Andy Yun
Employers on the program
- 2026Everpure2 talks
- 2019–2020SentryOne12 talks
- 2019Pure Storage1 talk
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- SQLSaturday
- Data Céilí
- PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)
- DataTune
- SQLBits
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | PASS Summit West 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | speaker | Exploring SQL Server 2025's Practical Benefits for T-SQL Developers as Everpure 2025 brought us a new release of SQL Server, but all you heard about was AI. Want to know if this release has any benefits for T-SQL developers? | |
| May 7, 2026 | PASS Summit East (Chicago) 2026 | PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit) | speaker | A Practical Introduction to Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 as Everpure Are you uncertain if SQL Server 2025 Vector Search has useful applications? Concerned that it is just more AI hype? | |
| Sep 27, 2025 | SQLSaturday Boston #1119 | SQLSaturday | — | A Practical Introduction to Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 Are you uncertain if SQL Server 2025's new Vector Search has useful applications? Concerned that it is just more AI hype? | |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Data Céilí 2025 | Data Céilí | speaker | Debating Two Viewpoints on Indexing - Development vs OperationsWho is responsible for indexing your application: operations or development? Depending on the role, organizational structure, and access to the environment in…Show lessWho is responsible for indexing your application: operations or development? Depending on the role, organizational structure, and access to the environment in need of indexing, the answer to that question may vary. | |
| Mar 8, 2025 | SQLSaturday Atlanta AI & BI #1102 | SQLSaturday | — | Lightning TalksConcise, Quick & Informative short talks: 5 Dashboard Design Rules in 10 minutes - Lakshmi Ponnurasan The Benefits of Mentoring - Deborah Melkin Blogging:…Show lessConcise, Quick & Informative short talks: 5 Dashboard Design Rules in 10 minutes - Lakshmi Ponnurasan The Benefits of Mentoring - Deborah Melkin Blogging: Lessons Learned the Hard Way - Jason Romans Unlock the Power of Analogies to Simplify Complex Topics - Andy Yun Home Lab - Private Cloud on a budget - Jared Rhodes | |
| Oct 5, 2024 | SQLSaturday Boston #1086 | SQLSaturday | — | Exploring Whether Storage is the Root Cause of Your Performance WoesHow many times have you had SQL Server performance issues and believed the source was your storage subsystem? Most of us have seen "I/O requests taking longer…Show lessHow many times have you had SQL Server performance issues and believed the source was your storage subsystem? Most of us have seen "I/O requests taking longer than 15 seconds to complete…" Sometimes storage is indeed the issue. | |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Data Céilí 2024 | Data Céilí | speaker | Understanding SQL Server I/O To Improve T-SQL Performance Do you understand how SQL Server handles I/O? If not, you should. | |
| Apr 20, 2024 | SQLSaturday Atlanta #1072 | SQLSaturday | — | Understanding SQL Server I/O To Improve T-SQL Performance Do you understand how SQL Server handles I/O? If not, you should. | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | DataTune 2024 | DataTune | talk | Exploring Whether Storage is the Root Cause of Your Performance Woes | |
| Oct 14, 2023 | SQLSaturday Boston #1046 | SQLSaturday | — | Missing Indexes: Do's and Don'ts We've all written queries that have generated Missing Index Recommendations. Perhaps you've just implemented the recommendation and moved on with your day. | |
| May 6, 2023 | SQLSaturday New York City #1048 | SQLSaturday | — | Everybody Has a Story to Tell: Developing Your First Presentation Ever considered giving a presentation of your own? Pondered how your favorite speakers got their start? | |
| May 6, 2023 | SQLSaturday New York City #1048 | SQLSaturday | — | Missing Indexes: Do's and Don'ts We've all written queries that have generated Missing Index Recommendations. Perhaps you've just implemented the recommendation and moved on with your day. | |
| Nov 12, 2022 | SQLSaturday Oregon & SW Washington #1035 | SQLSaturday | — | Missing Indexes: Do's and Don'ts We've all written queries that have generated Missing Index Recommendations. Perhaps you've just implemented the recommendation and moved on with your day. | |
| Jan 18, 2020 | SQLSaturday Nashville #933 | SQLSaturday | — | Going Beyond Monitoring With SentryOne as SentryOne Hopefully, you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify…Show lessHopefully, you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify and address issues quickly. | |
| Jan 18, 2020 | SQLSaturday Nashville #933 | SQLSaturday | — | Let's Dive Into SQL Server I/O To Improve T-SQL Performance as SentryOne Do you understand how SQL Server handles I/O? If not, you should. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 | SQLSaturday Minnesota #913 | SQLSaturday | — | A Beginner's Guide to Seven Practices that Kill Performance as SentryOne Are you a relative newcomer to SQL Server and want to get into performance tuning? Or maybe you just want to expand your knowledge of hidden performance…Show lessAre you a relative newcomer to SQL Server and want to get into performance tuning? Or maybe you just want to expand your knowledge of hidden performance killers? | |
