Hartford SQL Server User's Group
Sharing knowledge among the SQL Server professional community
Wednesday April 7, 2010 12:00 to 4:00 (note we meet during the day)
Title: Cloud Computing with SQL Azure
Abstract:
SQL Azure is Microsoft’s cloud database service offering. Cloud-based database solutions such as SQL Azure can provide many benefits, including rapid provisioning, cost-effective scalability, high availability, and reduced management overhead. In this presentation we will cover an architectural overview of SQL Azure and describe how you can use SQL Azure to augment your existing on-premises data infrastructure or as a complete database solution. We will walk through a live demo on creating a cloud based SQL Azure application. Other issues around cloud based computing including security and database maintenance will be discussed.
Presenters:
Thomas LaRock, DBA Manager
Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Currently serving as a database administration manager with a financial services company, Thomas has progressed through several roles including programmer, analyst, and DBA. Prior to being a DBA, he worked at several software and consulting companies at customer sites in the United States and abroad. Thomas holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Washington State University, is a member of Quest Software’s Association of SQL Server Experts, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), and is a SQL Server MVP.
Robert Walters, SQL Server Technology Specialist, Microsoft
Rob Walters works with Microsoft as a data platform technology specialist covering the Northeast district. Rob’s extensive experience with Microsoft SQL Server started over 10 years ago when he worked as a consultant for Microsoft Consulting Services in Denver, Colorado. Shortly after the dot–com bubble burst, Rob returned to Microsoft’s headquarters and worked as a program manager in the SQL Server product unit. There he owned various features within SQL Server including SQL Server Agent, various management features, and the security for the database engine. Rob is lead author on Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration and Accelerated SQL Server 2008 by Apress Publishing and has coauthored other texts including Pro SQL Server 2005, and Programming SQL Server 2005. Mr. Walters holds a bachelors of science in electrical engineering from Michigan State University and a masters degree in business administration from Seattle University.
Location:
All meetings take place at the Microsoft Farmington offices located at the following address:
Address:
Pondview Corporate Center
74 Batterson Park Rd., #100
Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: (860) 678-3100
Fax: (860) 678-7414
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Agenda:
All Hartford SQL Server User's Group meetings share this default agenda unless otherwise noted in the group annoucements:
12:00-13:00 Lunch and networking hour
13:00-15:30 Technical presentaiton and discussion
15:30-16:00 Q&A and wrap-up
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