SQL Server and Windows Server Better together on Azure
summary
Demonstrations show hot patching without reboots (Xbox: 1,000 servers patched in 48 hours with zero downtime), a new Azure update manager that applies SQL cumulative updates at scale from the portal, and Azure Arc inventory that surfaces 43 servers 118 instances with edition, cores and compat levels plus a migration assessment that flags unsupported features. AMD numbers claim up to 15% better price‑performance and Genova 96‑core TPC results; Defender surfaces lateral attack paths and Windows Server 2025 adds NVMe I/O boosts, GPU partitioning and inline upgrades.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:51Customer feedback
- 2:54Patching on Azure
- 6:47SQL updates via Update Manager
- 8:55Azure Arc for hybrid
- 13:30Migration assessment with Arc
- 16:00Q&A
- 22:01AMD and SQL performance
- 31:59Security with Defender
- 34:05Future of Windows & SQL
- 36:51AI for SQL management
- 44:39SSMS updates
- 46:23SQL Server 2014 end of support
- 47:50Summary
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