SLC and UC SQL Server User Group July Meeting

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Taiob Ali - SQL Assessment - Microsoft's Best Practices Checker

Abstract: SQL Assessment - Microsoft's Best Practices Checker
Do you want to get the current 204 suggested best practices from the SQL Server Team and evaluate your environments? These best practices are available for all instances, from your Data Center to the cloud.

In this all demo session (Yes, no slides), I will show you both the "what" and "how" to use the SQL assessment API. You will learn if a setting is changed after your initial check. How to customize your checks and create your own rules that fit your environments? The demo will use SQL assessment API, PowerShell cmdlets, and the new 'SQL Assessment' extension in Azure Data Studio to export assessment results in a SQL table and create an HTML report.

At the end of this session, you will be equipped with the toolset to set up and run your own assessment, create customized rules, and determine your compliance score against suggested best practices.

Bio: Taiob Ali
Microsoft MVP - Data Platform
Taiob Ali, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, is an accomplished technical leader with a proven record of success. During his last 15 years, he has worked with the Microsoft Data Platform and MongoDB, both on-premises and cloud. His experience includes all three major business sectors: finance, e-commerce, and healthcare. Taiob has hands-on experience managing large database projects, including massive data migration, intricate process design, testing and deployment, performance tuning, and long-term capacity planning.

Taiob is currently working at “GMO LLC” as Database Solutions Manager, focusing on cloud migration, automation, improving, and streamlining operational workflow. He is a regular speaker at local and virtual chapters, Data Saturdays, and Azure conferences. He is a board member of New England SQL Server User Group, founder of 'Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group', and organizer of Boston Data Saturday.