Jeff Taylor

Are you responsible for one or more very large databases that are having performance issues or seem to be running slowly? Perhaps you’re having trouble completing index maintenance, or the backups and restores are taking an unusually long time?

Stop by the Ask the Experts booth in the Expo Hall to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts - our speakers! Participants can sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest.

Stop by the Ask the Experts booth in the Expo Hall to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts - our speakers! Participants can sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest.

Stop by the Ask the Experts booth in the Expo Hall to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts - our speakers! Participants can sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest.

Stop by the Ask the Experts booth in the Expo Hall to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts - our speakers! Participants can sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest.

Stop by the Ask the Experts booth in the Expo Hall to engage in one-on-one conversations with subject matter experts - our speakers! Participants can sit down with an expert and receive immediate answers or feedback to their questions on a specific topic of interest.

In this session, we will be covering the basics of SQL Server backups. This includes an overview of the different types of backups, how they work, and their differences.

Managing transactional workloads while enabling analytics in near real-time often requires complex architectures and multiple tools. SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, currently in preview, aims to simplify this by combining OLTP capabilities with built-in analytics integration.

This session examines the evolution of SQL Server from 2012 to 2025, with a focus on features that enable developers to write more efficient, secure, and maintainable code. Through practical demonstrations and real-world examples, attendees will learn how to leverage modern capabilities, including JSON support,…

Managing transactional workloads while enabling analytics in near real-time often requires complex architectures and multiple tools. SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, currently in preview, aims to simplify this by combining OLTP capabilities with built-in analytics integration.

Managing transactional workloads while enabling analytics in near real-time often requires complex architectures and multiple tools. SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric, currently in preview, aims to simplify this by combining OLTP capabilities with built-in analytics integration.

In this session, we will explore the essential features, tasks, and integrations of Azure Data Factory (ADF). Discover how ADF can effortlessly meet your data requirements and be a compelling alternative to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

In this session, we will explore the latest functions, time-saving code enhancements, and performance improvements in T-SQL for SQL Server, spanning versions 2012 to 2025. Developers will gain insights into each new feature, with provided scripts and live demonstrations of their outputs.

Are you responsible for one or more very large databases that are having performance issues or seem to be running slowly? Perhaps you’re having trouble completing index maintenance, or the backups and restores are taking an unusually long time?

In this exciting session, we will delve into the key features, tasks, and connections within ADF. Discover how ADF can seamlessly fulfill your data needs and offer a compelling alternative to SSIS.

As enterprises struggle to manage complexity in their application stacks, IT and security teams need to minimize security risks and operational costs—all while helping their organizations benefit from the best tools.

This session will cover how to tune a multi-terabyte database. We will look at infrastructure, data types, file groups, managing indexes, and moving large amounts of data.

This session will cover how to tune a multi-terabyte database. We will look at infrastructure, data types, file groups, managing indexes, and moving large amounts of data.

This session will cover how to setup your database source code in a source code repository, configure your website application, configure continuous integration and continuous deployments of your database alongside your application using Azure DevOps, Red Gate DLM, and Octopus Deploy.

This session will cover how to tune a multi-terabyte database where all of the data is stored a single file, primary file group. We will look at file groups, managing indexes and moving large amounts of data.