Microsoft Developer shares a Data Exposed episode covering what’s new in Microsoft SQL from SQLCon/FabCon 2026, including Azure SQL updates, AI-related items like a SQL Developers Certification, and Microsoft Fabric’s Database Hub.

What's New in Microsoft SQL at SQLCon/FabCon | Data Exposed

This Data Exposed episode recaps announcements and updates shared at SQLCon/FabCon 2026 (Atlanta, March 2026) about Microsoft SQL and related data-platform work, featuring Priya Sathy (Microsoft SQL product leader) with insights from Bob Ward and Anna Hoffman.

Video chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 3:10 What’s new in Microsoft SQL at SQLCon
• 8:28 What’s new in AI – SQL Developers Certification
• 10:50 Database Hub in Fabric

Key topics mentioned

• Updates across Microsoft SQL (including Azure SQL and SQL Server as part of the broader SQL family)
• “What’s new in AI” as it relates to SQL, including a SQL Developers Certification
• Database Hub in Microsoft Fabric, positioning databases and Fabric together on a single data platform

Resources

• FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/fabcon-and-sqlcon-2026-unifying-databases-and-fabric-on-a-single-data-platform/

Related links

• Twitter – Anna Hoffman: https://twitter.com/AnalyticAnna
• Twitter – AzureSQL: https://aka.ms/azuresqltw
• More Data Exposed episodes: https://aka.ms/dataexposedyt
• Microsoft Azure SQL YouTube: https://aka.ms/msazuresqlyt
• Microsoft SQL Server YouTube: https://aka.ms/mssqlserveryt
• Microsoft Developer YouTube: https://aka.ms/microsoftdeveloperyt