{"id":7402,"date":"2026-06-30T12:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/passdatacommunitysummit.com\/?page_id=7402"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:37:15","slug":"general-session-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/passdatacommunitysummit.com\/west\/general-session-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"General Session Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 PASS Summit <span class=\"has-snazzy-gradient text--snazzy--yellow\">West<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"speakers-block alignfull alignfull wp-block-acf-speakers\">\n\t<div class=\"pass-block-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Session <span class=\"has-snazzy-gradient text--snazzy--yellow\">Speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"glass rounded padded--x-loose padded--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__search\" data-catalog-filters=\"speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"catalog-filters__form\" onsubmit=\"return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" class=\"catalog-filters__search-input\" placeholder=\"Search for a speaker\" aria-label=\"Search speakers\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"aaron-cutshall\" data-search=\"aaron cutshall principal data architect sqlrv, llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308243473001Zx7Z\/attprofile\/15ac41977ae46b84_1782308824189001Efi0.jpeg\" alt=\"Aaron Cutshall\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Aaron Cutshall<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Data Architect, SQLRV, LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308243473001Zx7Z\/attprofile\/15ac41977ae46b84_1782308824189001Efi0.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Aaron Cutshall\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Aaron Cutshall<\/h1>\n                                            <p>SQLRV, LLC, Principal Data Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Dr. Aaron N. Cutshall is a proven leader with 40 years of experience in healthcare data architecture and analytics. With a masters in health informatics and a doctorate in healthcare administration, he focuses on clinical measures (quality, utilization, comparative, etc.) and massive healthcare databases. He speaks nationwide at conferences and user groups on health informatics, data architecture, analytics, and professional development.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Leadership Essentials for Data Teams<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Most people think that leadership is about solving problems. However, leadership isn&#039;t just about having power, authority, and making the big decisions. It&#039;s about taking ownership and responsibility for the consequences of those decisions and being accountable for how you will respond to problems that arise.\n\nOn top of that, leaders aren\u2019t just judged by what they do, but also what their people do. Leading a data team presents further unique challenges as most data teams consist of people from widely different backgrounds, skills, aptitudes, and attitudes. Plus, todays data teams are often scattered across multiple time zones, geographies, and languages. This session addresses the primary principles of leadership plus tips on how to:\n\t\u2022 Handle Personality Conflicts\n\t\u2022 Deal with Incomplete or Missing Requirements\n\t\u2022 Enforce Standards &amp; Documentation\n\t\u2022 Foster Growth &amp; Cohesion\n\nLeadership isn&#039;t just limited to designated leaders either. Team members are also leaders by example, expertise, or by simply being awesome team members! Therefore, if you lead a data team, want to be a leader, or are a member of a data team, this session is for you!<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"adam-machanic\" data-search=\"adam machanic head of data stealth startup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680128213146001DjS8\/attprofile\/Adam%20Machanic_1782746270932001PjMt.jpeg\" alt=\"Adam Machanic\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Adam Machanic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Head of Data, Stealth Startup<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680128213146001DjS8\/attprofile\/Adam%20Machanic_1782746270932001PjMt.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Adam Machanic\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Adam Machanic<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Stealth Startup, Head of Data<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Adam Machanic is a technology executive and educator specializing in high-performance data systems, database architecture, and query optimization. He is the creator of sp_WhoIsActive, the industry-standard SQL Server activity monitoring stored procedure, and has spent more than two decades helping companies solve complex performance and scalability challenges.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">PostgreSQL Storage Internals: From MVCC to TOAST and Beyond<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">PostgreSQL has become a popular database choice thanks to its excellent programmability and permissive license. And while it tends to be easy to set up and manage, truly robust designs require an understanding of what&#039;s happening under the hood. In this session you&#039;ll learn about how Postgres handles one of the most important parts of any database engine, storing your data.\n\nThe session begins with a discussion on Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC). We will dive deep, examining how visibility rules, transaction snapshots, and hint bits are leveraged to enable high concurrency MVCC. Building on this, we&#039;ll explore tuple versioning in detail; how updates create new row versions, how dead tuples accumulate, and why vacuum is necessary to reclaim space. We&#039;ll also touch on write amplification, highlighting how your seemingly simple update can generate significant I\/O overhead and storage bloat.\n\nNext the session will explore how Postgres handles complex data types&#8211;including arrays and composite structures&#8211;and how their representation influences both performance and space utilization. Finally, we&#039;ll cover TOAST (The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique), explaining how large values are transparently managed, out-of-lined, and compressed, along with trade-offs this introduces.\n\nAttendees will leave with a mental model for understanding PostgreSQL&#039;s storage behavior and a better capability for both diagnosing performance issues and making informed design decisions.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"akshata-revankar\" data-search=\"akshata revankar sr data &amp; applied scientist microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307734700001gUkL\/attprofile\/Akshata%20Revankar_1782746288166001QQrI.jpg\" alt=\"Akshata Revankar\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Akshata Revankar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr Data &amp; Applied Scientist, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307734700001gUkL\/attprofile\/Akshata%20Revankar_1782746288166001QQrI.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Akshata Revankar\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Akshata Revankar<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Sr Data &amp; Applied Scientist<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">For more than two decades, I\u2019ve worked at the intersection of data engineering and analytics\u2014designing pipelines, shaping reporting ecosystems, and enabling organizations to make smarter decisions. My journey spans Oracle, SQL Server, SSIS, Informatica, Hadoop platforms, Qlik, and Power BI. I thrive in the data world and love learning what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Secure CI\/CD for Power BI with Github<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">As Power BI becomes mission-critical, manual deployments create risk: inconsistent environments, accidental overwrites, and limited traceability. This session demonstrates how to implement secure, repeatable CI\/CD for Power BI using Github repos for CI and GitHub Actions for CD. Attendees will learn how to structure workspaces, version Power BI assets, automate deployments, and enforce governance. Real-world examples show how organizations reduce errors, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery by aligning Power BI with modern DevOps practices.\n\nKey Topics Covered\nChallenges in traditional Power BI lifecycle management\nReference architecture for CI\/CD across dev\/test\/prod\nUsing deployment pipelines for controlled environment promotion\nVersioning PBIP files and integrating with GitHub\nAutomating deployments with GitHub Actions and service principals\nGovernance, auditability, and policy-as-code considerations<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"allison-harris\" data-search=\"allison harris data engineer nfp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1743550975209001Nn1u\/attprofile\/Screenshot_20250729_084648_Instagram%7E2_1782734175620001pEpJ.jpg\" alt=\"Allison Harris\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Allison Harris<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Engineer, NFP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1743550975209001Nn1u\/attprofile\/Screenshot_20250729_084648_Instagram%7E2_1782734175620001pEpJ.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Allison Harris\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Allison Harris<\/h1>\n                                            <p>NFP, Data Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">\nI enjoy building reliable data pipelines that turn raw, messy inputs into clean, trusted datasets for analytics and apps.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Mom\/Daughter Duo: DBA Teaches Data Engineer Security Secrets Worth Stealing<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Data engineers and database administrators come at systems from very different angles. One is focused on speed and scale. The other is focused on stability, optimization, and protection. When it comes to security, those two worlds can&#039;t afford to stay separate.\n\nJoin this mother\/daughter duo as they bring both perspectives together to explore the security lessons data engineers can and should steal from the DBA playbook. Using practical examples and real-world scenarios, they&#039;ll walk through the fundamentals that matter most: least privilege access, secrets and credential management, protecting sensitive data in non-production environments, auditing and traceability, and understanding where fast moving pipelines quietly introduce risk.\n\nWhether you manage databases, build data pipelines, or lead data initiatives, you&#039;ll walk away with concrete strategies for balancing access and performance, and with a clear understanding of why DBAs and data engineers need to be speaking the same security language.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"amit-arora\" data-search=\"amit arora amazon web services\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1774289398981001jvBJ\/attprofile\/Amit%20Arora_1776692426188001oVWt.jpg\" alt=\"Amit Arora\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Amit Arora<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Amazon Web Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1774289398981001jvBJ\/attprofile\/Amit%20Arora_1776692426188001oVWt.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Amit Arora\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Amit Arora<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Amazon Web Services<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Ensuring Data Integrity: Validation Strategies for PostgreSQL Migrations<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Migrating databases to PostgreSQL requires rigorous validation to ensure data accuracy and schema consistency. This session explores practical validation approaches for migrations from commercial databases to PostgreSQL, addressing one of the critical yet often overlooked aspects of database modernization.\nWe&#039;ll examine multiple validation tools, including AI solutions and techniques with specific technical implementations. Starting with basic verification methods like row count comparison using SQL queries for quick sanity checks, we&#039;ll progress to more sophisticated approaches including Foreign Data Wrappers (tds_fdw for SQL Server) that create foreign tables representing source data, enabling direct SQL queries and comparisons between migrated and source tables. We&#039;ll also demonstrate AWS DMS validation features, DBeaver Enterprise Edition for GUI based data comparison.\nThe session includes hands on examples of automated validation workflows that catch discrepancies in row counts, data types, constraints, NULL values, character encoding, and actual data values. We&#039;ll discuss validation strategies for large datasets, sampling techniques, statistical validation approaches, and methods for validating complex database objects like stored procedures and triggers.\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"amy-abel\" data-search=\"amy abel sr database consultant straight path\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1635791630533001KfgU\/attprofile\/IMG_2869%202_1782740651930001uu9N.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Abel\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Amy Abel<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr Database Consultant, Straight Path<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1635791630533001KfgU\/attprofile\/IMG_2869%202_1782740651930001uu9N.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Amy Abel\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Amy Abel<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Straight Path, Sr Database Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Amy Abel is a Senior Consultant at Straight Path and a Microsoft MVP with a background in Database Administration, Site and Database Reliability . She has experience supporting critical, high-transactional healthcare systems and specializes in automating complex processes, reducing toil, and resolving database challenges.\n\nAmy is passionate about automation, database reliability, SQL challenges, and continuous learning. She inspires others through speaking, blogging, and mentoring. She is completing her Master\u2019s degree at the University of Denver and holds two degrees in computer science from Weber State University.\n\nOutside of work, Amy enjoys hiking, off-roading in her Jeep, traveling, trying new food, and writing about technology.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">A GIT Journey from Foundations to Automation for Data Professionals | The Automation Engine for Modern DBAs and DBREs Using GitHub<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Learning Pathway: A GIT Journey from Foundations to Automation for Data Professionals\n\nModern database teams can no longer rely on manual deployments, email approvals, spreadsheet tracking, and undocumented processes. As organizations adopt AI-assisted development and accelerate software delivery, automation has become essential for maintaining reliability, consistency, and governance.\n\nIn this demo-driven session, we will explore how GitHub can evolve from a source control platform into an automation platform for database operations. Attendees will learn how GitHub Actions, Secrets, Templates, Issue Forms, and Webhooks can be used to automate deployments, standardize requests, improve security, and create repeatable operational workflows.\n\nThrough practical database-focused examples, Amy will demonstrate how these capabilities help DBAs and DBREs eliminate repetitive manual tasks, reduce operational risk, and build self-service processes that scale across teams. We will also uncover a few GitHub productivity features and hidden gems that can dramatically improve day-to-day efficiency.