November Meeting - SQL Server in the Microsoft Cloud

Join us as Microsoft Data Platform MVP and VMWare vExpert David Klee will be presenting on all things SQL in the Microsoft Cloud.

Microsoft’s SQL Server database platform has been the foundation of enterprise applications for decades. The adoption of cloud has started to change the data landscape, and you should be prepared. Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform brings many compelling reasons to move your databases to the cloud, but what do you need to know to have a successful migration? Should you pick Azure SQL Database, Managed SQL Instances, or a SQL Server running in a VM in the cloud? How do I size the new service to maximize performance while minimizing cost? What should I expect in the cloud? What about a hybrid architecture? This interactive session will discuss the similarities and differences of operating a SQL Server in the cloud and will demonstrate many tips and tricks for properly selecting and managing the databases in the cloud.

David Klee is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and VMware vExpert with a lifelong passion for technology. David spends his days focusing on the convergence of data and infrastructure as the Founder of Heraflux Technologies. His areas of expertise are cloud, virtualization. performance, datacenter architecture, and risk mitigation through high availability and disaster recovery. David speaks at a number of national and regional technology related events, including the PASS Summit, VMware VMworld, SQLBits, SQL Saturday events, PASS virtual chapter webinars, and many SQL Server User Groups. You can read his blogs at heraflux.com and davidklee.net, and reach him on Twitter at @kleegeek.