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Group 176

Move SQL Server off-prem before your next renewal

 

A working session for data leaders evaluating Azure SQL, Managed Instance, and Microsoft Fabric.

No generic overview, real migration patterns, real numbers, real next steps in 60 minutes.    

 

 

 

Who Should Attend 
 
 If any of these sound familiar, this hour is for you.
 
 

Group 199You're a CIO, CDO, or Head of Data weighing a SQL Server renewal in the next 12 months.

 

Group 200Your DBA team is spending more time keeping the lights on than enabling the business.


Group 201Leadership is asking what "AI-ready data" actually means, and how SQL Server fits in.


 Group 202You've started evaluating Azure but can't tell Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance, and SQL on VM apart for your workloads.

 

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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.

Licensing costs keep climbing
Each renewal cycle locks in higher fixed CapEx with no path to optimize.
End-of-support exposure
SQL Server 2014 is already out of extended support; 2016 reaches end-of-life this year.
DBA hours buried in patching
Backups, patching, and HA setup consume the team that should be enabling the business.
HA & DR gaps you don't see until it's too late
Manual failover and unverified DR aren't a recovery plan, they're a future incident.
Performance plateau
Hardware ceilings cap throughput.
Locked out of AI
Copilot and Fabric need data on Azure.

 AGENDA

 

60 minutes, no filler.

 

 

Group 203 Why migrate now 

The forcing functions, licensing, end-of-support, AI readiness, and what's changed in the last 12 months. 

 


 

Group 204 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.

 


 

Group 204 How migrations actually go

KPI Partners D3S framework, Discover, Design, Deliver, Support with reference architectures and lessons from live engagements.

 


 

Group 204 Live Q&A

Where Microsoft Fabric, Azure OpenAI, and intelligent monitoring fit once your data is on Azure.

 


 

Group 208 Fabric, Copilot, and what comes after

 Open mic with KPI Partners and Microsoft. Bring your hardest question.

 

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AI Engagement Model

 

AI Engagement Model

 

Save your seat — it's free

 

Wednesday, May 20 , 2026 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM EST | Virtual

 

 

 

 Registrants also get a complimentary 1:1 Cloud Readiness Assessment with a KPI Partners architect. 

 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.  

 

Vector (10)Questions?

Contact Fari Breguet, VP of Alliances & Client Services


fari.breguet@kpipartners.com

Registration

Data Platform Migration for Modern Analytics

 

KPI DataBridge Suite is designed to help enterprises modernize their data and analytics infrastructure across:
 
BI Modernization 🔗
Data Platform Migration 🔗
Data Products 🔗

 

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Explore Real-World
Data Platform Migration Case Studies

 


 

BI Platform Migration

GenAI Accelerators

Databricks Accelerators

4 Infrastructure Optimizer
5 Databricks Unity Catalog Enablement
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6 Data Quality Validator for Databricks
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Snowflake Accelerators

2 Oracle / SQL Server to Snowflake Migration
3 Snowflake Cost Optimization App
4 Snowflake Security Automation App
5 Snowflake Data Governance App
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6 Data Quality Validator for Snowflake
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KPI Data Products on Any Cloud

Microsoft Fabric Migration Accelerators

1 EDW (Snowflake, Redshift, Oracle/ADWC, Teradata, and Netezza) to Microsoft Fabric Migration Accelerator

Google Accelerators

1 Marketing Analytics and AI/ML  for GA
2 Oracle to BigQuery Migration Utility
3 Snowflake to BigQuery Migration Utility
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