Azure SQL Backstage Pass: Meet the Database Lineup

Azure offers a range of SQL options, but which one belongs on your setlist? This session is an approachable tour of the Azure SQL family: the different ways to run SQL Server workloads in Azure, and the scenarios where each option shines. Expect a level 100-200 session combining architectural concepts with live demos. Whether you're a DBA, developer, data professional, or architect who knows SQL Server but is newer to Azure, this session takes the mystery out of choosing. No backstage credentials required - just bring your SQL knowledge and meet the lineup. About the Speaker Sven Aelterman is a Principal Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, where he helps US state & local government and education customers deliver Azure projects. Before Microsoft, he was Director of IT and Lecturer in Information Systems at Troy University's Sorrell College of Business. He co-authored "The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM" (Red Gate Books) and "SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside OUT" (Microsoft Press), and lives in Mount Juliet, TN. Full profile: https://sessionize.com/sven-aelterman Agenda 5:30-6:00 PM - Networking, food, and drinks 6:00-6:15 PM - Welcome, announcements, and community updates 6:15-7:15 PM - Presentation 7:15-7:30 PM - Questions and additional networking Please arrive early if you can. The first 30 minutes are for networking, introductions, food, and drinks as we keep building Nashville's SQL Server and Microsoft Data Platform community. Thanks to our host and sponsor Our thanks to Vaco by Highspring for hosting us at their Brentwood office and providing food and drinks for the evening. Free to attend, and parking is available on site - home of the legendary parking lot track, where some of the best conversations happen after we wrap. Fitting that a session about setlists and lineups lands in Music City; Sven is coming over from Mount Juliet, so the encore is local.