AI is rapidly transforming modern applications, and SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL now make it easier than ever for developers to bring AI directly into their transactional databases. In this session, you’ll learn how to build intelligent applications using native vector search capabilities, DiskANN indexing, and the new external model feature that enables seamless integration with AI models such as Azure OpenAI directly from T-SQL. We’ll begin with a practical introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), text embeddings, vector storage, indexing, and similarity search. From there, we’ll move into live demonstrations showing how SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL can power real-world AI solutions using your own business data. You’ll see how to generate and store embeddings, perform high-performance semantic searches with VECTOR_SEARCH and DiskANN indexes, and use external AI models to deliver natural language experiences over relational data. Whether you’re modernizing existing applications or building entirely new AI-driven solutions, this session will show you how to leverage the latest SQL platform innovations to accelerate your AI journey.