We’re excited to unveil the full Session Schedule for PASS Summit West, taking place in Seattle from November 9-11, 2026.

You’ve seen the general program. Now you can see exactly what you’ll be building your three days around. Whether you’re mapping out your Learning Pathways, circling Deep Dive Sessions, or setting aside time for the Community Experts Clinic, this is the moment to start planning your agenda, session by session.

• See which Sessions, Panels, and Learning Pathways you’ll be building your three days around
• Pre-Conference Sessions and Deep Dive Sessions fill up as the schedule goes live, and the earlier you register, the more of your first-choice Sessions you’ll get into
• Three full days of Sessions, Keynotes, Labs, and the Community Experts Clinic are now mapped out.

A Taste of What’s Coming

Here’s a selection of Sessions from the schedule. Take a look and start building your agenda.

AI & Data

• T-SQL That Doesn’t Suck: Solving Performance and Concurrency Problems, Erik Darling, Monday Pre-Conference 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Adapting for AI Readiness as a Data Professional| No Fluff, Just Facts: AI Essentials for Data Professionals, Deborah Melkin, Tuesday 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM

Database Management & Performance

• Always On Availability Groups and Failover Clustering Internals, Edwin M Sarmiento, Wednesday 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
• Pokemon, Choose Your Index: You Can’t Have Them All, Brent Ozar, Wednesday 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Cloud & Multi-Database

• SQL Server Versioning Explained, Bob Ward, Tuesday 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
• Modernize Without Moving (Yet): SQL Migration and Management with Azure Arc, Ben Weissman, Wednesday 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Development

• From Disarray to Hooray: SQL Server Functions That Simplify T-SQL, Peter Kruis & Stephanie Reis, Tuesday 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
• Native Regex on the Microsoft Data Platform, Edward Pollack, Wednesday 12:10 PM – 12:20 PM

Security & Architecture

• Mom/Daughter Duo: DBA Teaches Data Engineer Security Secrets Worth Stealing, Allison Harris & Sharon Reid, Tuesday 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
• Governing AI Agents: Designing Skills for Control and Trust, Tyler Garner, Wednesday 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Professional Development

• 7 Simple Strategies to Combat Imposter Syndrome, Amy Abel, Wednesday 12:20 PM – 12:30 PM
• Thriving in a Tough Job Market: Résumés, Interviews, and Career Strategy, Paresh Motiwala, Wednesday 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

…and many more Sessions across the full three days. Check them out here.

Going on a Summer Vacation?

That’s no reason to wait. Register now and PASS Summit West is already on your calendar for when you’re back, with your seat in the Sessions you actually want secured before they fill up.