Redefine what's
possible
You're a CIO, CDO, or Head of Data weighing a SQL Server renewal in the next 12 months.
Your DBA team is spending more time keeping the lights on than enabling the business.
Leadership is asking what "AI-ready data" actually means, and how SQL Server fits in.
You've started evaluating Azure but can't tell Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance, and SQL on VM apart for your workloads.

THE COST OF WAITING ANOTHER QUARTER
Staying on-prem isn't
standing still, it's
falling behind
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Six pressures every SQL Server estate is feeling right now.
Each renewal cycle locks in higher fixed CapEx with no path to optimize.
SQL Server 2014 is already out of extended support; 2016 reaches end-of-life this year.
Backups, patching, and HA setup consume the team that should be enabling the business.
Manual failover and unverified DR aren't a recovery plan, they're a future incident.
Hardware ceilings cap throughput.
Copilot and Fabric need data on Azure.
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
Three things, in 60 minutes
Pick the right target
Azure SQL DB vs. Managed Instance vs. SQL on VM, see which fits which workload, with the tradeoffs spelled out.
See the real cost picture
Connect SQL to Fabric & AI
AGENDA
60 minutes, no filler.
Why migrate now
The forcing functions, licensing, end-of-support, AI readiness, and what's changed in the last 12 months.
Choosing your Azure target
Azure SQL DB vs. Managed Instance vs. SQL Server on Azure VM. A decision framework you can apply to your own workloads the same afternoon.
How migrations actually go
KPI Partners D3S framework, Discover, Design, Deliver, Support with reference architectures and lessons from live engagements.
Live Q&A
Where Microsoft Fabric, Azure OpenAI, and intelligent monitoring fit once your data is on Azure.
Fabric, Copilot, and what comes after
Open mic with KPI Partners and Microsoft. Bring your hardest question.
ABOUT THE HOST
KPI Partners × Microsoft
KPI Partners is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure) and Digital & App Innovation. We've helped enterprises across healthcare, retail, financial services, energy, manufacturing, and higher education modernize their data estates on Azure using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse, Databricks, and Azure OpenAI.
Our Fabric-First Modernization approach moves organizations off legacy data warehouses and onto a unified, cloud-native analytics platform, the foundation for AI.
Questions?
Contact Fari Breguet, VP of Alliances & Client Services
fari.breguet@kpipartners.com
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