Join SQL Modernization Day on Oct 20
Help your customers modernize SQL: Join the no-cost SQL Modernization Day livestream, with eight sessions from the Microsoft SQL team.
- Impacted audience
- Partners who sell, migrate, or manage SQL Server and Azure data workloads, especially those with customers still running SQL Server 2016
SQL Modernization Day is a no-cost, half-day livestream on Microsoft Reactor on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM PT. Across eight sessions, the Microsoft SQL team walks through the full modernization path: moving SQL Server to Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Virtual Machines, and SQL database in Microsoft Fabric, then building AI apps once customers land.
You also see two capabilities, now in public preview:
- The SQL modernization agent, delivered as skills that plug into any interface that supports skills, starting with GitHub Copilot CLI and Visual Studio Code
- Expanded Azure Arc migration, so you can migrate multiple instances at once to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, or Azure SQL Managed Instance
SQL Server 2016 is now out of support, which makes this a timely resource to share with customers still running it. Can't attend live? Every session is published to YouTube after the livestream.
The SQL modernization agent and multi-instance Azure Arc migration to Azure SQL Database and Hyperscale are in public preview. Preview features are subject to change and might have limited availability. Agenda and speakers are subject to change. Participation is subject to the Microsoft Reactor Code of Conduct, linked on the registration page.
Next steps
Register for the livestream and share the link with your customers.