A recap of the first-ever SQLCon (co-located with FabCon) featuring Microsoft SQL VP of Product Priya Sati and SQL expert Bob Ward. Key announcements include: vector search improvements in SQL (iterative filtering, faster index performance, DML on vector tables), SQL Notebooks now in preview via the MSSQL VS Code extension, SDK-style SQL projects coming to SSMS, GitHub Copilot integration in SQL Server Management Studio, multi-instance registration support for Azure VM SQL extension, a new SQL AI Developer certification in beta, and the biggest announcement — Database Hub in Fabric entering limited preview, offering a single-pane-of-glass observability and management experience across SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, and Fabric databases. The next SQLCon is planned for Barcelona.
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