Microsoft Unveils Plans for European SQL Community Conference

The European SQL Community Conference will take place from September 28 to October 1, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event is a joint conference between Microsoft Fabric and SQL communities, where attendees can expect sessions covering various topics such as SQL Server 2025 innovations, Azure SQL Hyperscale, vector search, AI-powered applications, developer productivity, and the evolving relationship between SQL and Fabric.

The conference will bring together practitioners, engineers, and Microsoft experts to share approaches, lessons learned, and technical guidance on modernization efforts, AI adoption, scalability, security, and developer productivity. The event will cover how newer features in SQL Server 2025 improve performance, simplify application development, and enable new possibilities for AI-powered applications.

Azure SQL Database Hyperscale will also be a key focus area, delivering scalability, performance, security, and AI-ready foundation needed to support mission-critical business applications and cloud-native solutions. The conference will explore how the cloud-native Azure SQL Database Hyperscale can grow without limits while maintaining reliability and trust.