David Pless
Employers on the program
- 2019–2026Microsoft14 talks
Appearances by year
- SQLSaturday
- Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360
- Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)
- SQLBits
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2026 | Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!) | Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360 | speaker | High Performance Azure SQL Virtual Machine with Premium Storage as Microsoft | |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!) | Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360 | speaker | SQL Server Performance Monitoring: A Deep Dive with Tips and Tricks as Microsoft | |
| Mar 16, 2026 | FABCON & SQLCON 2026 (Microsoft Fabric Community Conference + SQLCON), Atlanta | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) | speaker | SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine: Configuring for price-performance as Microsoft When selecting a virtual machine to host your SQL Server workload in Azure, you need to choose a VM size that provides optimal performance and fits your…Show lessWhen selecting a virtual machine to host your SQL Server workload in Azure, you need to choose a VM size that provides optimal performance and fits your organization’s budget. | |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 (incl. Visual Studio Live!) | Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360 | speaker | SQL Server 2025: Mastering High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity as Microsoft | |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 (incl. Visual Studio Live!) | Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360 | speaker | Tame the Beast: Scaling Azure SQL Virtual Machine with Premium Storage as Microsoft | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | SQLSaturday Houston #1120 | SQLSaturday | — | Managing SQL Server with Azure Arc Unleashed as Microsoft Corporation Unlock the potential of your SQL Server investment In today's hybrid world, managing SQL Server instances scattered across on-premises data centers, edge…Show lessUnlock the potential of your SQL Server investment In today's hybrid world, managing SQL Server instances scattered across on-premises data centers, edge locations, and multi-cloud environments can feel like herding cats. But what if you could bring them all under one Azure-powered umbrella? | |
| Jul 26, 2025 | SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1110 | SQLSaturday | — | Managing SQL Server with Azure Arc Unleashed as Microsoft Corporation Take control of your SQL Server investment - wherever it lives! In this session, we’ll dive into the power of SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc, bringing Azure’s…Show lessTake control of your SQL Server investment - wherever it lives! In this session, we’ll dive into the power of SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc, bringing Azure’s management capabilities to your on-premises, edge, and multicloud environments. | |
| May 3, 2025 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1103 | SQLSaturday | — | Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc as Microsoft Corporation Unlock the full potential of your SQL Server environment with Azure Arc’s powerful assessment capability with Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server…Show lessUnlock the full potential of your SQL Server environment with Azure Arc’s powerful assessment capability with Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc. | |
| May 3, 2025 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1103 | SQLSaturday | — | Unleash the Beast: Scaling Azure SQL Virtual Machine with Premium Storage as Microsoft Corporation Ready to unleash monster performance and scalability from your Azure SQL Virtual Machines? This session dives deep into the latest advancements in SQL Server on…Show lessReady to unleash monster performance and scalability from your Azure SQL Virtual Machines? This session dives deep into the latest advancements in SQL Server on Azure VMs and the power of Premium Storage. | |
| May 4, 2024 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1068 | SQLSaturday | — | SQL SERVER ON AZURE VM - CONFIGURING FOR PRICE-PERFORMANCE as Microsoft Corporation When selecting a virtual machine to host your SQL Server workload in Azure, you need to choose a virtual machine size that provides optimal performance and fits…Show lessWhen selecting a virtual machine to host your SQL Server workload in Azure, you need to choose a virtual machine size that provides optimal performance and fits your organization’s budget. | |
| May 6, 2023 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041 | SQLSaturday | — | Next Level Scalability on SQL Server 2022 as Microsoft Corporation Learn how the mission-critical capabilities in SQL Server 2022 can help your workloads achieve unparalleled scalability and leading performance, addressing some…Show lessLearn how the mission-critical capabilities in SQL Server 2022 can help your workloads achieve unparalleled scalability and leading performance, addressing some of the most common challenges for data professionals. | |
| May 6, 2023 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041 | SQLSaturday | — | SQL Server 2022 tempdb - The Uncontended as Microsoft Corporation Over the years, there have been many recommendations regarding configuration options for tempdb. tempdb is used by every database workload for temporary…Show lessOver the years, there have been many recommendations regarding configuration options for tempdb. tempdb is used by every database workload for temporary storage, and additionally for internal operations. | |
| Mar 14, 2023 | SQLBits 2023 | SQLBits | speaker | Platform Innovations with SQL Server 2022 + Intel as Microsoft Get ready for a journey through the cutting-edge platform advancements in SQL Server 2022! In this must-attend session, our Microsoft and Intel subject matter…Show lessGet ready for a journey through the cutting-edge platform advancements in SQL Server 2022! In this must-attend session, our Microsoft and Intel subject matter experts will take you on a tour of the latest platform innovations, demonstrating the new capabilities and solutions that are driving the... | Video |
| Mar 23, 2019 | SQLSaturday Tampa #859 | SQLSaturday | — | REAL WORLD REPORT SERVER PERFORMANCE SCALABILITY STRATEGIES as Microsoft In this session we will cover the best strategies to track and improve SSRS / Power BI Report Server performance and scalability. | |
| Feb 2, 2019 | SQLSaturday Cleveland #821 | SQLSaturday | — | Real World Report Server Performance Scalability Strategies In this session we will cover the best strategies to track and improve SSRS / Power BI Report Server performance and scalability. |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Ball | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Kevin Feasel | 6 | — | 2025 |
| Bradley Schacht | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Buck Woody | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Daniel Taylor | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Ginger Grant | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Jason Romans | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Matt Gordon | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Tim Radney | 5 | — | 2025 |
| Abdullah Mamun | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bob Ward | 4 | 1 | 2026 |
| James Serra | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Kevin Pereira | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Patrick LeBlanc | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Chris Hyde | 3 | — | 2026 |
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.