| Oct 12, 2019 | SQLSaturday Minnesota #913 | SQLSaturday | — | Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Developing Your First Presentation as SentryOne Ever considered giving a presentation of your own? Pondered how your favorite speakers got their start? | |
| Sep 14, 2019 | SQLSaturday Boston #877 | SQLSaturday | — | Going Beyond Monitoring With SentryOne as SentryOne Hopefully you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify…Show lessHopefully you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify and address issues quickly. | |
| Sep 14, 2019 | SQLSaturday Boston #877 | SQLSaturday | — | Let's Dive Into SQL Server I/O To Improve T-SQL Performance as SentryOne Do you understand how SQL Server handles I/O? If not, you should. | |
| Aug 17, 2019 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #867 | SQLSaturday | — | A Beginner's Guide to Seven Practices that Kill Performance as SentryOne Are you a relative newcomer to SQL Server and want to get into performance tuning? Or maybe you just want to expand your knowledge of hidden performance…Show lessAre you a relative newcomer to SQL Server and want to get into performance tuning? Or maybe you just want to expand your knowledge of hidden performance killers? | |
| Aug 17, 2019 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #867 | SQLSaturday | — | T-SQL Tips Tricks to Make Your Life Easier! as SentryOne Do you spend your days slinging T-SQL code? Want to improve your T-SQL game? | |
| Jun 1, 2019 | SQLSaturday Dallas #841 | SQLSaturday | — | Why Your Data Type Choices Matter as SentryOne Did you know that poor data type choices can be a real performance killer? Would you be surprised to learn that data type decisions can have a significant…Show lessDid you know that poor data type choices can be a real performance killer? Would you be surprised to learn that data type decisions can have a significant impact on your database design and performance? | |
| May 18, 2019 | SQLSaturday Atlanta #845 | SQLSaturday | — | Uncovering Duplicate, Redundant, Missing Indexes as SentryOne Do you know if your database's indexes are really being used to their fullest potential? And do you know if SQL Server needs other indexes to improve…Show lessDo you know if your database's indexes are really being used to their fullest potential? And do you know if SQL Server needs other indexes to improve performance? | |
| May 4, 2019 | SQLSaturday Philadelphia #835 | SQLSaturday | — | Going Beyond Monitoring With SentryOne as SentryOne Hopefully, you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify…Show lessHopefully, you are monitoring your SQL Servers using DIY scripts or a 3rd party tool. Active monitoring is invaluable to enable the operational DBA to identify and address issues quickly. | |
| May 4, 2019 | SQLSaturday Philadelphia #835 | SQLSaturday | — | T-SQL Tips Tricks to Make Your Life Easier! as SentryOne Do you spend your days slinging T-SQL code? Want to improve your T-SQL game? | |
| Apr 6, 2019 | SQLSaturday Madison #842 | SQLSaturday | — | Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Developing Your First Presentation Ever considered giving a presentation of your own? Pondered how your favorite speakers got their start? | |
| Apr 6, 2019 | SQLSaturday Madison #842 | SQLSaturday | — | Practical SQL Server Internals for T-SQL Developers Ever wonder how the SQL Server storage engine processes your T-SQL queries? Curious about what else you could be doing to improve query performance? | |
| Apr 6, 2019 | SQLSaturday Madison #842 | SQLSaturday | — | Why Your Data Type Choices MatterDid you know that poor data type choices can be a real performance killer? Would you be surprised to learn that data type decisions can have a significant…Show lessDid you know that poor data type choices can be a real performance killer? Would you be surprised to learn that data type decisions can have a significant impact on your database design and performance? | |
| Feb 27, 2019 | SQLBits 2019 (Speakeasy) | SQLBits | speaker | SentryOne Tools for Productivity and Performance as Pure Storage This quick vendor session demonstrates the spectrum of SentryOne's best-of-breed products for the Microsoft Data Platform, from Task Factory, to Plan Explorer,…Show lessThis quick vendor session demonstrates the spectrum of SentryOne's best-of-breed products for the Microsoft Data Platform, from Task Factory, to Plan Explorer, to DOC xPress, to the SentryOne monitoring platform, and beyond. | Video |
| Feb 2, 2019 | SQLSaturday Cleveland #821 | SQLSaturday | — | T-SQL Tips Tricks to Make Your Life Easier! Do you spend your days slinging T-SQL code? Want to improve your T-SQL game? |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Melkin | 14 | 2 | 2026 |
| Kevin Feasel | 12 | — | 2026 |
| Matt Gordon | 11 | — | 2026 |
| Chris Hyde | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Kellyn Gorman | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Dave Bland | 8 | — | 2026 |
| Joshua Higginbotham | 8 | — | 2025 |
| Hasan Savran | 8 | — | 2024 |
| Bob Ward | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Edward Pollack | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Rick Lowe | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Steve Jones | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Allan Hirt | 6 | — | 2025 |
| Armando Lacerda | 6 | — | 2025 |
| David Bermingham | 6 | — | 2025 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.