\n\nBuilding on the governance and safety concepts discussed in the companion webinar, this session focuses on putting those guardrails into action through automation. Attendees will leave with practical ideas for transforming GitHub into a central component of their database engineering platform.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">7 Simple Strategies to Combat Imposter Syndrome<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Do you feel like a fraud? Do you constantly question your ability to do your job? This is imposter syndrome, and you are not alone. The reality is that most professionals in tech have navigated these feelings at some point in their careers.\n\nIn this session, we will identify the warning signs of imposter syndrome and examine exactly how it can stall your career growth. I will share the specific strategies that have helped me overcome self-doubt throughout my own journey. You will leave with actionable steps to recognize your value, silence the inner critic, and own your success.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"andreas-wolter\" data-search=\"andreas wolter founder &amp; principal sql server security advisor, sarpedon quality lab sarpedon quality lab llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1711936229907001fBro\/attprofile\/Andreas-Wolter-LinkedIn-2026_1774547879997001lFrW_1776692456392001Qr35.jpg\" alt=\"Andreas Wolter\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Andreas Wolter<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Founder &amp; Principal SQL Server Security Advisor, Sarpedon Quality Lab, Sarpedon Quality Lab LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1711936229907001fBro\/attprofile\/Andreas-Wolter-LinkedIn-2026_1774547879997001lFrW_1776692456392001Qr35.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Andreas Wolter\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Andreas Wolter<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Sarpedon Quality Lab LLC, Founder &amp; Principal SQL Server Security Advisor, Sarpedon Quality Lab<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Andreas Wolter is the founder of Sarpedon Quality Lab and a former Senior Program Manager for SQL Server and Azure SQL Data Security at Microsoft. He helped shape SQL Server\u2019s modern permission model, contributed to security reviews and threat modeling for SQL Server and Azure SQL features, and supported the redesign of SQL vulnerability assessment in Microsoft Defender for SQL.\n\nToday, Andreas helps organizations identify and reduce real SQL Server attack paths through focused security assessments. His work concentrates on privilege-boundary weaknesses, auditability gaps, excessive access, and database infrastructure risks that can turn seemingly minor configuration decisions into material exposure. He translates technical findings into prioritized remediation actions that security leaders, DBAs, and platform teams can use immediately.\n\nOne of only seven Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters for the Data Platform worldwide and a former Microsoft MVP, Andreas brings more than 25 years of experience securing and operating SQL Server environments across on-premises, Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Inside Real SQL Server Breaches: Privilege Escalations and How to Stop It<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Real-world SQL Server attacks rarely follow textbook patterns &#8211; and many environments remain vulnerable to non-obvious privilege escalation paths that bypass typical security assumptions.\nIn this session, we walk through realistic attack scenarios based on recently discovered SQL Server vulnerabilities. Starting from a low-privileged account, we demonstrate how attackers can escalate privileges to sysadmin, access sensitive data, and evade detection.\nEach scenario is immediately followed by a deep analysis of why the attack works in real environments &#8211; and how it could have been detected and prevented using native SQL Server capabilities.\nWhile some vulnerabilities demonstrated have been addressed or are considered by design, they expose broader patterns of misconfiguration and design assumptions that can lead to similar attack paths in modern environments.\nYou will learn:\n\u2022\tHow privilege escalation paths in SQL Server actually work in practice \n\u2022\tWhy common security configurations and assumptions fail \n\u2022\tHow to detect suspicious behavior using auditing, T-SQL, and native tooling \n\u2022\tWhat concrete steps you can take to harden your environment \nThis session bridges the gap between offensive research and defensive practice &#8211; turning real attack techniques into actionable security improvements you can apply immediately.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"andy-yun\" data-search=\"andy yun field solutions architect everpure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307735887001gCGs\/attprofile\/Andy%20Yun_1776692468674001HIkl.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Yun\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Andy Yun<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Field Solutions Architect, Everpure<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307735887001gCGs\/attprofile\/Andy%20Yun_1776692468674001HIkl.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Andy Yun\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Andy Yun<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Everpure, Field Solutions Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Andy Yun is a Field Solutions Architect at Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), and has been a SQL Server data professional for almost 25 years. He focuses on performance tuning, with expertise in T-SQL, storage engine internals, and monitoring. Andy strongly believes in passing knowledge onto others, regularly speaking at conferences and user groups, and mentoring industry colleagues. Andy is a former Microsoft MVP, co-founder of the Chicago SQL Association, former co-leader of the Chicago Suburban User Group and Chicago SQL Saturday Organizing Committee.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Exploring SQL Server 2025&#039;s Practical Benefits for T-SQL Developers<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">2025 brought us a new release of SQL Server, but all you heard about was AI. Want to know if this release has any benefits for T-SQL developers?\n\nThen join me, where we&#039;ll explore the myriad of &quot;meat and potatoes&quot; offerings in SQL Server 2025.  We&#039;ll cover topics that have a direct impact on T-SQL developers, like regular expressions, fuzzy string matching, and optimized sp_executesql.  And we&#039;ll also explore enhancements that benefit performance, like optimized locking and feedback enhancements.\n\nWhen you leave, you&#039;ll have a clear appreciation for the practical enhancements in this release that benefit T-SQL developers.  And hopefully agree with me that SQL Server just keeps getting better and better.\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"anna-hoffman\" data-search=\"anna hoffman principal gpm microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summit2024\/att\/1728345631551001COTW\/attprofile\/2024_anna_hoffman_1729209519431001x4EC.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Hoffman\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Anna Hoffman<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal GPM, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summit2024\/att\/1728345631551001COTW\/attprofile\/2024_anna_hoffman_1729209519431001x4EC.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Anna Hoffman\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Anna Hoffman<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Principal GPM<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Anna Hoffman is a Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, leading a team on the product group focused on the growth and experiences for Azure SQL and SQL Server. \n\nThe Experiences team owns all the tooling and experiences (think: Azure Data Studio, Azure portal for SQL DB, SSMS, go-sqlcmd, SSDT, and more!), and features some stellar SQL people. \n\nThe Growth team is responsible for supportability, Enterprise Voice, and telemetry\/usage insights, among other things. \n\nAnna is one of the authors of Practical Azure SQL Database for Modern Developers, available from Apress Media. Anna is also the host of Data Exposed, available on YouTube. You can follow her on Twitter at @AnalyticAnna.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">What\u2019s new in Microsoft SQL in 2026 | Data Exposed Live<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Data Exposed Live is back at PASS Data Community Summit! Join Anna Hoffman and other members of the SQL Product Group in a quick and chaotic session where we review everything that\u2019s happened in the past year in Microsoft SQL (meaning SQL Server, Azure SQL, Fabric SQL, and all the tools\/SDKs). This session is also streamed live to Data Exposed and blog post you can take home.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"anthony-nocentino\" data-search=\"anthony nocentino senior principal field solution architect everpure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244286001ZGrh\/attprofile\/Anthony%20Nocentino_1782746341667001uUgP.png\" alt=\"Anthony Nocentino\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Anthony Nocentino<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Senior Principal Field Solution Architect, Everpure<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244286001ZGrh\/attprofile\/Anthony%20Nocentino_1782746341667001uUgP.png\"\n                    alt=\"Anthony Nocentino\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Anthony Nocentino<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Everpure, Senior Principal Field Solution Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">\nI help enterprises modernize mission-critical data platforms from legacy architectures to modern systems that perform predictably at scale.\n\nAs a Senior Principal Field Solutions Architect at Everpure, I work at the intersection of data, compute, and storage. My focus is large-scale SQL Server and data workloads: how they run, how they scale, and how they move to modern platforms without breaking things along the way.\n\nWhat sets my approach apart is a systems-level perspective. I don&#039;t stop at the query or the tool I look at how the entire stack behaves under real conditions, from storage I\/O to query execution to workload patterns. That&#039;s usually where the real answer lives.\n\nI&#039;m also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight author, and regular speaker at PASS Data Community Summit and SQLBits. I write and speak about SQL Server, Kubernetes, storage performance, and modern data infrastructure because strong fundamentals are still underrepresented in these conversations.\n\nCurrent focus areas:\n&#8211; Large-scale data platform modernization\n&#8211; Performance and cost optimization in cloud data platforms\n&#8211; Migrating legacy workloads to modern analytics architectures\n&#8211; Data platforms built to support AI and advanced analytics at scale\n\nIf you&#039;re working on complex data challenges or rethinking your data platform strategy, reach out I&#039;d love to hear what you&#039;re working on.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">SQL Server 2025 Vectors: Under the Hood and Into Production<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">SQL Server 2025&#039;s vector data type puts semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation directly into a data estate you already operate and trust. That&#039;s a big deal, and there&#039;s real engineering depth that is worth understanding before you ship anything to production.\n\nThis session goes inside the vector data type: storage layout, index structures, and what actually happens at query execution time when you ask SQL Server to perform a similarity search. We&#039;ll be direct about where vector indexes help and where they don&#039;t.\n\nThen we&#039;ll zoom out and build a working example application that puts all of it together. If you&#039;re an architect, DBA, or developer building the next generation of SQL Server applications, this one&#039;s for you. Let&#039;s go.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"anupama-natarajan\" data-search=\"anupama natarajan data and ai consultant pearl innovations limited\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244382001ZEXe\/attprofile\/Anupama_Natarajan_1782338026011001jW5u.jpg\" alt=\"Anupama Natarajan\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Anupama Natarajan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data and AI Consultant, Pearl Innovations Limited<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244382001ZEXe\/attprofile\/Anupama_Natarajan_1782338026011001jW5u.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Anupama Natarajan\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Anupama Natarajan<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Pearl Innovations Limited, Data and AI Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Anu Natarajan is a Data, AI, and Cloud Architect with over 25 years of experience delivering modern data platforms, AI solutions, and cloud-native applications. She is a Microsoft Data Platform &amp; AI MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and Microsoft Certified Trainer Community Lead, recognized for her technical expertise and community leadership.\n\nAs Founder and Director of Pearl Innovations Limited, Anu helps organizations harness the power of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Power BI, and AI to solve complex business challenges. Pearl Innovations is also committed to empowering women returning to the workforce by providing mentorship, real-world experience, and opportunities to build successful careers in technology.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">AI-Powered SQL Dev with VS Code and Copilot<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modern database development is shifting from manual scripting to AI-assisted engineering. Using Visual Studio Code, MSSQL extensions, SQL Database Projects, and GitHub Copilot, this session demonstrates a complete AI-native workflow.\n\nYou\u2019ll learn how to generate queries, refactor stored procedures, manage schema changes, and implement CI\/CD pipelines\u2014all with Copilot assistance. We\u2019ll also explore how AI accelerates code reviews, documentation, and debugging.\n\nThis is a practical, hands-on session for developers who want to dramatically boost productivity.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"ben-debow\" data-search=\"ben debow founder &amp; ceo fortified\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307736581001gJFK\/attprofile\/BD%20Headshot%20Cropped%20-%20256px_1782758272687001friw.jpg\" alt=\"Ben DeBow\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Ben DeBow<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Founder &amp; CEO, Fortified<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307736581001gJFK\/attprofile\/BD%20Headshot%20Cropped%20-%20256px_1782758272687001friw.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Ben DeBow\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Ben DeBow<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Fortified, Founder &amp; CEO<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Most founders see technology or financials. I see what connects them \u2014\nand that&#039;s where the next category gets built.\n\nI&#039;m building the financial intelligence layer for technology.\n\nEvery technology decision has a cost \u2014 from code to data. For 20+ years,\ntechnical teams have been 99% responsible and 0% authoritative \u2014\naccountable for uptime, performance, and cost on systems they didn&#039;t\ndesign and code they can&#039;t reject. That has to end.