Modern DBA Tips and Tricks for the Dev

What is a modern DBA? The modern DBA is the guy that uses the right tools for the job. SQL Server come with many tools (SSMS SSIS, SSRS) but these tools are not always the right tools for the job. When you add SQL Azure to the mix, what skill do you need to be this modern DBA. This session will show you tip and trick and different tools for different job including some of the NoSQL services. What will be presented can be very useful for the Dev as well. We will also look at some of the new features of SQL Server 2016. Some of these tools, services, tip and trick may become very useful in your day to day job.

Jean-René Roy has been developing IT solution for large and small enterprises since 1987. In 1991 he founded the consulting firm Technologies SoftDesign Inc.
Since that time he has worked on projects for House of Commons, Innovapost, Bell Canada, CGI, CNSC, Kraft, and many other clients assuming the responsibility of Business Analyst, Software Architect,ETL and BI Architect, Software Developers, Analyst, Team leader and mentor. He has been and is still very active in the developers' community by acting as a user group leader for more than ten years with the Montreal .NET community and the Ottawa IT community.

He is also the co-founder of an international developer's conference http://www.DevTeach.com which is now directed by a member of his team. Jean-René Roy is a SQL Server Microsoft MVP.