Margarita Naumova

Change Event Feed in SQL Server 2025 introduces a new, event-driven way to capture data changes. It promises to move SQL Server from a system you poll to one that emits change events. But what should we realistically expect from it? How does it relate to the transaction log? What are the implications for throughput and scaling? What dependencies does it introduce on the source database? And how does it compare to established approaches like CDC when used in real systems? This session takes a practical, technically grounded look at Change Event Feed, focusing on what matters when evaluating and planning for its adoption. Rather than treating it as just a new feature, we examine how it fits into the existing SQL Server architecture and what we can infer from that about its behavior, guarantees, and limitations. We will explore likely performance characteristics, operational considerations, and integration patterns with downstream systems, including modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. The goal is to equip you with a clear, realistic understanding of Change Event Feed so you can ask the right questions, avoid incorrect assumptions, and make informed decisions about if and when to introduce it into your data platform.

SQL Server 2025 introduces significant improvements for both database professionals responsible for performance and developers building modern data applications. This two-part deep-dive session focuses on two of the most practical areas of the release: engine and performance enhancements for DBAs and T-SQL innovations for database developers. Across two focused 90-minute modules, we will examine how the new capabilities work, where they provide measurable value, and what they mean for existing SQL Server workloads. Part 1: Engine and Performance Enhancements for DBAs. The first session explores the SQL Server 2025 engine improvements designed to increase performance, concurrency, observability, and operational reliability. We will look beyond the versions feature list and examine how these changes affect real workloads, troubleshooting practices, and existing performance-tuning strategies. Part 2: T-SQL and Developer Innovations The second session focuses on the new language and integration capabilities that make SQL Server development more expressive, productive, and better aligned with modern application requirements. The demonstrations will compare traditional approaches with the new SQL Server 2025 capabilities, helping participants identify where existing code can be simplified or modernized. Whether you are a DBA responsible for performance and reliability, a database developer maintaining complex T-SQL solutions, or an architect planning the next generation of SQL Server workloads, these sessions will provide a practical understanding of the SQL Server 2025 features most relevant to day-to-day database work.

This training day provides an end-to-end approach to designing high-performing Microsoft Fabric Warehouses. It covers loading strategies, schema and query design, performance features, Workload Management, and deployment practices, with a strong focus on performance and cost efficiency. Real...

SQL Server 2025 introduces some of the most exciting changes in the history of the platform — from AI integration and vector search to enhanced performance, streaming, and modern T-SQL. This full-day masterclass is designed to give developers, DBAs, and data engineers everything they need to hit the ground running with the latest release.

Microsoft Fabric offers built-in data ingestion tools that allow users to ingest data into warehouses at scale using code-free or code-rich experiences. In this session we will discover all the possible options - T-SQL features, and code free tools, and even more that some source types provide.

Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse is not just another cloud database — it’s the T-SQL analytics backbone in Azure and the strategic destination for modernizing on-premises SQL-based data warehouses.