Ready to get started with AI and the latest technologies? Microsoft Reactor provides events, training, and community resources to help developers, entrepreneurs and startups build on AI technology and more. Join us!
Ready to get started with AI and the latest technologies? Microsoft Reactor provides events, training, and community resources to help developers, entrepreneurs and startups build on AI technology and more. Join us!
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
This multi‑part Reactor series helps SQL developers prepare for the DP‑800 exam, Microsoft’s new certification for building AI‑enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric. The series breaks the exam down into clear, practical sessions that map directly to real-world database development.
We’ll start with a guided tour of the full exam skills outline, then dig into designing and developing solid SQL solutions that match what DP‑800 expects. From there, we’ll focus on the engineering practices behind production‑ready databases, including security, performance, and deployment. The series wraps with a focused look at how modern AI concepts like embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and RAG show up in SQL workloads and on the exam.
By the end, you’ll know what to study, how the skills fit together, and how to apply them in real projects, not just on test day.
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All times in - Coordinated Universal Time
May
21
Thursday
2026
Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Secure and Ship SQL Solutions with Confidence
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
DP-800 is not just about writing SQL. It’s about delivering database solutions that are secure, fast, and deployable in modern engineering environments. In this session, we’ll focus on the engineering practices that turn your database work into production-ready solutions.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
May
26
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Bring AI to SQL with Embeddings, Search, and RAG
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
This is the session everyone’s curious about: how DP-800 connects modern AI patterns directly to your SQL solutions. We’ll break down what the exam expects around embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and translate it into practical, buildable concepts.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
Jun
10
Wednesday
2026
Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Prepare for exam day
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
Prepare for exam day with people who have taken the exam and are experts in Microsoft Certification exams.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
Speakers
Chris Hyde
Hydrate Consulting LLC
Gethyn Ellis
Microsoft
Brian Bønk
datageek
Omer Colakoglu
ISISAN ISI SAN. TIC.A.S
Amit Chandak
Kanerika Software Pvt.Ltd.
Mike Fortman
Doing More With Data
Mikey Bronowski
Microsoft MCP
Shabnam Watson
ABI Cube
Greg Low
SQL Down Under
Martin Catherall
BiTQ
All times in - Coordinated Universal Time
May
05
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified: SQL AI Developer DP-800 Exam Tour (US/EMEA)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
DP-800 is the new exam for building AI-enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric. In this kickoff session, we’ll take a guided tour of the full skills outline so you know exactly what to expect, how the domains connect, and where to focus first. You’ll get a high-level view of each Learn module area, including advanced T‑SQL coverage, security and performance essentials, deployment practices (CI/CD), and the AI section that brings embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and RAG into SQL solutions.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
May
05
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified: SQL AI Developer DP-800 Exam Tour (APAC)
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM (UTC)
DP-800 is the new exam for building AI-enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric. In this kickoff session, we’ll take a guided tour of the full skills outline so you know exactly what to expect, how the domains connect, and where to focus first. You’ll get a high-level view of each Learn module area, including advanced T‑SQL coverage, security and performance essentials, deployment practices (CI/CD), and the AI section that brings embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and RAG into SQL solutions.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
May
19
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Design and Develop SQL Solutions Like a Pro
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
This session is all about the “build it” portion of DP-800: how to design and develop database solutions that stand up in real workloads and match what the exam expects. We’ll walk through the core developer skills, from choosing the right objects and patterns to writing strong, maintainable SQL.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
All times in - Coordinated Universal Time
May
05
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified: SQL AI Developer DP-800 Exam Tour (US/EMEA)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
DP-800 is the new exam for building AI-enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric. In this kickoff session, we’ll take a guided tour of the full skills outline so you know exactly what to expect, how the domains connect, and where to focus first. You’ll get a high-level view of each Learn module area, including advanced T‑SQL coverage, security and performance essentials, deployment practices (CI/CD), and the AI section that brings embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and RAG into SQL solutions.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
May
05
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified: SQL AI Developer DP-800 Exam Tour (APAC)
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM (UTC)
DP-800 is the new exam for building AI-enabled database solutions across SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric. In this kickoff session, we’ll take a guided tour of the full skills outline so you know exactly what to expect, how the domains connect, and where to focus first. You’ll get a high-level view of each Learn module area, including advanced T‑SQL coverage, security and performance essentials, deployment practices (CI/CD), and the AI section that brings embeddings, vectors, intelligent search, and RAG into SQL solutions.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
May
19
Tuesday
2026
Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Design and Develop SQL Solutions Like a Pro
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC)
This session is all about the “build it” portion of DP-800: how to design and develop database solutions that stand up in real workloads and match what the exam expects. We’ll walk through the core developer skills, from choosing the right objects and patterns to writing strong, maintainable SQL.
LivestreamTopic: Data and Analytics
Language: English
