Azure Fabric and Microsoft Defender XDR

SAVE THE DATE! -Date 22nd January 2025 6pm

AGENDA

Speaker 1 - Javier Villegas - Mediterranean Shipping Company, IT Director - Microsoft MVP Data Platform

Javier Villegas is IT Director (DBA & BI Services) at Mediterranean Shipping Company with 30 years of experience working with SQL Server, Including Azure SQL.

His specialization is Administration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
Javier is a Microsoft MVP Data Platform since 2016 and MCT
He is a frequent speaker in technical conferences and events such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Virtual Groups, PASS Marathons, 24 Hours SQL PASS , vOpen , GroupBy , Data Saturdays and Azure Global Bootcamps.
He is one of the group leaders of SQL Argentina Community and former Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board Member

Session: SQL Supercharged: Azure, Fabric & Copilot in Action

This session explores the latest innovations in Azure SQL and the brand new SQL on Fabric, with new possibilities for mirroring and intelligent analytics. We’ll also unpack what’s coming in the next version of SQL Server, from performance enhancements to security features. Finally, discover how Copilot can help us to interact and manage data to enhance productivity for data professionals.

Speaker 2 - Uros Babic Global Product Engineer - Microsoft Security DevOps at SoftwareOne, Microsoft Security MVP, MCT

Global Product Engineer - Microsoft Security DevOps at SoftwareOne, Microsoft Security MVP, MCT

Session - Attack Simulation & Automated Defense with Microsoft XDR, Sentinel, and Copilot

hands-on session showcasing a real-world Red vs Blue attack simulation using Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, and Copilot in Unified SecOps. We’ll walk through the entire lifecycle of an attack—from initial compromise to detection, lateral movement, investigation, and automated disruption. Learn how integrated Microsoft SecOps tools empower security teams to respond faster, hunt threats effectively, and leverage AI-driven insights for advanced defense strategies. This session will demonstrate practical techniques, threat hunting queries, and Copilot-assisted workflows that can transform your security operations.