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Now more than ever, I get questions from customers asking for my advice on subjects ranging from squeezing more performance out of VMs to moving workloads to fully managed database services with near-limitless scalability and intelligent performance.<\/p>\n<p>To help answer these questions and much more, we are hosting the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/ww-landing-Azure-SQL-Digital-Event.html?ocid=AID3030940_QSG_517223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Azure SQL digital event: Innovate Today with Azure SQL<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>May 4, 10:00 AM Pacific Time<\/strong>. During this hour-long virtual event, you\u2019ll join Rohan Kumar, Corporate Vice President Azure Data, myself, and a full team of Azure SQL experts to learn how to build an effective cloud database management strategy that responds to today\u2019s changing business requirements and tomorrow\u2019s opportunities. 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You will also hear first-hand experiences and best practices from customers who have become expert Azure SQL users.<\/p>\n<p>During this event, you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how to build intelligent apps across your data workloads using the latest digital innovations from Azure SQL and attend on-demand sessions on topics like infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to platform as a service (PaaS) migration, streamlining app development with integrated services, and building IoT solutions on Azure SQL Edge.<\/li>\n<li>Watch Microsoft MVP and Microsoft engineering-led technical demonstrations of Azure SQL features, including serverless computing, Hyperscale, Azure Defender for SQL, and VM performance optimization.<\/li>\n<li>Hear from real customers about how they are transforming their organizations using Azure SQL right now.<\/li>\n<li>Get answers to your questions from a panel of Azure SQL subject-matter experts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If that\u2019s not enough, you\u2019ll also have the opportunity to earn points while you learn during this event, automatically entering eligible participants into a drawing for exciting prizes (<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/InnovateTodayAzureSQLsweepstakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official rules<\/a>). 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