Event Schedule
10 June 2026
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Broadway
Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set
Grant Fritchey
Redgate
Pre-Conference
Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set
Grant Fritchey
Redgate
Pat Wright
Redgate
Session Goals: • Learn about the differences in language between SQL Server and PostgreSQL. • Understand what's different and unique in how PostgreSQL operates.
Session Prerequisites: General understanding of SQL Server in order to understand the mapping.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 200
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Wednesday -
9:00 AM-5:00 PM -
Room: Broadway
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Central Park
Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production Slowness
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited
Pre-Conference
Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production Slowness
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited
Session Goals: • Discover what caused query plans to vary from production. • Learn how to quickly assess environment differences that would cause query plan changes. • Understand how to change dev to more closely match prod.
Session Prerequisites: You should already be comfortable writing queries, reading execution plans, and using the First Responder Kit to gather data about your server's wait stats and health.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 300
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Wednesday
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9:00 AM-5:00 PM
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Room: Central Park
Analytics
Analytics
Room: Fifth Avenue
Building an AI-Ready Analytics Platform with Microsoft Fabric
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant
Pre-Conference
Building an AI-Ready Analytics Platform with Microsoft Fabric
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant
Session Goals: • Design an end-to-end analytics platform using Microsoft Fabric with Medallion architecture. • Implement metadata-driven pipelines and CI/CD for scalable deployments. • Prepare trusted datasets for AI scenarios and consumption through Microsoft Foundry using Copilot and Data Agents.
Session Prerequisites: Attendees should have a basic understanding of data engineering or analytics concepts such as ingestion, transformation, and SQL. Prior Microsoft Fabric experience is not required. An Azure or Fabric subscription is helpful for demos.
Track: Analytics
Level: Level 200
Theme: AI + Data
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Wednesday
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9:00 AM-5:00 PM
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Room: Fifth Avenue
11 June 2026
Architecture
Architecture
Room: Broadway
Data and AI Governance in Microsoft Fabric under the EU AI Act
Dr. Andre Ebert
inovex GmbH
Conference Session
Data and AI Governance in Microsoft Fabric under the EU AI Act
Dr. Andre Ebert
inovex GmbH
Session Goals: • Understand AI & Data governance with the EU AI Act. • How to ensure technical compliance with fabric.
Session Prerequisites: Familiarity with challenges of AI & Data governance as well as with the EU AI Act is useful but not a necessity.
Track: Architecture
Level: Level 200
Theme: Security
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Thursday
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10:30 AM-11:30 AM
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Room: Broadway
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Central Park
Pokemon, Choose Your Index: You Can't Have Them All
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited
Conference Session
Pokemon, Choose Your Index: You Can't Have Them All
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited
Session Goals: • Understand how index column order affects query processing. • Learn why you shouldn't start indexes with non-selective columns. • Discover how to craft indexes that are useful for all kinds of queries.
Session Prerequisites: You should be comfortable reading T-SQL queries.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 300
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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10:30 AM-11:30 AM
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Room: Central Park
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Ellis Island
Migration at Scale: Accelerating MSSQL to PostgreSQL Using Automation & AI
InduTeja Aligeti
Amazon
Conference Session
Migration at Scale: Accelerating MSSQL to PostgreSQL Using Automation & AI
InduTeja Aligeti
Amazon
Session Goals: • Understand challenges in migrating large workloads from SQL Server to PostgreSQL. • Learn how automation accelerates migration. • Discover how AI-assisted techniques identify, recommend fixes, and improve performance, enabling faster, and a repeatable framework for scalable database modernization.
Session Prerequisites: Basic understanding of SQL Server or PostgreSQL administration is helpful. Familiarity with database migration concepts.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 300
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Thursday
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10:30 AM-11:30 AM
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Room: Ellis Island
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Fifth Avenue
Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 – Basics and Beyond
Ben Weissman
Solisyon
Conference Session
Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 – Basics and Beyond
Ben Weissman
Solisyon
Session Goals: • Understand what vector embeddings are. • Understand how to create and manage vector indexes. • Understand how to build a semantic search layer in SQL.
Session Prerequisites: Good understanding of T-SQL and tables in SQL Server
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 200
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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10:30 AM-11:30 AM
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Room: Fifth Avenue
Analytics
Analytics
Room: Broadway
Intelligent Data Experiences with Fabric Data Agents and Foundry
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant
Conference Session
Intelligent Data Experiences with Fabric Data Agents and Foundry
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant
Session Goals: • Understand how Fabric Data Agents enable conversational interaction with trusted datasets in Microsoft Fabric. • Learn how Copilot and Microsoft Foundry support AI-powered analytics experiences. • Explore how to introduce these capabilities while maintaining governance and control.
