Category Archives: Presentations

Who’s Touching My Database

Posted on October 11, 2016 by way0utwest

Abstract: As databases become more critical to the operation of our organizations, we are being asked to audit and report on access to both data and the configuration of our systems. SQL Server has a number of features that can … Continue reading →

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Bringing DevOps to the Database

Posted on September 12, 2016 by way0utwest

Abstract: DevOps is a hot topic in today’s software development world. However most of the knowledge and experience with DevOps is based around application software and ignores the database. We will examine how the concepts and principles of DevOps can … Continue reading →

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Testing T-SQL Made Easy

Posted on May 12, 2016 by way0utwest

Abstract: Everyone tests that code, but most people run a query, execute a procedure and run another query. This ad hoc, non-repeatable testing isn’t reliable, and encourages regression bugs. In this session you will learn how to begin introducing testing … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Encryption in SQL Server 2016

Posted on April 18, 2016 by way0utwest

The release of SQL Server 2016 gives developers a number of ways in which they can securely encrypt and protect their data. In this introductory session, you will learn about the encryption options in SQL Server 2016, watching Always Encrypted, … Continue reading →

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