February 2018 - Azure for Data people by Armando Lacerda (@arlacerda)

Abstract:
Lift and shift is an utopia many IT professionals have about moving on-prem resources to the cloud. The truth is we must understand how the cloud works so we adjust, design accordingly and deliver to expectations. As SQL DBAs we have options. We can choose between IaaS or PaaS, between SQL in a VM or SQL DB, NoSQL options, Azure Data Warehouse some more. In this session we will dive into these options and understand some key points on the platform through some demos.

You will learn:
Basic elements of Azure cloud ecosystem
VM disks specifics for SQL 2016/2017
Azure SQL Database and Elastic pools
Azure Data Warehouse and Cosmos DB

About Armando:
Armando Lacerda has over 30 years in the information processing field as a developer and system integrator; 20 years working with SQL Server since version 6; cross platform experience with Oracle and IBM SQL/DS and DB2; Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Azure system architect.