Session Prerequisites: None.
Track: Analytics
Level: Level 100
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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11:45 AM-12:45 PM
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Room: Broadway
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Central Park
PowerShell Moves Data Around – Fast and Flexible
Andreas Jordan
ORDIX AG
Conference Session
PowerShell Moves Data Around – Fast and Flexible
Andreas Jordan
ORDIX AG
Session Goals: • Understand PowerShell data access via .NET providers. • Apply high‑performance transfer methods like streaming and bulk operations. • Build reliable multi‑DB workflows using transactions and robust error handling.
Session Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of PowerShell is helpful, but not required to understand the presented concepts.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 200
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Thursday
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11:45 AM-12:45 PM
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Room: Central Park
Analytics
Analytics
Room: Ellis Island
POURing Accessibility into Power BI: Steps for Inclusive Analytics
Juliana Smith
Smart Frames UI
Conference Session
POURing Accessibility into Power BI: Steps for Inclusive Analytics
Juliana Smith
Smart Frames UI
Session Goals: • Provide practical techniques to apply accessibility design principles through layout, navigation, color, and screen‑reader‑aware choices. • Show how DAX/UDFs generate alternative text with less manual effort. • Translate WCAG into Power BI design practice.
Session Prerequisites: Experience designing Power BI reports, especially visuals, navigation, and complex layouts. Attendees should understand core UI principles and be ready to apply them in advanced scenarios focused on accessibility and inclusive design.
Track: Analytics
Level: Level 300
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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11:45 AM-12:45 PM
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Room: Ellis Island
Development
Development
Room: Fifth Avenue
Forget Visual Query Plans, Parse the XML
Richard Douglas
Redgate
Conference Session
Forget Visual Query Plans, Parse the XML
Richard Douglas
Redgate
Session Goals: • Identify what SSMS hides in the graphical plan and where to find it in the XML • Diagnose parallel skew, memory grant issues, index column gaps, and more from the XML • Leave with Plan Investigator — a free public beta that highlights these issues instantly
Session Prerequisites: Working knowledge of SQL Server execution plans. You should be able to read a basic graphical plan in SSMS. Familiarity with index seeks, sorts, & parallelism is helpful but not required. Suitable for DBAs & developers who tune queries regularly.
Track: Development
Level: Level 300
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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11:45 AM-12:45 PM
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Room: Fifth Avenue
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Broadway
Don't Let Your Permissions be Hijacked!
Erland Sommarskog
Erland Sommarskog SQL-Konsult AB
Conference Session
Don't Let Your Permissions be Hijacked!
Erland Sommarskog
Erland Sommarskog SQL-Konsult AB
Session Goals: Attendees will learn that co-workers with malicious intent (or who just want to work around corporate red tape) can lure you to execute code you should not execute, but which is hidden somewhere in the database.
Session Prerequisites: This is a level 300 session. That is, you should have experience of working with database security as DBA or similar role.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 300
Theme: Security
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Thursday
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM
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Room: Broadway
Architecture
Architecture
Room: Central Park
Shattering Records: Architecting a 1,000,000 IOPS SQL Server
Christoph Petersen
Conference Session
Shattering Records: Architecting a 1,000,000 IOPS SQL Server
Christoph Petersen
Chris Madden
Session Goals: • Performance: Aligning VM specifications with next-gen block storage to eliminate I/O bottlenecks. • Continuity: Evaluate HA/DR patterns that maintain performance parity during failover. • Cost: Balance resource elasticity and SQL Server core licensing to maximize price-performance.
Session Prerequisites: Designed for DBAs and architects who need to push SQL Server to its physical limits, this session provides the technical blueprint for building one of the fastest database environments possible today.
Track: Architecture
Level: Level 300
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Thursday
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM
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Room: Central Park
Professional Development
Professional Development
Room: Ellis Island
Reinventing Yourself in Tech: Skills, Transitions & Mindset for the AI Era
Shubhangi Goyal
Admiral Group Plc
Conference Session
Reinventing Yourself in Tech: Skills, Transitions & Mindset for the AI Era
Shubhangi Goyal
Admiral Group Plc
Session Goals: • Know which skills to prioritize and how to shift from traditional roles into modern, AI-era data roles. • Understand the skills required to step into new opportunities confidently. • Learn how to demonstrate expertise, avoid common transition traps, and position yourself for a future-proof tech career.
