Kafka, and many more, this opens up a new class of hybrid, low-latency architectures that many organizations have been waiting for.

In this session, we explore how SQL Server 2025’s new data streaming option can be used to emit change data and events directly into various destinations, enabling real-time dashboards, alerts, and analytics without complex glue code or fragile integrations. We will walk through the architectural concepts behind this integration, explain how it differs from traditional CDC or batch-based approaches, and show where it fits best in real-world enterprise environments.

Attendees will learn how to design end-to-end streaming pipelines that start at SQL Server and end in various destinations, what latency and consistency characteristics to expect, and which scenarios benefit most from this approach.

This session is aimed at experienced data professionals who work with SQL Server and want to understand what is now possible with the latest platform capabilities. If you are looking to bridge operational databases and real-time analytics in a clean, supported, and future-proof way, this session will give you the practical guidance and clarity you need. Right when real-time is becoming a default expectation rather than a special case.