Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, overseeing the development of Microsoft SQL from ground to cloud to fabric. With more than 31 years at Microsoft, Bob has contributed to every version of SQL Server, from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2022, including Azure SQL and SQL database in Fabric. A renowned speaker on SQL Server, Azure SQL, AI, and Microsoft Fabric, Bob frequently presents on new releases, internals, and specialized topics at events such as SQLBits, Microsoft Build, Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, Fabric Community Conference, and VS Live. You can learn from Bob through his popular series at aka.ms/azuresql4beginners. Follow him on Twitter @bobwardms or connect on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/bobwardms. Bob is the author of several Apress books, including Pro SQL Server on Linux, SQL Server 2019 Revealed, Azure SQL Revealed, SQL Server 2022 Revealed, and Azure SQL Revealed, 2nd Edition.