Session Prerequisites: This session does not require any prior knowledge.
Track: Professional Development
Level: Level 100
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM
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Room: Ellis Island
Architecture
Architecture
Room: Fifth Avenue
No Black Box: How Fabric DW Works, Performs, and Gets Monitored Right
Mariya Ali
Microsoft
Conference Session
No Black Box: How Fabric DW Works, Performs, and Gets Monitored Right
Mariya Ali
Microsoft
Session Goals: • Understand how Fabric DW's architecture drives query performance decisions. • Navigate the full monitoring stack to diagnose production issues fast. • Leave with an observability playbook you can apply on Monday.
Session Prerequisites: Attendees should have working familiarity with SQL and basic data warehousing concepts (tables, schemas, query execution). Prior exposure to Microsoft Fabric is helpful but not required.
Track: Architecture
Level: Level 300
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM
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Room: Fifth Avenue
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Long Island
Productivity Hacks for the Modern Data Pro
Nick Hape
Redgate
Conference Session
Productivity Hacks for the Modern Data Pro
Nick Hape
Redgate
Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman
Redgate
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 100
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Thursday
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM
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Room: Long Island
Analytics
Analytics
Room: Broadway
Advanced Access Control Patterns in Microsoft Fabric
Jon Voege
Inspari
Conference Session
Advanced Access Control Patterns in Microsoft Fabric
Jon Voege
Inspari
Session Goals: • The differences between the different access paradigms in Microsoft Fabric. • When and why to apply Worspace Roles, Item Permissions and Granular permissions respectively. • Surprising nuances and "gotchas" regarding details of each permission layer.
Session Prerequisites: Knowledge of creating and maintaining semantic models and Power BI reports is required. Experience sharing models and reports with other users is beneficial. Experience sharing Fabric backend artifacts and workspace accesses is beneficial.
Track: Analytics
Level: Level 300
Theme: Security
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Thursday
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4:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Room: Broadway
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Central Park
When SQL Server Slows Down: Triage for Infrastructure Bottlenecks
Bjoern Peters
Kramer&Crew
Conference Session
When SQL Server Slows Down: Triage for Infrastructure Bottlenecks
Bjoern Peters
Kramer&Crew
Session Goals: • Distinguish query-level symptoms from infrastructure and configuration bottlenecks. • Use wait statistics and core server indicators to narrow the problem space faster. • Apply a practical triage sequence that avoids wasting time in the wrong troubleshooting layer.
Session Prerequisites: Day-to-day SQL Server experience is recommended. Familiarity with performance troubleshooting, wait statistics, memory pressure, tempdb, and storage basics is helpful, but no advanced internals knowledge is required.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 300
Theme: AI + Data
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Thursday
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4:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Room: Central Park
Database Management
Database Management
Room: Ellis Island
Postgres for non-Postgres DBAs
Michael Banck
credativ GmbH
Conference Session
Postgres for non-Postgres DBAs
Michael Banck
credativ GmbH
Session Goals: • An overview over PostgreSQL and its current position in the data industry. • Best-Practices for PostgreSQL setup and administration. • Knowing which pitfalls to avoid.
Session Prerequisites: DBA experience with a non-PostgreSQL relational database would be useful.
Track: Database Management
Level: Level 200
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Thursday
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4:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Room: Ellis Island
Development
Development
Room: Fifth Avenue
From Disarray to Hooray: SQL Server Functions That Simplify T-SQL
Stephanie Reis
AAA Washington
Conference Session
From Disarray to Hooray: SQL Server Functions That Simplify T-SQL
Stephanie Reis
AAA Washington
Peter Kruis
Kruis Database Consultancy
Session Goals: •Discover lesser-known SQL Server functions you may not have encountered before. • Identify built-in SQL Server functions that replace common overengineered T-SQL patterns. • Apply practical function patterns to clean up data and reporting logic immediately.
Session Prerequisites: A working knowledge of basic SQL (SELECT, JOINs, WHERE, GROUP BY). Familiarity with T-SQL syntax in SQL Server.
Track: Development
Level: Level 200
Theme: Cloud + Multi-DB
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Thursday
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4:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Room: Fifth Avenue