\n\nMy thesis: Infrastructure can&#039;t scale infinitely. Applications run 15+ years.\nEfficiency decisions compound. The companies that win the next decade will\ntreat workload optimization as a financial discipline \u2014 not a technical\nafterthought.\n\nWe&#039;re starting with databases because that&#039;s where the costs are highest,\nthe waste is most visible, and the financial impact is most measurable.\nFrom there, we expand to every layer of the stack \u2014 code, data,\ninfrastructure, AI workloads.\n\nI&#039;m the founder &amp; CEO of Fortified and Fortified Data (twice named to the\nInc. 5000), and the author of &quot;End of Abundance in Tech&quot; (Forbes Books, 2023) \u2014\nwhere I introduced Total Cost of Code and workload-based financial\nobservability. The framework is patent-pending.\n\nWhat I do today:\n\u2192 Lead two companies redefining how enterprises measure technology cost\n\u2192 Advise CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and CFOs building cost-conscious engineering cultures\n\u2192 Invest in founders building efficiency-first data and AI infrastructure\n\u2192 Speak and write about the end of abundance \u2014 and what comes next\n\nMy dual background in Information Systems and Accounting is why I see what\nmost founders miss \u2014 technology in dollars, not just diagrams.\n\nWhen I&#039;m not building systems or breaking down spend, you&#039;ll find me hiking\nmountains, exploring the world, or tasting the best BBQ around.\n\n\u2192 bendebow.com\n\u2192 Tech(e)valuation Podcast (Forbes Books)\n\u2192 End of Abundance in Tech<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">FinOps for Data: Reclaiming Control Through Cost Transparency<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">In today&#039;s technology landscape, every organization is developing a FinOps practice as all technology decisions carry financial implications. As data professionals, we face a striking reality: enterprise data footprints consume 20-40% of technology budgets, yet DBAs and data engineers often struggle to maintain ownership over code, data models, and architectures.\n\nThe time has come to leverage our unique data expertise to change this dynamic. FinOps for data provides a framework that transforms technical objections into financial conversations everyone understands. Rather than simply stating &quot;this is bad code,&quot; imagine the impact of declaring &quot;this code will cost $48,999 over the next three years.&quot; Suddenly, stakeholders are listening.\nThis session explores how data professionals can align with FinOps teams to drive better decisions around data lifecycle management and architectural choices. You&#039;ll learn strategies to quantify the financial impact of data design decisions and build a data-centric FinOps practice. We&#039;ll discuss developing metrics that communicate technical debt effectively and creating governance structures that balance innovation with cost.\n\nJoin us to discover how FinOps for data can help you regain influence, drive better conversations about data architecture, and establish yourself as a strategic partner in technology investment decisions.\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"ben-weissman\" data-search=\"ben weissman data passionist solisyon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244698001ZF5m\/attprofile\/Avatar_Wei%C3%9F_1782306898966001Z2Ga.png\" alt=\"Ben Weissman\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Ben Weissman<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Passionist, Solisyon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308244698001ZF5m\/attprofile\/Avatar_Wei%C3%9F_1782306898966001Z2Ga.png\"\n                    alt=\"Ben Weissman\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Ben Weissman<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Solisyon, Data Passionist<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Ben has been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 6.5, mainly in the BI\/Datawarehousing field.\n\nHe is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, an author of multiple books and video courses as well as a regular speaker at national and international events.\n\nBen is also a co-organizer of events like DataGrillen, New Stars of Data, SQL Konferenz, Data Left Unattended, Data Saturday Rheinland and Vienna, dataminutes, dativerse as well as a volunteer and mentor for many other Data Platform events.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Modernize Without Moving (Yet): SQL Migration and Management with Azure Arc<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modernizing your SQL Server estate doesn\u2019t have to start with a full migration to the cloud. With Azure Arc, you can bring cloud-based management, governance, and innovation to your existing environments, whether they run on-premises, at the edge, or in other clouds.\n\nIn this session, we explore how Azure Arc for SQL Server enables centralized visibility, policy-based governance, and streamlined operations across your entire data estate. You\u2019ll learn how to onboard and manage SQL Server instances at scale, assess your environment for migration readiness, and leverage Arc-enabled services to reduce friction in your modernization journey.\n\nWe\u2019ll also connect the dots between management and migration: how Arc helps you identify the right candidates, prepare workloads, and incrementally move toward Azure on your terms and timeline. Expect practical demos, real-world scenarios, and clear guidance on how to modernize step by step, without disrupting what already works.\n\nWhether you\u2019re planning a migration or just want better control today, Azure Arc provides the bridge between where you are and where you want to be.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Community Kickoff &amp; Power Hour<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">The Community Kickoff opens PASS Summit West with an easy, welcoming start to connect, share, and learn. Join us for a welcome drink and time to reconnect, meet new faces, and ease into the rhythm of the event. After a short networking warm\u2011up, we\u2019ll gather for a fun, community\u2011driven hour designed to spark energy, inclusive learning, and a sense of belonging from day one. We\u2019ll wrap with another round of open networking so conversations can continue, and new connections can take root.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"bhaskar-natarajan\" data-search=\"bhaskar natarajan data architect pearl innovations ltd.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1729294298851001BvR5\/attprofile\/Bhaskar%20Natarajan_1782746381067001PSyv.jpeg\" alt=\"Bhaskar Natarajan\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Bhaskar Natarajan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Architect, Pearl Innovations Ltd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1729294298851001BvR5\/attprofile\/Bhaskar%20Natarajan_1782746381067001PSyv.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Bhaskar Natarajan\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Bhaskar Natarajan<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Pearl Innovations Ltd., Data Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I\u2019m an Enterprise Data Architect with over 20 years of experience designing and leading large-scale data platforms and enterprise data initiatives. I specialize in lakehouse architectures, advanced data modeling, and performance optimization for high-volume analytics systems.\nI lead multi-terabyte data programs and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-impact data solutions that support critical business and regulatory needs. I consistently improve data quality, accessibility, and decision-making at scale.\nI integrate modern data platforms with AI and machine learning capabilities to enable intelligent automation, advanced analytics, and real-time insights. I focus on bridging data engineering and AI to build resilient, future-ready data ecosystems.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">AI-Powered SQL Dev with VS Code and Copilot<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modern database development is shifting from manual scripting to AI-assisted engineering. Using Visual Studio Code, MSSQL extensions, SQL Database Projects, and GitHub Copilot, this session demonstrates a complete AI-native workflow.\n\nYou\u2019ll learn how to generate queries, refactor stored procedures, manage schema changes, and implement CI\/CD pipelines\u2014all with Copilot assistance. We\u2019ll also explore how AI accelerates code reviews, documentation, and debugging.\n\nThis is a practical, hands-on session for developers who want to dramatically boost productivity.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"bob-ward\" data-search=\"bob ward principal architect microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307737154001gOUr\/attprofile\/BobWardPhoto_1782307677484001lUwA.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Ward\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Bob Ward<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Architect, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307737154001gOUr\/attprofile\/BobWardPhoto_1782307677484001lUwA.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Bob Ward\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Bob Ward<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Principal Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, which owns the development for Microsoft SQL ground to cloud to fabric. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 32+ years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS\/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2025 including Azure SQL and SQL database in Fabric. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server, Azure SQL, AI, and Microsoft Fabric often presenting talks on new releases, internals, and specialized topics at events such as SQLBits, Microsoft Build, Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, FabCon, SQLCon, and VS Live. You can also learn Azure SQL from him on the popular series https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/aka.ms\/azuresql4beginners. You can follow him at @bobwardms or linkedin.com\/in\/bobwardms. Bob is the author of the books Pro SQL Server on Linux, SQL Server 2019 Revealed, Azure SQL Revealed, SQL Server 2022 Revealed, Azure SQL Revealed 2nd Edition, and SQL Server 2025 Unveiled available from Apress Media.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">SQL Server Versioning Explained<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Version store, Accelerated Database Recovery (ADR), Optimized Locking (OL), and RSCI. What do these all have in common? Versioning. In this session the mysteries of SQL Server versioning will be unlocked. You will learn the internals of how it all works, what to use and when, and examples including how to debug it. And we will bring the numbers so you will see exactly how your SQL workload will be affected by using versioning. You will walk aways not just learning how things work but details to help you decide whether you should use options like ADR or OL.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">An Inside Look at How Microsoft Builds SQL Features<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Come learn a behind the scenes look at how Microsoft builds features and capabilities for SQL. This session will go deep into how Microsoft uses AI technology from design to code to deployment including fun examples of how we debug our own product. This is an advanced session, but you will walk away with tips and techniques to apply to your use of SQL.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"bradley-schacht\" data-search=\"bradley schacht principal program manager, azure synapse analytics microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648776646767001aKjf\/attprofile\/Bradley%20Schacht_1782746404774001L0g9.jpeg\" alt=\"Bradley Schacht\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Bradley Schacht<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Program Manager, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648776646767001aKjf\/attprofile\/Bradley%20Schacht_1782746404774001L0g9.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Bradley Schacht\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Bradley Schacht<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Principal Program Manager, Azure Synapse Analytics<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Jacksonville, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has authored 5 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently the Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. Bradley gives back to the community through speaking at events such as the PASS Summit, SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, and user groups across the country including locally at the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG). He is a contributor on SQLServerCentral.com and blogs on his personal site, BradleySchacht.com.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Mastering Fabric Security: Safeguarding Your Analytics<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Security is at the heart of Microsoft Fabric and there is no shortage of options. Virtual networks, private links, outbound access protection, conditional access and more. Let&#039;s not forget the new kid on the block, OneLake security. We will walk through a live demo on how to use VNETs, private endpoints, and workspace private link to reduce exposure; apply workspace permissions and item-level sharing for least privileged data access; and implement RLS\/CLS in lakehouse and warehouse for segregation of duties. We\u2019ll also cover OneLake security to ensure your data remains protected across the entire Fabric ecosystem. By the end of this session, you will be well versed in the options, when to use each, and how to layer the options for maximum protection. <\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"brent-ozar\" data-search=\"brent ozar consultant brent ozar unlimited\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1634236359499001xmB9\/attprofile\/2024-brent-ozar_1774544289655001vowL_1779367233288001lCKl.jpg\" alt=\"Brent Ozar\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Brent Ozar<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Consultant, Brent Ozar Unlimited<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1634236359499001xmB9\/attprofile\/2024-brent-ozar_1774544289655001vowL_1779367233288001lCKl.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Brent Ozar\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Brent Ozar<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Brent Ozar Unlimited, Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I make databases go faster. I love teaching, travel, laughing, and collecting vintage sports cars. Las Vegas. He\/him, pan.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production Slowness<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Production is slow. Development is fast. The same query runs in both. Somewhere between the two, a performance demon is hiding\u2014and this session is about hunting it down.\n\nInspired by Brent Ozar&#039;s love of the K-Pop Demon Hunters theme song, this class is delivered almost entirely as live demos, not slides. Brent Ozar will run real queries against two environments labeled \u201cdev\u201d and \u201cprod,\u201d then work through them exactly the way an experienced DBA would in the real world: comparing server settings, analyzing execution plans, and uncovering the subtle differences that led SQL Server to make different decisions. Each \u201chunt\u201d reveals another demon\u2014statistics, configuration, data distribution, or plan choice\u2014and shows how easily a test environment can lie.