{"id":7153,"date":"2026-05-28T06:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azure-sql\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2026-05-28T06:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:09:15","slug":"sql-ai-hands-on-join-a-free-workshop-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azure-sql\/sql-ai-hands-on-join-a-free-workshop-near-you\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL + AI, hands-on: Join a free workshop near you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you work with Microsoft SQL regularly, the AI conversation right now probably feels a little exhausting. Every week brings a new platform, a new pattern, a new opinion about how you\u2019re \u201csupposed\u201d to build AI apps. Most of it assumes you\u2019ll start over.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re running SQL AI App in a Day workshops with Microsoft partners around the world. They\u2019re free, hands-on, and built for developers who want to add AI to the apps they already own, using the data they already trust. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/nextSQLAIAD\">browse upcoming sessions and register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SQL AI Developer certification generally available + new in-a-day workshops | Data Exposed Exclusive\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Xulbnzuz3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Build on Microsoft SQL, not around it<\/h2>\n<p>The question that keeps coming up in customer calls and community channels is small and practical: how do I bring AI into what I\u2019ve already built, without giving up the control, security, and trust I\u2019ve spent years putting in place?<\/p>\n<p>The workshop answers that question by keeping Microsoft SQL at the center. Your data stays where it lives. You write T-SQL. You use the same security model, the same tooling, the same deployment story. Then you extend it to handle the AI parts: semantic search, embeddings stored next to your relational data, and responses grounded in your own tables instead of the open internet.<\/p>\n<p>The governance questions AI raises (accurate responses, protected data, controlled model access) are the same governance questions SQL developers have been solving for years. The vocabulary is just slightly updated. If you want a deeper read, the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/azure-sql\/database\/ai-artificial-intelligence-intelligent-applications\">Intelligent applications with Azure SQL Database documentation<\/a> is a good starting point.<\/p>\n<h2>What you\u2019ll actually do<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll spend the day building, not just watching. Over a single session, you will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start from familiar Microsoft SQL patterns and extend them step by step<\/li>\n<li>Build with embeddings, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)<\/li>\n<li>Connect Microsoft SQL to an AI model and ground the responses in your own data<\/li>\n<li>Walk through the tradeoffs (latency, cost, accuracy, governance) the way you\u2019d actually evaluate them on the job<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By the end of the day, you\u2019ll have built something real and a clearer mental model for where AI fits into a Microsoft SQL-based architecture.<\/p>\n<h2>Find a session<\/h2>\n<p>The workshops are run by Microsoft partners who do this with customers every week, so you\u2019re spending the day with someone who has seen real implementations and real production constraints. We have a growing number of sessions on the calendar, with more being added across regions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/events\/search-catalog?q=SQL+AI+App+in+a+Day&amp;scenario=events\">Browse the SQL AI App in a Day events catalog<\/a> to see what\u2019s coming up near you.<\/p>\n<h2>Next Steps<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learn more<\/strong>: Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/azure-sql\/database\/ai-artificial-intelligence-intelligent-applications\">Intelligent applications with Azure SQL Database<\/a> to see what\u2019s available in the platform today, or watch the latest product videos on our <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuresqlyt\">YouTube channel.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign up<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/nextSQLAIAD\">Find a SQL AI App in a Day session near you<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get certified<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/credentials\/certifications\/developing-ai-enabled-database-solutions\/?practice-assessment-type=certification\">SQL AI Developer certification<\/a> is now generally available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submit ideas<\/strong>: If there\u2019s a workshop scenario you\u2019d like to see covered, share it with your local Microsoft partner or your Microsoft account team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide feedback<\/strong>: After attending, let us know what worked and what you\u2019d want next. The series evolves based on what the community asks for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you work with Microsoft SQL regularly, the AI conversation right now probably feels a little exhausting. Every week brings a new platform, a new pattern, a new opinion about how you\u2019re \u201csupposed\u201d to build AI apps. Most of it assumes you\u2019ll start over. You don\u2019t have to. We\u2019re running SQL AI App in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12403,"featured_media":81,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[601,1,580,624,690,656,594,572,668,710,720,672,619,615],"tags":[590,529,510,30,627,34,569],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","category-azure-sql","category-data-api-builder","category-dev-containers","category-drivers","category-fabric-sql-database","category-hyperscale","category-managed-instance","category-sql-database-in-fabric","category-sql-mcp-server","category-sql-mcp-server-2","category-sql-server-2025","category-t-sql","category-vectors","tag-ai","tag-azure-sql","tag-azure-sql-database","tag-developers","tag-rag","tag-t-sql","tag-vector"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>If you work with Microsoft SQL regularly, the AI conversation right now probably feels a little exhausting. 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