Anthony Nocentino

SQL Server 2025's vector data type puts semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation directly into a data estate you already operate and trust. That's a big deal, and there's real engineering depth that is worth understanding before you ship anything to production.

In this session, we will delve into the fundamentals of load testing for SQL Server. We will cover everything from planning to execution and interpreting the results to enhance performance.

Learn what you need to know to package those legacy applications that you just can't seem to get rid of as containers and deploy them at scale in the cloud using Kubernetes! We'll discuss key concepts like building bespoke Windows-based containers, controlling application roll-outs by using advanced Kubernetes deployment techniques and then crossing your fingers and performance management for business critical VB6 applications or just paying for more hardware in the cloud!

Modern application deployment needs to be fast and consistent to keep up with business objectives and Kubernetes is quickly becoming the standard for deploying container-based applications, fast.

You’ve heard the buzz about containers and Kubernetes, now let’s start your journey towards rapidly deploying and scaling your container-based applications in Azure. In this session, we will introduce containers and the container orchestrator Kubernetes.

Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s NOT hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes.

In this session we will introduce Kubernetes, we’ll dive into each component and its responsibility in a cluster. We will also look at and demonstrate higher-level abstractions such as Services, Controllers, and Deployments and how they can be used to ensure the desired state of an application and data platform deployed in Kubernetes. By the end of this session, you will understand what's needed to put your applications and data platform in production in a Kubernetes cluster Session Objectives: Understand Kubernetes cluster architecture Understand Services, Controllers, and Deployments Deploying applications in Kuberenetes

You’ve heard the buzz about containers and Kubernetes, now let’s start your journey towards rapidly deploying and scaling your container-based applications in Azure. In this session, we will introduce containers and the container orchestrator Kubernetes.

Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s NOT hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes.

Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s NOT hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes.

Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s NOT hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes.