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Speakers

David Pless

Employers on the program

  1. 2019–2026Microsoft14 talks
Events11
Conferences4
Talks15
Years active2019–2026
Miles between events11,84211 in-person events · 2 countries

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • SQLSaturday
  • Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360
  • Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)
  • SQLBits

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Nov 15, 2026Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerHigh Performance Azure SQL Virtual Machine with Premium Storage
as Microsoft
Nov 15, 2026Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerSQL Server Performance Monitoring: A Deep Dive with Tips and Tricks
as Microsoft
Mar 16, 2026FABCON & SQLCON 2026 (Microsoft Fabric Community Conference + SQLCON), AtlantaMicrosoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)speakerSQL 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 less

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 organization’s budget.

Nov 16, 2025Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerSQL Server 2025: Mastering High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
as Microsoft
Nov 16, 2025Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerTame the Beast: Scaling Azure SQL Virtual Machine with Premium Storage
as Microsoft
Nov 8, 2025SQLSaturday Houston #1120SQLSaturday—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 less

Unlock 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, 2025SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1110SQLSaturday—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 less

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 management capabilities to your on-premises, edge, and multicloud environments.

May 3, 2025SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1103SQLSaturday—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 less

Unlock 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, 2025SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1103SQLSaturday—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 less

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 Azure VMs and the power of Premium Storage.

May 4, 2024SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1068SQLSaturday—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 less

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 your organization’s budget.

May 6, 2023SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041SQLSaturday—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 less

Learn 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, 2023SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041SQLSaturday—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 less

Over 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, 2023SQLBits 2023SQLBitsspeakerPlatform 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 less

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 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, 2019SQLSaturday Tampa #859SQLSaturday—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, 2019SQLSaturday Cleveland #821SQLSaturday—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

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Bradley Ball7—2026
Kevin Feasel6—2025
Bradley Schacht5—2026
Buck Woody5—2026
Daniel Taylor5—2026
Ginger Grant5—2026
Jason Romans5—2026
Matt Gordon5—2026
Tim Radney5—2025
Abdullah Mamun442025
Bob Ward412026
James Serra4—2026
Kevin Pereira4—2026
Patrick LeBlanc4—2026
Chris Hyde3—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.