\n\nAlong the way, Brent will demonstrate practical techniques you can use immediately: running sp_Blitz to surface meaningful environment differences, comparing execution plans to understand *why* SQL Server behaved differently, and making targeted changes to development so it better reflects production reality. By the end, you\u2019ll understand how to stop guessing, stop blaming the engine, and follow the clues that lead to the truth\u2014because when dev and prod finally move in sync, that\u2019s when performance goes golden.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Pokemon, Choose Your Index: You Can&#039;t Have Them All<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Index tuning often sounds abstract: selectivity, key order, includes, trade-offs. In this session, let&#039;s turn it into a game!\n\nDelivered entirely through live demos and audience interaction, Brent Ozar turns index design into a series of Pok\u00e9mon-style battles. Using the Users table from the Stack Overflow database, Brent Ozar presents real-world query patterns and invites the audience to \u201cplay\u201d index cards\u2014each representing a different index design\u2014to see which ones win, which ones struggle, and which ones backfire.\n\nAs each query battle unfolds, you\u2019ll see why some indexes are super-effective against certain workloads but weak against others, why covering everything is tempting (and dangerous), and why you can\u2019t catch\u2014or create\u2014every index without paying a price. Brent will explain the results in plain English, tying each outcome back to how SQL Server actually uses indexes under the covers.\n\nBy the end of the session, you\u2019ll walk away with a much stronger intuition for choosing the *right* index for a workload, understanding trade-offs, and explaining index decisions to developers and managers alike. No slides full of theory\u2014just hands-on demos, real queries, and a room full of data professionals playing along.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"chanpreet-singh\" data-search=\"chanpreet singh senior data &amp; ai architect aws\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712683270227001hQO1\/attprofile\/Chanpreet%20Singh_1782746427319001EKV1.jpg\" alt=\"Chanpreet Singh\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Chanpreet Singh<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Senior Data &amp; AI Architect, AWS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712683270227001hQO1\/attprofile\/Chanpreet%20Singh_1782746427319001EKV1.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Chanpreet Singh\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Chanpreet Singh<\/h1>\n                                            <p>AWS, Senior Data &amp; AI Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I have nearly 19 Years of experience in various databases, and data analytics solutions and have worked with multiple Fortune 100 companies in the past. Currently I am working as Senior Data &amp; AI Architect with AWS.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Architecting &quot;Agent-Ready&quot; Data Platforms for Multi-DB Environments<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">The era of simple chatbots is evolving into the era of Agentic AI, but most enterprise data architectures remain &quot;Human-Ready&quot; rather than &quot;Agent-Ready.&quot; High-functioning autonomous agents require more than just a vector database; they require a structured, observable, and governed foundation to prevent structural risk and operational failure.\n\nIn this session, we move past the RAG to explore the architectural shift required to support autonomous agents across a Multi-DB ecosystem (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Cloud-Native stores). Drawing from real-world implementations and specialized research in automated monitoring for batch inference, we will deconstruct the &quot;Engine Room&quot; of modern AI. Attendees will learn:\nAgentic Data Engineering: How to build semantic metadata layers that allow agents to navigate complex schemas without human intervention.\nFoundations &amp; Control: Implementing Observability frameworks to track agentic data retrieval, ensuring &quot;Trust and Control&quot; in high-volume environments.\nStructural Security: Applying Policy-as-Code and identity-based access to ensure agents adhere to strict governance and compliance standards.\nOperational Scaling: Strategies for managing the high-latency and cost challenges of running agents against hybrid-cloud data platforms.\n\nWhether you are managing traditional relational databases or modern cloud-native ecosystems, this session provides a vendor-neutral blueprint for bridging the gap between raw data and reliable AI agents.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"chris-madden\" data-search=\"chris madden customer engineer google cloud\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1681416384668001U7ha\/attprofile\/Chris%20Madden_1782746440706001LQmd.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Madden\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Chris Madden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Customer Engineer, Google Cloud<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1681416384668001U7ha\/attprofile\/Chris%20Madden_1782746440706001LQmd.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Chris Madden\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Chris Madden<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Google Cloud, Customer Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Chris hails from California and is a problem solving engineer at heart. \nOver the last 20 years he&#039;s taken part in technology trends from proprietary systems through to Cloud native designs.\nThese days Chris is a Solution Lead at Google Cloud focusing on compute and storage infrastructure solutions to support the most demanding applications.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Shattering Records: Architecting a 1,000,000 IOPS SQL Server<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modern SQL Server workloads, from massive parallel processing to high-concurrency OLTP, now demand I\/O performance once limited to specialized on-premises hardware. Achieving 1,000,000 IOPS in cloud or virtual environments is no longer theoretical\u2014it is a requirement for scale.\n\nThis session deconstructs the infrastructure needed to sustain this level of performance. We will analyze the convergence of compute, storage, and networking, identifying where standard configurations fail under extreme load. We\u2019ll dissect technical hurdles including CPU selection, NUMA-aware memory association, and networking throughput limits. Additionally, we map these infrastructure layers back to SQL Server internals to tune the database engine to leverage the performance provided by the underlying hardware.\n\nDesigned for DBAs and architects pushing physical limits, this session provides a technical blueprint for the fastest modern database environments.\n\nAttendees will leave with:\n* Hardware Blueprint: Comparing CPU families and storage solutions for sub-millisecond latency.\n* Configuration Checklists: Methodologies for host-level storage offloading and networking.\n* Tuning Guide: SQL Server changes to prevent engine bottlenecks.\nCost-Performance Analysis: Frameworks for right-sizing resources without over-provisioning.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"christian-henrik-reich\" data-search=\"christian henrik reich sr solution engineer microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1633629042718001OCKo\/attprofile\/henrik_reich_1782749977720001Fyw1.png\" alt=\"Christian Henrik Reich\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Christian Henrik Reich<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr Solution Engineer, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1633629042718001OCKo\/attprofile\/henrik_reich_1782749977720001Fyw1.png\"\n                    alt=\"Christian Henrik Reich\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Christian Henrik Reich<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Sr Solution Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Sr. Solution Architect at Microsoft. I started programming as a kid and never stopped. I have worked across everything from embedded systems to large\u2011scale data platforms. My work over the past decade has focused on Data and AI with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Databricks, cloud\u2011scale architectures, modern data engineering, and Machine Learning. I volunteer teaching AI and Machine Learning, and I\u2019m currently writing \u201cThe Data Engineer\u2019s Guide to Microsoft Fabric\u201d for O\u2019Reilly.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Empowering Lakehouse Solutions with Fabric Warehouse<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses receive a great deal of attention, but Fabric Warehouse is often underused or misunderstood in lakehouse architecture. As the platform has evolved, the Warehouse has become a more important part of the broader Fabric story, especially for teams that need strong SQL-based analytics alongside Spark and Lakehouse workloads.\n\nThis session takes a closer look at Fabric Warehouse, including its engine, performance characteristics, and the role it can play in modern lakehouse solutions. Attendees will learn where the Warehouse fits, how it interoperates with Spark and Lakehouses, and how to think about it as part of a broader architectural design rather than as a separate or competing option.\n\nThe session also explores how the Warehouse has developed over time and what that means in practice for solution design, performance, and workload placement. The goal is to help attendees understand not only what Fabric Warehouse is, but when and why to use it.\n\nParticipants will leave with a clearer view of how Fabric Warehouse can strengthen lakehouse solutions and how to apply it more effectively in real-world Fabric architectures.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"christoph-petersen\" data-search=\"christoph petersen head of migration practice emea google\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680856516911001WhPP\/attprofile\/Christoph%20Petersen_1782746471201001rmst.jpg\" alt=\"Christoph Petersen\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Christoph Petersen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Head of Migration Practice EMEA, Google<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680856516911001WhPP\/attprofile\/Christoph%20Petersen_1782746471201001rmst.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Christoph Petersen\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Christoph Petersen<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Google, Head of Migration Practice EMEA<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Christoph is leading the EMEA Migrations Practice, helping customers to migrate workloads to Google Cloud at scale. He specializes on Microsoft workloads running on Google Cloud, addressing both the technical and commercial aspects. Before joining Google, Christoph held various roles at Microsoft in consulting and in technical pre-sales for Azure.\n\nChristoph has been speaking at conferences such as Microsoft TechCon, Google Tech Summit, PASS Data Community Summit as well as user groups like Azure Meetups and Google Cloud community events.\n<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Shattering Records: Architecting a 1,000,000 IOPS SQL Server<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modern SQL Server workloads, from massive parallel processing to high-concurrency OLTP, now demand I\/O performance once limited to specialized on-premises hardware. Achieving 1,000,000 IOPS in cloud or virtual environments is no longer theoretical\u2014it is a requirement for scale.\n\nThis session deconstructs the infrastructure needed to sustain this level of performance. We will analyze the convergence of compute, storage, and networking, identifying where standard configurations fail under extreme load. We\u2019ll dissect technical hurdles including CPU selection, NUMA-aware memory association, and networking throughput limits. Additionally, we map these infrastructure layers back to SQL Server internals to tune the database engine to leverage the performance provided by the underlying hardware.\n\nDesigned for DBAs and architects pushing physical limits, this session provides a technical blueprint for the fastest modern database environments.\n\nAttendees will leave with:\n* Hardware Blueprint: Comparing CPU families and storage solutions for sub-millisecond latency.\n* Configuration Checklists: Methodologies for host-level storage offloading and networking.\n* Tuning Guide: SQL Server changes to prevent engine bottlenecks.\nCost-Performance Analysis: Frameworks for right-sizing resources without over-provisioning.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"dave-bland\" data-search=\"dave bland manager of database engineering lexia learning\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1636682816170001Al1u\/attprofile\/DaveBland_1782585842630001Fy73.jpeg\" alt=\"Dave Bland\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Dave Bland<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Manager of Database Engineering, Lexia Learning<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1636682816170001Al1u\/attprofile\/DaveBland_1782585842630001Fy73.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Dave Bland\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Dave Bland<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Lexia Learning, Manager of Database Engineering<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Over 25 years of SQL Server experience that includes being a DBA, BI developer and Application developert using VB.NET. Dave currently is currently the Manager of Database Engineering at Lexia Learning. Prior to that he was the Manager of the DBA team at Stericycle. Dave was a Friend of Red-Gate for 2019 and 2020. He is a frequent presenter at SQL Saturday events and user groups around the country. Has been teaching SQL Server since 1998 and is the SQL Server instructor at Harper College in Palatine, IL.  In recent years Dave has expanded his skill set and area of responsibility to PostgreSQL and loves sharing the lessons learned with other SQL Server database administrators.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Migrating Your SQL Server DBA Skills to PostgreSQL<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">As the industry changes, the need for Database Administrators that can support multiple database systems has increased.  Of the many database systems that are available, PostgreSQL is becoming more and more popular.  In this session we will cover a number of the most common DBA tasks that a SQL Server DBA completes on a regular basis and review how those same tasks can be completed in PostgreSQL.  We will go over a few of the common tools using to administer a PostgreSQL database.  The terminology can at times be a bit confusing, this session we will cover some the common terms in PostgreSQL and how they relate to the familiar terms in SQL Server.  The concept of vacuuming is something that SQL Server DBA&#039;s are not used to working with, we will cover what it is and why it is important to manage.  Permissions and security will be covered as well.  \n\nIf you are looking to move into the PostgreSQL world and have some experience as a SQL Server DBA, this might be a good session to give you a starting point to launch that journey.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"david-wagoner\" data-search=\"david wagoner sr. product manager enterprisedb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1773868042427001ZtHY\/attprofile\/David%20Wagoner%20Headshot%202019%20-%20smaller_1782835736541001yUOo.jpg\" alt=\"David Wagoner\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">David Wagoner<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr. Product Manager, EnterpriseDB<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1773868042427001ZtHY\/attprofile\/David%20Wagoner%20Headshot%202019%20-%20smaller_1782835736541001yUOo.