SQL Performance Supercharged: Strategies for Azure SQL Performance Optimization

The Azure SQL PG Engineering (CSE) team has worked extensively with customers to sustain, optimize, and elevate performance for mission-critical workloads on Azure SQL DB and Managed Instances. In this session, we dive into real-world observations, best practices, and strategic approaches to investigate performance challenges pre- or post-migration to Azure. Through driving performance improvements utilizing intelligence driven query processor improvements, we will showcase key methods for helping remove performance bottlenecks and unlocking optimization opportunities. We will illuminate the most frequent pitfalls and share proven approaches for enhancing database performance. Whether you are troubleshooting existing workloads or planning ahead for optimization, this session will equip you with actionable insights to maximize your success on Azure SQL. Get ready to light up performance—because your data deserves to shine!