We’re excited to announce the general program for PASS Summit West, taking place in Seattle from November 9-11.

From deep SQL Server internals to AI, cloud architecture, security, and professional development, this year’s program promises something for everyone. Whether you’re a DBA, data engineer, developer, or architect, there’s a track built for you.

What’s in the Program

PASS Summit West, running November 9–11, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, features:

– 6 Pre-Conference Deep Dives on Day 1 (November 9)
– Keynotes on Days 2 and 3
– General sessions across two days with over 65 sessions,  spanning General Sessions, Deep Dives, Lightning Talks, and Learning Pathways
– A WIT Luncheon Keynote celebrating women in technology
– Community events, networking sessions, and an exhibition hall

A Taste of What’s Coming

Here’s a selection of sessions in the general program, we’ll reveal the full schedule with timing information in the coming months:

AI + Data

– Bob Ward — SQL Server Versioning Explained 
– Ginger Grant — Creating Agentic Solutions with Fabric IQ
– Reid Havens — I Let an LLM Build My Semantic Model (Here’s What Happened)
– Anupama Natarajan and Bhaskar Natarajan — AI-Powered SQL Dev with VS Code and Copilot
– Mariya Ali — No Black Box: How Fabric DW Works, Performs, and Gets Monitored Right

Database Management & Performance

– Paul Randal — Advanced Data Recovery Techniques
– Brent Ozar — Pokemon, Choose Your Index: You Can’t Have Them All
– Erik Darling — Read Committed Is Cruel by Default
– Edwin Sarmiento — Always On Availability Groups and Failover Clustering Internals

Cloud & Multi-Database

– Adam Machanic — PostgreSQL Storage Internals: From MVCC to TOAST and Beyond
– Ben Weissman  — Modernize Without Moving (Yet): SQL Migration and Management with Azure Arc
– Joey D’Antoni — Git Good: GitHub and GitHub Actions for the Rest of Us
– Amy Abel, Michael D’Spain & Robert Volk — A GIT Journey from Foundations to Automation for Data Professionals

Development

– Bob Ward — An Inside Look At How Microsoft Builds SQL Features
– Kristyna Ferris — The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI

Security & Architecture

– Andreas Wolter — Inside Real SQL Server Breaches: Privilege Escalations and How to Stop It
– Deepthi Goguri — Defense in Depth: Securing Azure SQL Databases
– Jonathan Stewart — Observability for Microsoft Fabric: What’s Happening in Your Platform

Professional Development

– James Serra — Learning to Present and Becoming Good at It

…and many more sessions still to be announced.

Plan Your Time

With so many sessions running in parallel, we recommend you plan your time in advance and make sure you allow yourself some space to take advantage of community & networking events, as well as of course the ‘hallway track’.

Don’t Have Your Ticket Yet?

Three days in Seattle at one of the world’s best SQL Server and data community events is an investment that pays back fast.

Register now to join us at PASS Summit West, from  November 9–11, 2026, in  Seattle.