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"David Wagoner\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">David Wagoner<\/h1>\n                                            <p>EnterpriseDB, Sr. Product Manager<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">David Wagoner is a Product Manager at EDB (EnterpriseDB) building a Kubernetes-native Postgres platform that spans hybrid cloud, distributed deployments, advanced observability, analytics, and AI. He has been an EDB customer for a decade before joining the company three years ago.\nDavid&#039;s database career spans 25 years and all three major engines. He started as an Oracle DBA in 2000, added SQL Server when the finance team needed it, and adopted Postgres 7 when his team built a ticketing system on it &#8211; long before Postgres training was easy to find. He went on to earn Oracle OCP certification and attend SQL PASS conferences before later spending eight years focused on SQL Server at the world&#039;s largest privately owned software company. He then moved into cloud hosting, where he operationalized Postgres at scale &#8211; including multi-terabyte instances, DBaaS automation with Ansible, and FedRAMP-compliant deployments on AWS, Azure, and on-premises.\nAt EDB, David works alongside Postgres committers and recently had the pleasure of meeting Postgres creator Dr. Michael Stonebraker.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Architecting Sovereign Hybrid Postgres via Kubernetes-Native Design<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Modernization is no longer just about performance-it\u2019s about sovereignty. As organizations adopt hybrid computing for AI, they face a &quot;cloud trap&quot;: choosing between operational ease and proprietary vendor lock-in. \n\nThis session introduces &quot;Sovereign by Design,&quot; a Kubernetes-native approach ensuring your Postgres data layer remains portable across on-premises, private, and public clouds. We move beyond the traditional &quot;DBA-as-a-person&quot; model to a &quot;DBA-as-an-Operator&quot; paradigm using the CloudNativePG (CNPG) standard. \n\nLearn to architect &quot;Five Nines&quot; (99.999%) availability through control plane isolation and active-active Postgres Distributed (PGD) clusters. We dive into the mechanics of self-healing and automated Day 2 operations-high availability, scaling, and backups-without manual intervention. Finally, we discuss how a unified Hybrid Manager delivers a turnkey path to modernization, managing everything from single instances to global clusters via one interface. Build a database foundation owned by you, not your cloud provider. \n\nLearning Objectives: \n1. Eliminate Lock-in: Master a sovereign architecture for database portability across any environment. \n2. Automate Day 2: Implement the &quot;DBA-as-an-Operator&quot; model with CloudNativePG for automated resilience. \n3. Architect Extreme Availability: Design active-active hybrid clusters for 99.999% uptime via control plane isolation.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"deborah-melkin\" data-search=\"deborah melkin senior database reliability engineer glg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308245625001ZBCp\/attprofile\/Deborah%20Melkin_1781601906052001mEmc.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah Melkin\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Deborah Melkin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Senior Database Reliability Engineer, GLG<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308245625001ZBCp\/attprofile\/Deborah%20Melkin_1781601906052001mEmc.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Deborah Melkin\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Deborah Melkin<\/h1>\n                                            <p>GLG, Senior Database Reliability Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Deborah Melkin has been working as a database professional with SQL Server for over 25 years. She spends her days helping programmers with all aspects of database design, queries, performance, and deployment. In 2016, she began her blog, Deb the DBA. Soon after that, she began speaking at SQL Saturdays and user groups. Deborah is a co-leader of the Data Platform Women in Tech (WIT) Virtual User Group and co-founder of WITspiration, a WIT mentorship circle. She is a former board member of the New England SQL Server User Group. She was named as One to Watch as part of the #Redgate 100 in 2022 and won Speaker Idol at PASS Summit 2019. Deborah is also a Microsoft MVP for the Data Platform (2020- ). \n\nIn her spare time, Deborah can usually be found doing something musical or something geeky with her husband, Andy, and their dog, Sebastian.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Change Tracking in SQL Server 2025: Exploring Change Event Streaming vs CDC<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Need to ship row level data changes for processing downstream? Change Data Capture (CDC) used to be the go-to option. But now there&#039;s a new choice with SQL Server 2025: Change Event Streaming (CES). Come and learn about their architectures as well as the pros and cons of each. Leave knowing which is going to work best for your scenario.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Adapting for AI Readiness as a Data Professional | No Fluff, Just Facts: AI Essentials for Data Professionals<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">The AI hype train shows no signs of slowing down and it seems like every week there is a new model, a new acronym, or some new AI wizardry that commands our attention. We feel like we have to learn every new thing we hear about and it&#039;s difficult to sort fact from fiction when we become aware of these new things. Most importantly, how do we know what tools and technologies in the AI realm will help us and which ones are distractions? Spend an hour with an experienced data professional detailing what tools are helpful, what technologies are important to understand, and what are the essential AI skills to have as the job of a data professional evolves. No sales, no hype, and no fluff &#8211; just a session full of helpful information that you can apply immediately. We also hope you&#039;ll join us for sessions 2 and 3 of this learning pathway as offer more tangible guidance to navigating AI as a data professional.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"deepthi-goguri\" data-search=\"deepthi goguri database administrator dba\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307738472001gFBf\/attprofile\/my%20pic_1782333836509001Pgev.JPG\" alt=\"Deepthi Goguri\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Deepthi Goguri<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Database Administrator, DBA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307738472001gFBf\/attprofile\/my%20pic_1782333836509001Pgev.JPG\"\n                    alt=\"Deepthi Goguri\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Deepthi Goguri<\/h1>\n                                            <p>DBA, Database Administrator<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Certification in Data Management and Analytics. Deepthi blogs for DBANuggets.com. Deepthi is a Co-Organizer for Microsoft Data and AI South Florida user group, Data TGIF, Cloud Data Driven User Group, Future Data Driven Summit, Databash Conference and Data Platform Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Group. She is also DEI Steering Committee member for PASS Data Community Summit. She is a Redgate Community Ambassador. Along with this, Deepthi loves arts and crafts. You can contact her on Twitter @dbanuggets.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Defense in Depth: Securing Azure SQL Databases<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Thinking about moving to the cloud but worried about data security?\nSecuring your data requires more than just migration, it demands a strong, defense in depth strategy. In this demo driven session, you\u2019ll learn how to protect your Azure SQL Database using practical, real world techniques.\nWhat this session will cover:\n1. Network Security \u2013 Best practices for securing your network and managing access\n2. Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) \u2013 Assigning and managing user roles and permissions\n3. Row-Level Security \u2013 Enforcing fine-grained access to sensitive data\n4. Auditing \u2013 Monitoring database activity for compliance and accountability\n5. Advanced Threat Protection \u2013 Detecting and responding to potential security threats in real time\n6. Encryption Layers \u2013 Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Always Encrypted<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"denny-cherry\" data-search=\"denny cherry principal consultant denny cherry &amp; associates consulting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308243012001Z601\/attprofile\/Denny%20Cherry_1782746523797001rpdW.jpeg\" alt=\"Denny Cherry\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Denny Cherry<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant, Denny Cherry &amp; Associates Consulting<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629308243012001Z601\/attprofile\/Denny%20Cherry_1782746523797001rpdW.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Denny Cherry\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Denny Cherry<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Denny Cherry &amp; Associates Consulting, Principal Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Denny Cherry has spent over two decades doing the work that keeps enterprise systems from catching fire \u2014 and fixing them when they do. As owner and principal consultant of Denny Cherry &amp; Associates Consulting, he specializes in the full stack of modern infrastructure: Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Hyper-V, vSphere, and Enterprise Storage, with deep expertise in system architecture, performance tuning, security, replication, and troubleshooting.\n\nFew people in the industry can claim the Microsoft Certified Master designation, and fewer still have held Microsoft MVP status for nearly two decades \u2014 recognition that reflects not just technical skill but a long-standing commitment to the broader community. Denny has channeled that expertise into several books and dozens of technical articles covering SQL Server management and its integration across the technology ecosystem, spanning every version of the platform from SQL Server 2000 through 2022.\n\nWhen something critical is broken \u2014 or needs to be built right the first time \u2014 Denny is the person organizations call.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Choosing the Right Data Store: An Overview of Azure Data Platform Choices<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Choosing the right data store can make or break the performance and costs of your application. In this session, you will learn about all the options available to you in the Azure Data Platform. You&#039;ll learn about CosmosDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Postgres, and MySQL services, as well as Databricks and HDInsight. You will also learn how to leverage caching to reduce the overall workload on your data tier. We will discuss the notion of polyglot persistence, storing different data in different data stores with the goal of optimizing your overall data architecture, for flexibility and performance.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"durga-prasad\" data-search=\"durga prasad senior lead consultant amazon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712731342342001RCZm\/attprofile\/pic_slack_1782398857335001SrXj.jpg\" alt=\"Durga Prasad\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Durga Prasad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Senior Lead Consultant, Amazon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712731342342001RCZm\/attprofile\/pic_slack_1782398857335001SrXj.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Durga Prasad\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Durga Prasad<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Amazon, Senior Lead Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Durga Prasad is a Senior Architect at Amazon Web Services Professional Services, based in Hyderabad, India. Over 18 years he&#039;s worked with enterprise customers across Asia-Pacific, the US, and Europe to design data platforms, Generative AI applications, modernize legacy ETL estates, and embed Generative AI into everyday data engineering. He&#039;s published on the AWS Machine Learning and Big Data blogs. Outside work he is a coffee lover and badminton player<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Building Secure Text-to-SQL Chatbots with PostgreSQL RLS<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Can your AI chatbot accidentally leak sensitive data? As enterprises deploy LLM-powered Text-to-SQL interfaces, access control becomes critical. This session demonstrates how to build a chatbot that respects all data permissions through three defense layers.\n\nFirst, we implement schema pruning\u2014dynamically filtering table and column metadata so the LLM never sees unauthorized structures. Second, we add AST-based validation using pg_query to parse and verify every generated SQL statement against allow-lists before execution, catching hallucinations and prompt injections. Finally, PostgreSQL&#039;s native Row-Level Security (RLS) provides the last line of defense, automatically filtering results based on user identity.\n\nThrough live demos with a multi-tenant database, you&#039;ll see how a marketing user&#039;s query never returns HR payroll data, and how the system gracefully handles errors without leaking schema information. Walk away with a complete security blueprint for production AI chatbots.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"edward-pollack\" data-search=\"edward pollack data architect transfinder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307739272001gopB\/attprofile\/Ed%20Portrait%20Fall%202022_HeadShot_1782307396138001bVkc.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Pollack\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Edward Pollack<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Architect, Transfinder<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307739272001gopB\/attprofile\/Ed%20Portrait%20Fall%202022_HeadShot_1782307396138001bVkc.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Edward Pollack\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Edward Pollack<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Transfinder, Data Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Ed Pollack is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for learning how Data Platforms work and sharing that knowledge with the community. His experiences in data architecture, database design, performance optimization, and security are motivation for public speaking, writing, coding, and other community activities.\n\nEd has spoken at SQL Saturday events, SQL Bits, PASS Summit, EightKB, and many other regional and international events. Ed is the organizer of the Capital Area SQL Server Group and Day of Data Albany, as well as a co-organizer of SQL Saturday New York City. He has published a number of books, including &quot;Dynamic SQL: Applications, Performance, and Security in Microsoft SQL Server&quot;, &quot;Expert Performance Indexing in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2022&quot;, and &quot;Analytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Server: Optimizing OLAP Workloads&quot;. Ed is also an active contributor of content to SimpleTalk.\n\nIn his free time, Ed enjoys video games, traveling, cooking exceptionally spicy foods, and hanging out with his amazing wife, Theresa, and sons, Nolan and Oliver.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Native Regex on the Microsoft Data Platform<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">This is a fun and fast-paced run through the native Regex functionality in Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025. Gone are the days of complex string-matching and endless LIKE operators!\n\nNative Regex has been one of the most requested features in T-SQL for years and this is an opportunity to finally use it to simplify your old code, improve performance, and write more reliable queries!<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Data Run<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Start your day with an energizing run through the heart of downtown Seattle! \n\nJoin fellow PASS Summit attendees on Tuesday, Nov 10 at 6:00 AM for the annual DataRun, starting at 808 Howell Street, Seattle, WA.\n\nWhether you&#039;re a seasoned runner or just looking for a fun way to connect with the data community, this casual group run offers a great opportunity to network, enjoy the Seattle waterfront and city scenery, and kick off your Summit experience on an active note. All paces are welcome. Lace up your running shoes and join us!\n\nEventbrite signup for the Data Run:\nhttps:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/data-run-at-pass-data-community-summit-tickets-1993454869176<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Games Night<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Join us for Games Night \u2014 back by popular demand \u2014 to unwind, connect, and have some fun. Settle in for a relaxed evening with a mix of classics and community favorites, including Catan, Exploding Kittens, Trivial Pursuit, Uno, and more. We\u2019ll have a variety of games available, and you\u2019re welcome to bring your own if you have a favorite you\u2019d like to share.\n\nSpace is limited, so be sure to add this event to your calendar to secure your spot.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"edwin-m-sarmiento\" data-search=\"edwin m sarmiento managing director 15c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307739349001g4VA\/attprofile\/Edwin%20M%20Sarmiento_1776692504234001y7xj.jpg\" alt=\"Edwin M Sarmiento\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Edwin M Sarmiento<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Managing Director, 15C<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307739349001g4VA\/attprofile\/Edwin%20M%20Sarmiento_1776692504234001y7xj.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Edwin M Sarmiento\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Edwin M Sarmiento<\/h1>\n                                            <p>15C, Managing Director<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Edwin M Sarmiento is the Managing Director of 15C, a consulting and training company that specializes in designing, implementing and supporting SQL Server infrastructures. He is a 12-year former Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Master from Ottawa, Canada (but he\u2019s originally from the Philippines) specializing in high availability, disaster recovery and system infrastructures running on the Microsoft server technology stack. His background in Unix has taken him to the world of DevOps, Docker, and Kubernetes to containerize SQL Server. He is very passionate about technology but has interests in music, neuroscience, social psychology, professional and organizational development, leadership and management matters when not working with databases.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Always On Availability Groups and Failover Clustering Internals<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) is the platform that makes SQL Server Always On Availability Groups highly available. There are external interactions between WSFC and SQL Server that you as a DBA cannot monitor from within SQL Server. You need to know the different components that make up the WSFC and how they work to properly deploy and manage Always On Availability Groups for high availability.\n\nIn this session, you will dive into the internals of the WSFC, the SQL Server cluster resource DLL, and how they work together to make your SQL Server databases highly available. You will analyze the cluster error log for identifying the root cause of an unexpected or planned failover. Finally, you will learn administrative tasks that you&#039;re not supposed to do outside of SQL Server.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"erik-darling\" data-search=\"erik darling consultant darling data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1647376179661001EVdp\/attprofile\/2025-erik-darling_1774547194024001vHuQ_1779367358094001lrXQ.png\" alt=\"Erik Darling\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Erik Darling<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Consultant, Darling Data<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1647376179661001EVdp\/attprofile\/2025-erik-darling_1774547194024001vHuQ_1779367358094001lrXQ.png\"\n                    alt=\"Erik Darling\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Erik Darling<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Darling Data, Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Erik has been working with SQL Server just about forever  &#8211; Really challenging DBA\/Developer\/Architect roles &#8211; Started consulting for Brent Ozar Unlimited in 2015  Started Darling Data in 2019  &#8211; Worked with over 600 very happy clients &#8211; Lots of free community activity like blogging, training, open-source projects &#8211; Speaking about SQL Server at conferences all over the world.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">T-SQL That Doesn&#039;t Suck: Solving Performance and Concurrency Problems<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">You know how to write T-SQL that works. It compiles, it returns rows, nobody&#039;s filed an incident yet. But &quot;works&quot; is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, and production has a way of finding out what you got away with in dev.\n\nIn this full-day, demo-packed session, Erik Darling walks you through the T-SQL that silently bleeds your servers dry and shows you how to fix it without rewriting the whole app. You&#039;ll tackle the performance killers that don&#039;t show up until scale does: implicit conversions, non-sargable predicates, parameter sniffing traps, and joins that look fine in an execution plan until they absolutely aren&#039;t. You&#039;ll learn when temp tables beat table variables, when CTEs help versus when they just make you feel organized, and how to write window functions that don&#039;t spill to tempdb.\n\nBut performance is only half the fight. We&#039;ll dig into concurrency problems that turn a Tuesday into a war room: blocking chains, isolation level surprises, and data modifications that hold locks like they&#039;re paying rent. You&#039;ll learn DML patterns that play well with others.\n\nAlong the way, we&#039;ll put AI-generated T-SQL on the table. Not to dunk on it, but because it&#039;s showing up in pull requests and you need to know where it falls apart and where it saves you time.\n\nIf you&#039;ve ever inherited a stored procedure that made you question your career choices, this is your day. Come write T-SQL you&#039;d be proud to put your name on.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Read Committed Is Cruel by Default<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Nobody picked Read Committed. Ever.\n\nSQL Server came that way, and most shops never change it; they get scared off by blog posts that are somewhere between dumb and wrong, if they even know there&#039;s an alternative. And so it sits there locking everything in sight while you festoon every query with NOLOCK hints and hope for the best. Readers block writers, writers block readers, deadlocks never cease firing, and one report takes down the whole application.\n\nRow versioning has been in SQL Server since 2005:\n  &#8211; Read Committed Snapshot Isolation flips the whole database over at once.\n  &#8211; Snapshot Isolation lets you opt in one query at a time, so you can prove it works.\n\nIf you think changing is risky, consider this: the moment Microsoft had to run customer workloads themselves, they switched RCSI on by default in Azure SQL Database.\n\nNo isolation level is perfect for every single query. Your job is picking the one that causes the fewest problems for your workload, and handling the exceptions as they come up. If you already  slap NOLOCK on everything in sight, using other locking hints to handle the exceptions shouldn&#039;t scare you a bit. Row versioning gives you lock-free reads without the dirt.\n\nThis session shows you how to choose for yourself, instead of living with whatever the installer left you.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"fabiano-amorim\" data-search=\"fabiano amorim principal consultant pythian\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/16367235796390019pHi\/attprofile\/IMG-20240328-WA0020%20-%20Copy_1782308118241001osx1.jpg\" alt=\"Fabiano Amorim\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Fabiano Amorim<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant, Pythian<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/16367235796390019pHi\/attprofile\/IMG-20240328-WA0020%20-%20Copy_1782308118241001osx1.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Fabiano Amorim\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Fabiano Amorim<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Pythian, Principal Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Fabiano Amorim is currently working as a Principal Consultant at Pythian and is a Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2011, with more than two decades of experience working with SQL Server and database platforms. He is known in the database community for his performance tuning expertise and technical conference sessions delivered around the world.\n\nIn recent years, Fabiano has also expanded his work into SQL Server and cloud database security research, focusing on trust boundaries, privilege escalation, SQL injection, metadata tampering, least-privilege failures, and managed database service isolation. His research has led to the discovery and responsible disclosure of multiple MSSQL vulnerabilities, including CVE-backed findings, and has covered SQL Server offerings across major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud.\nFabiano writes technical articles for Simple Talk (https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.simple-talk.com\/author\/fabiano-amorim).\n<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Your MSSQL Environment is Vulnerable and I Can Prove It<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">SQL Server environments are often assumed to be secure by default. This session challenges that assumption. Starting from a low-privileged SQL login, I will demonstrate how design decisions, legacy features, and overlooked behaviors inside the MSSQL engine can be combined to achieve full instance compromise.\nThe presentation walks through real-world attack paths observed across on-premises and cloud-hosted SQL Server deployments, showing how privilege boundaries can be bypassed, sensitive data exposed, and administrative control obtained without exploiting traditional memory corruption bugs.\nBeyond the offensive techniques, the focus is on why these issues exist and how they persist in production systems. Attendees will learn how to assess their own environments, recognize high-risk configurations, and apply practical defensive controls to reduce attack surface and prevent privilege escalation before an attacker proves it for them.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Inside Real SQL Server Breaches: Privilege Escalations and How to Stop It<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Real-world SQL Server attacks rarely follow textbook patterns &#8211; and many environments remain vulnerable to non-obvious privilege escalation paths that bypass typical security assumptions.\nIn this session, we walk through realistic attack scenarios based on recently discovered SQL Server vulnerabilities. Starting from a low-privileged account, we demonstrate how attackers can escalate privileges to sysadmin, access sensitive data, and evade detection.\nEach scenario is immediately followed by a deep analysis of why the attack works in real environments &#8211; and how it could have been detected and prevented using native SQL Server capabilities.\nWhile some vulnerabilities demonstrated have been addressed or are considered by design, they expose broader patterns of misconfiguration and design assumptions that can lead to similar attack paths in modern environments.\nYou will learn:\n\u2022\tHow privilege escalation paths in SQL Server actually work in practice \n\u2022\tWhy common security configurations and assumptions fail \n\u2022\tHow to detect suspicious behavior using auditing, T-SQL, and native tooling \n\u2022\tWhat concrete steps you can take to harden your environment \nThis session bridges the gap between offensive research and defensive practice &#8211; turning real attack techniques into actionable security improvements you can apply immediately.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"frank-geisler\" data-search=\"frank geisler ceo gds business intelligence gmbh\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648328331086001wxeb\/attprofile\/Frank%20Geisler_1782746609051001TAm1.png\" alt=\"Frank Geisler\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Frank Geisler<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">CEO, GDS Business Intelligence GmbH<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648328331086001wxeb\/attprofile\/Frank%20Geisler_1782746609051001TAm1.png\"\n                    alt=\"Frank Geisler\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Frank Geisler<\/h1>\n                                            <p>GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, CEO<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Frank Geisler is the CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, author, consultant, and international speaker. He specializes in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL Server, Azure, T-SQL, PowerShell, Docker, and modern data platform architecture.\n\nFrank helps organizations build scalable analytics and data solutions, from semantic models and cloud architectures to real-time intelligence scenarios. He has authored and co-authored several technical books on Microsoft data technologies and is a long-time contributor to the data community, including as co-founder of PASS Deutschland e.V.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Eventhouse: The Hidden Power Behind Fabric Real-Time Intelligence<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Eventhouse is the analytical engine behind Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric\u2014but most implementations barely scratch the surface of what it can do. In this deep technical session, we go beyond the basics and explore how Eventhouse enables high-performance, low-latency analytics on streaming data at scale.\n\nYou\u2019ll gain insight into how data is ingested, stored, indexed, and queried within Eventhouse, and why its architecture is fundamentally different from traditional data warehouses and lakehouses. We\u2019ll examine how KQL leverages columnar storage, caching, and distributed execution to deliver near-instant query performance\u2014even on high-volume event streams.\n\nThe session also covers advanced topics such as data retention strategies, partitioning, ingestion optimization, and query tuning. You\u2019ll learn how to design for both performance and cost efficiency, and how to avoid common bottlenecks in real-world deployments.\n\nThis is a Level 400 session aimed at experienced data professionals who want to understand not just how to use Eventhouse\u2014but how it works under the hood and how to push it to its limits.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"garett-medlin\" data-search=\"garett medlin ai practice lead p3 adaptive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1774210420467001cgcs\/attprofile\/Garett%20Gradient_1782440499056001Y3IH.png\" alt=\"Garett Medlin\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Garett Medlin<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">AI Practice Lead, P3 Adaptive<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1774210420467001cgcs\/attprofile\/Garett%20Gradient_1782440499056001Y3IH.png\"\n                    alt=\"Garett Medlin\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Garett Medlin<\/h1>\n                                            <p>P3 Adaptive, AI Practice Lead<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Garett Medlin leads the AI Practice at P3 Adaptive, a Microsoft analytics and AI consulting firm. He helps mid-market leaders move from AI curiosity to AI work that actually ships. Over the past year he&#039;s built 40+ custom AI coding-agent skills for DAX optimization, model health assessment, and Fabric operations &#8211; his own daily toolchain, used on live client engagements rather than in demos &#8211; and he leads the developers building P3AI, the firm&#039;s agentic platform on top of Power BI semantic models. Garett brings a practitioner&#039;s honesty about where AI coding agents genuinely earn their place in data work and where the hype outruns reality. This is his first PASS Summit.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">AI Coding Agents for Power BI: From Hype to Daily Workflow<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">You&#039;ve heard that AI can write DAX. Can it also review a measure for performance anti-patterns, assess an entire semantic model&#039;s health, identify unused fields across report pages, and execute an optimization workflow? This session is a live, demo-driven walkthrough of what an AI-augmented Power BI development workflow actually looks like in 2026. You&#039;ll see an AI coding agent connected to a live semantic model, authoring and reviewing measures in TMDL format, running model health assessments, and catching issues that take hours to find manually. Every concept is demonstrated against real models, and every pattern shown is something you can build into your own workflow. You&#039;ll leave knowing what AI agents can actually do with your Power BI models today, how they connect to your data platform through tools like MCP and the Fabric CLI, and where they still need a human in the loop.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"ginger-grant\" data-search=\"ginger grant principal consultant desert isle group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307733782001gUHb\/attprofile\/Ginger_Grant_2025_1785782401507001M8sa.jpg\" alt=\"Ginger Grant\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Ginger Grant<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant, Desert Isle Group<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307733782001gUHb\/attprofile\/Ginger_Grant_2025_1785782401507001M8sa.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Ginger Grant\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Ginger Grant<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Desert Isle Group, Principal Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Ginger Grant is a distinguished Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), renowned for her deep expertise in advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, data warehousing, and the evolving landscape of Microsoft Fabric. As a sought-after consultant, Ginger empowers organizations to harness the full potential of their data ecosystems.  Beyond consulting, Ginger is a prolific thought leader and speaker for both keynotes and technical training. She contributes regularly as a columnist for Pure AI, authors insightful books, and shares practical knowledge on her blog, DesertIsleSQL.com. Her educational impact spans a wide range of technologies, including Azure Synapse Analytics, Python, and Azure Machine Learning, making her a trusted voice in the data community.  Whether on stage, in print, or in the classroom, Ginger\u2019s passion for data and commitment to knowledge-sharing make her a standout figure in the world of data and AI.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Building an AI-Enabled Fabric Practice<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Want to move beyond theory and actually embed AI and automation into your Microsoft Fabric workflows? This session shows how to turn AI\u2019s promised productivity gains into disciplined, repeatable practices you can implement immediately in Microsoft Fabric. We will walk through how to set up an AI-ready environment on your own laptop, along with the tools, libraries, and patterns needed so you can follow along and reuse everything yourself. \n\nThe session covers how to build prompt libraries, reusable patterns, and guardrails so your results are consistent instead of hit-or-miss. We will also use Fabric APIs and CLIs to turn those prompts into agentic processes so you can implement strategies beyond cutting and pasting from chat windows. To ensure governance and good CI\/CD practices are included, the session shows how to automate quality checks with GitHub Actions and enforce standards using AI-assisted code generation and review.  These processes can ensure hallucinations don\u2019t see production and ensure improve that you can catch issues before your users do.\n\nUsing real examples, we will walk through how to move from written specifications to fully implemented models, moving from inception to deployment pipelines. Attendees will leave with a structured framework, practical automation techniques, and repeatable methods to improve quality, consistency, and delivery speed across your Fabric environment.\n\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Creating Agentic Solutions with Fabric IQ<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">AI isn\u2019t getting a free pass for just answering questions anymore, it\u2019s time to start putting it to work with Agentic AI.  In Microsoft Fabric, this shift comes to life through Fabric IQ and Data Agents. Together, they form a practical, enterprise-ready foundation for completing tasks with your data and creating solutions instead of one-off AI experiments.\n\nIn this session, you\u2019ll see Fabric IQ woven directly into the platform, letting you interact with your data using natural language while getting real insights, not surface-level summaries. We\u2019ll break down how it understands semantic models, metadata, and usage patterns so it can produce outputs you can actually use.\n\n Through live demos and repeatable design patterns, you see how to use different parts of Fabric to build an end-to-end agentic solution that connects insight, execution, and orchestration. We will also address the hard parts including security, role-based access control, and keeping agents within governed boundaries. You will walk out knowing how to build AI that doesn\u2019t just answer questions, it gets things done.\n\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"induteja-aligeti\" data-search=\"induteja aligeti senior delivery consultant aws (amazon web services)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1666062749832001MVvD\/attprofile\/InduTeja%20Aligeti_1782746634987001L9oY.jpeg\" alt=\"InduTeja Aligeti\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">InduTeja Aligeti<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Senior Delivery Consultant, AWS (Amazon Web Services)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1666062749832001MVvD\/attprofile\/InduTeja%20Aligeti_1782746634987001L9oY.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"InduTeja Aligeti\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">InduTeja Aligeti<\/h1>\n                                            <p>AWS (Amazon Web Services), Senior Delivery Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">InduTeja Aligeti is a Senior Delivery Consultant at Amazon Web Services with over 20+ years of experience spanning multi-cloud and multi-database technologies. She specializes in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and modern data platforms, helping enterprise customers design highly available, scalable, and cost-effective database solutions.\nHer work focuses on modernizing large-scale database platforms across multi-cloud environments and building production-ready AI-powered applications leveraging Generative AI, PostgreSQL, and contemporary data architectures. She is passionate about bridging the gap between traditional database engineering and the emerging world of Agentic AI systems.\n<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Building Secure Text-to-SQL Chatbots with PostgreSQL RLS<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Can your AI chatbot accidentally leak sensitive data? As enterprises deploy LLM-powered Text-to-SQL interfaces, access control becomes critical. This session demonstrates how to build a chatbot that respects all data permissions through three defense layers.\n\nFirst, we implement schema pruning\u2014dynamically filtering table and column metadata so the LLM never sees unauthorized structures. Second, we add AST-based validation using pg_query to parse and verify every generated SQL statement against allow-lists before execution, catching hallucinations and prompt injections. Finally, PostgreSQL&#039;s native Row-Level Security (RLS) provides the last line of defense, automatically filtering results based on user identity.\n\nThrough live demos with a multi-tenant database, you&#039;ll see how a marketing user&#039;s query never returns HR payroll data, and how the system gracefully handles errors without leaking schema information. Walk away with a complete security blueprint for production AI chatbots.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"james-serra\" data-search=\"james serra data solution engineer microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307741499001g5P0\/attprofile\/James%20Serra_1782746648458001pd5J.jpeg\" alt=\"James Serra\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">James Serra<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Solution Engineer, Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307741499001g5P0\/attprofile\/James%20Serra_1782746648458001pd5J.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"James Serra\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">James Serra<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft, Data Solution Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I work at Microsoft as a big data and data warehousing solution architect where I have been for most of the last twelve years.  I am a thought leader in the use and application of Big Data and advanced analytics, including data architectures such as the modern data warehouse, data lakehouse, data fabric, and data mesh.  Previously I was an independent consultant working as a Data Warehouse\/Business Intelligence architect and developer.  I am a prior SQL Server MVP with over 40 years of IT experience.  I started my career as a software developer, then was a DBA for 12 years, and for the last twelve years I have been working extensively with business intelligence and data warehousing using numerous Microsoft technologies and tools.  I have been at times a permanent employee, consultant, contractor, and owner of my own business.  All these experiences along with continuous learning have helped me to develop many successful data warehouse and BI projects.  I am a popular blogger and speaker, having presented at dozens of major events including PASS Summit, SQLBits, Data Summit, SQLDay, Enterprise Data World conference, Big Data Conference Europe, SQL Saturdays, and Informatica World.  I am the author of the book \u201cDeciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh\u201c. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Learning to Present and Becoming Good At It<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Have you been thinking about presenting at a user group?\u00a0 Are you being asked to present at your work?\u00a0 Is learning to present one of the keys to advancing your career?\u00a0 Or do you just think it would be fun to present but you are too nervous to try it?\u00a0 Well take the first step to becoming a presenter by attending this session and I will guide you through the process of learning to present and becoming good at it.\u00a0 It&#039;s easier than you think!\u00a0 I am an introvert and was deathly afraid to speak in public.\u00a0 Now I love to present and it&#039;s actually my main function in my job at Microsoft.\u00a0 I&#039;ll share with you journey that lead me to speak at major conferences and the skills I learned along the way to become a good presenter and to get rid of the fear.\u00a0 You can do it!<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"joey-d-antoni\" data-search=\"joey d&#039;antoni principal consultant dcac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648558002240001SRqA\/attprofile\/Joey%20Dantoni_1779368549728001lCaM.jpeg\" alt=\"Joey D&#039;Antoni\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Joey D&#039;Antoni<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant, DCAC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648558002240001SRqA\/attprofile\/Joey%20Dantoni_1779368549728001lCaM.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Joey D&#039;Antoni\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Joey D&#039;Antoni<\/h1>\n                                            <p>DCAC, Principal Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Joseph D&#039;Antoni is an Architect and Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over two decades of experience working in both Fortune 500 and smaller firms. He is currently Principal Consultant for Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting. He holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from Louisiana Tech University and an MBA from North Carolina State University. He is a frequent speaker at PASS Summit, TechEd, Code Camps, and SQLSaturday events.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Learning the Cloud: From Managing Resources to Designing Solutions<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">With over 200 services in Azure, trying to learn the platform can feel overwhelming. You&#039;ve probably built a virtual machine or deployed an Azure SQL Database, but have you thought about your network design, tagging strategies, or how AI services fit into your architecture? In this all-day session, we&#039;ll go well beyond basic DBA and sysadmin tasks and into the mindset of an architect.\nTopics covered will include:\n\nAzure Networking\nAzure and Entra ID Security\nHow to automate processes in Azure\nA deep dive on storage performance and costs\nAzure AI services including Microsoft Foundry, AI Search, and Cognitive Services\n\nWe&#039;ll start with Azure&#039;s foundational infrastructure and how to manage availability. From there, we&#039;ll cover how security, authentication, and authorization work with Entra ID and how to implement them in your applications. You&#039;ll learn how to choose the right data and AI services for your workloads, how to secure them, and when to reach for tools like Azure OpenAI Service or AI Search to add intelligence to your solutions. We&#039;ll also dig into supporting services like Azure Key Vault, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Automation that help tie everything together. This session will be packed with demos and plenty of open Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Git Good: GitHub and GitHub Actions for the Rest of Us<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">LLMs are changing how we write code, manage infrastructure, and ship software, making source code management and DevOps skills more valuable than ever. If DevOps has always seemed confusing or mysterious, you&#039;re not alone. In this session, you will:\n\n&#8211; Learn Git and GitHub basics for storing and managing your code\n&#8211; Get comfortable collaborating in repositories\n&#8211; Use GitHub Actions to automate code, cloud, and database deployments\n&#8211; How GitHub Actions are basically just shell scripts\n&#8211; Understand how to ship software faster with fewer problems\n\nYou&#039;ll leave ready to automate, collaborate, and deliver your projects with confidence.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"jonathan-stewart\" data-search=\"jonathan stewart principal consultant soundbi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1633639556761001nMcw\/attprofile\/Me-Rescaled_1782334071818001sB49.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Stewart\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Jonathan Stewart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant, SoundBI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1633639556761001nMcw\/attprofile\/Me-Rescaled_1782334071818001sB49.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Jonathan Stewart\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Jonathan Stewart<\/h1>\n                                            <p>SoundBI, Principal Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Jonathan Stewart is a dynamic analytics consultant and visionary leader with over 25 years championing enterprise-scale data strategy and transformation. As Principal Consultant, Jonathan pioneers the launch of new practice areas, forges C-suite partnerships, and architects modern data warehouse and Power BI ecosystems for Fortune 500 organizations. His expertise empowers businesses to harness real-time insights, accelerate decision-making, and drive measurable revenue growth.\n\nA recognized educator and community advocate, Jonathan is a frequent global speaker, technical trainer, and blogger at sqllocks.net, dedicated to democratizing analytics knowledge. He has presented on advanced analytics, cloud data platforms, and leadership in technology at conferences, user groups, and webcasts worldwide. Jonathan also serves as a board member for the Columbus SQL Server User Group and collaborates with local nonprofit and public sector leaders to expand technology access and career opportunities for underserved communities.\n\nJonathan\u2019s technical focus spans the Microsoft Data Platform (Power BI, Azure, SQL Server), modern data warehouses including Databricks and Snowflake ecosystems, governance frameworks, data visualization, and analytics process automation. His leadership has been instrumental in launching innovative data practices, guiding cross-functional teams, and establishing standards for security and analytics excellence across industries including healthcare, manufacturing, government, and financial services.\n\nIn his free time, Jonathan advises regional planning boards and youth organizations, inspiring the next wave of technology leaders in central Ohio and beyond.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Observability for Microsoft Fabric: What&#039;s Happening in Your Platform<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Which Fabric items consumed the most capacity units last week? When was your lakehouse table last refreshed? If a pipeline failed at 2 AM, would you know before your users told you? For most teams, the honest answer is: &quot;I&#039;d have to check three different places and hope I find it.&quot;\n\nMicrosoft Fabric consolidates compute, storage, and analytics into one platform \u2014 but observability hasn&#039;t caught up. Capacity metrics live in one app, pipeline monitoring in another, semantic model health in a third. This session is for Fabric administrators, data engineers, and platform teams who need to answer &quot;is my platform healthy?&quot; without checking six dashboards.\n\nWe&#039;ll build an observability practice from the ground up using Fabric&#039;s own APIs, XMLA endpoints, and capacity metrics:\n&#8211; Monitor capacity utilization and detect throttling before it impacts users\n&#8211; Track pipeline and notebook execution across workspaces with automated alerting on failures and SLA breaches\n&#8211; Audit semantic models continuously with the 78-rule Best Practice Analyzer \u2014 not once during development, but on every refresh\n&#8211; Measure data freshness across lakehouses and warehouses, flagging tables that miss their expected refresh windows\n\nThis isn&#039;t a product demo. You&#039;ll leave with patterns, queries, and scripts built on the same building blocks available to every Fabric customer \u2014 ready to deploy Monday morning.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"jordan-brennan-sassi\" data-search=\"jordan brennan (sassi) sr database administrator the boston beer company\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1783413523638001HfBl\/attprofile\/Jordan%20Brennan%20%28Sassi%29_1783503237287001YbY8.jpeg\" alt=\"Jordan Brennan (Sassi)\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Jordan Brennan (Sassi)<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr Database Administrator, The Boston Beer Company<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1783413523638001HfBl\/attprofile\/Jordan%20Brennan%20%28Sassi%29_1783503237287001YbY8.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Jordan Brennan (Sassi)\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Jordan Brennan (Sassi)<\/h1>\n                                            <p>The Boston Beer Company, Sr Database Administrator<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Jordan has been working with databases since 2012, developing deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and a passion for evangelizing high-quality, reliable, and scalable database solutions across various industries. She holds a SQLSkills Blackbelt certification, reflecting advanced, hands-on mastery of SQL Server internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.\n\nHer drive for optimization and efficiency naturally grew into a love of automation and PowerShell. She has been speaking and teaching since 2024, primarily on SQL Server and PowerShell, drawing on real-world scenarios to make complex topics accessible in an increasingly complex world.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">How to &quot;Excel&quot; as a Solo DBA<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Data is the most valuable asset a company has, and yet even large companies might only budget for a single Database Administrator. Your job description might not match up to expectations if it was copied off the internet, and your interview was not necessarily conducted by another DBA &#8211; so you don&#039;t always get to know what your responsibilities are or what the state of the database environment will be until you start your new role. In a tech climate where it&#039;s increasingly hard to get entry to mid level experience, how do you grow in your career on your own, while also keeping the lights on at your job?\n\nIn this session we will discuss strategies and tools you can use in your first 30\/60\/90 days in your new role (or to level up in your current role) to establish yourself as a critical and trusted resource, at the same time as upgrading your SQL Server skillset and showing your boss and coworkers you are doing more than &#039;keeping the lights on&#039;.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"katharina-covadonga-cl-ren\" data-search=\"katharina covadonga cl\u00f6ren data analytics consultant oraylis gmbh\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1783413485996001YDoB\/attprofile\/Katharina%20C%20400%20pixel_1783505154874001s1jY.JPG\" alt=\"Katharina Covadonga Cl\u00f6ren\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Katharina Covadonga Cl\u00f6ren<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Analytics Consultant, Oraylis GmbH<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1783413485996001YDoB\/attprofile\/Katharina%20C%20400%20pixel_1783505154874001s1jY.JPG\"\n                    alt=\"Katharina Covadonga Cl\u00f6ren\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Katharina Covadonga Cl\u00f6ren<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Oraylis GmbH, Data Analytics Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Katharina Covadonga Cloeren is a Data Analytics Consultant at ORAYLIS in Germany, where she gets to be both artist and detective \u2014 investigating the patterns hidden in data, then turning them into Power BI solutions and Microsoft Fabric implementations people actually enjoy using. Her focus is on data visualization and Data Storytelling, built on the belief that a great report should give users clarity and leave them inspired and motivated, not overwhelmed.\n\nHer data journey started with a student job as a BI Analyst, where she first fell for the sweet spot between analytical thinking and creative communication. Since then, she&#039;s led workshops and mentored colleagues \u2014 and now, as a &quot;New Stars of Data&quot; speaker, she&#039;s taking her first steps onto the conference stage.\n\nAlongside her data work, Katharina is active as a certified yoga and fitness trainer, and honestly, the two aren&#039;t so different. She spends her days helping people move through something unfamiliar, whether that&#039;s a tricky pose or a tangled data model, one step at a time. Outside of work, you&#039;ll find her traveling the world, trying food from every corner of it, bouldering, or lifting weights in the gym. Because whether it&#039;s dashboards or downward dogs: balance is everything.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">The Visual Workout: 7 Practical Exercises for Stronger Reports<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Great reports are built like great workout routines: you need a clear goal, the right technique, consistent structure, and the discipline to leave out anything that only looks impressive but does not create results. The same principle applies to data visualization: adding more visuals, filters, and interactions will not make a weak report stronger. It will only make it harder to use.\n\nIn this demo-heavy session, we will go through a practical visual workout: seven exercises designed to strengthen analytical reports and data-heavy communication. Each exercise focuses on one concrete design capability, supported by live demos, templates, and before-and-after examples.\n\nWe will start with the \u201ccore strength\u201d of effective reporting: purpose, audience, and decision context. From there, we will use a report design blueprint, sketching techniques, and mockups to design better analytical experiences before refining the final report. Then we will work through practical redesign exercises: choosing better visuals, reducing cognitive load, improving layout alignment, using color with discipline, and turning analytical findings into clear, actionable visual communication.\n\nThis session is designed for data professionals who already have experience creating reports in a reporting tool and want immediately applicable methods to improve them. It is not about abstract design philosophy; it is about practical techniques you can apply in your next report.\n\nCome prepared for report push-ups, chart-type squats, and maybe a few burpees for unnecessary pie charts.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"kevin-feasel\" data-search=\"kevin feasel proprietor catallaxy services, llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307734006001gV8t\/attprofile\/Kevin%20Feasel_1782746711731001GdDR.jpeg\" alt=\"Kevin Feasel\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Kevin Feasel<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Proprietor, Catallaxy Services, LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307734006001gV8t\/attprofile\/Kevin%20Feasel_1782746711731001GdDR.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Kevin Feasel\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Kevin Feasel<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Catallaxy Services, LLC, Proprietor<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Kevin Feasel is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Proprietor of Catallaxy Services, LLC, where he specializes in data analytics with T-SQL and Python, data architecture, data science, and pulling rabbits out of hats on demand. He is the lead contributor to Curated SQL (https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/curatedsql.com), president of the Triangle Area SQL Server Users Group (https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.meetup.com\/tripass), and author of PolyBase Revealed (https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.apress.com\/us\/book\/9781484254608) and Finding Ghosts in Your Data (https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-1-4842-8870-2).<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Pick Your Poison: Choosing the Right Edition of SQL Server<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">SQL Server 2025 reshapes the edition landscape. Standard Edition gains features that previously required Enterprise. Developer Standard Edition is a new option for dev\/test environments. Web Edition is gone entirely. These changes affect licensing costs, architecture decisions, and migration planning. This session walks through every current SQL Server edition: what each one provides and where the limits are. We&#039;ll cover what changed in 2025 and how to choose the right edition for your workload. We&#039;ll also walk through the mechanics of upgrading or downgrading between editions, as well as licensing models. You&#039;ll leave with a decision framework for picking the right edition and a checklist for evaluating your current deployments.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"kevin-wilkie\" data-search=\"kevin wilkie principal architect, ai-ready platforms sherpa of data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648599869850001XAxL\/attprofile\/Self_1782652982691001F0kV.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Wilkie\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Kevin Wilkie<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Architect, AI-Ready Platforms, Sherpa of Data<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648599869850001XAxL\/attprofile\/Self_1782652982691001F0kV.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Kevin Wilkie\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Kevin Wilkie<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Sherpa of Data, Principal Architect, AI-Ready Platforms<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Kevin has been wrangling data and dodging dirty reads for over 15 years \u2014 back when SQL Server 6.5 was considered &quot;modern&quot; and query tuning meant praying to the optimizer gods.\n\nHis journey began as an &quot;Accidental DBA&quot; \u2014 one misfired report and suddenly he was deep in sys.objects, pretending sp_who2 was an actual plan. Since then, he&#039;s played nearly every role in the SQL Server ecosystem: SQL Developer, BI Associate, Production DBA, and now a Data Architect with a mission.\n\nThese days, Kevin spends his time normalizing chaos, denormalizing silos, and preaching the gospel of clean, well-modeled data. He\u2019s been known to pivot on the fly, avoid Cartesian relationships, and bring deadlocks back to life \u2014 all while gently reminding teams that SELECT * is a cry for help.\n\nIf it involves data, Kevin&#039;s in \u2014 tuning queries, architecting solutions, or just nerding out about why surrogate keys are misunderstood. He\u2019s not just passionate about data \u2014 he\u2019s got a clustered index on it.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">The Architecture Gap: Why Your AI Strategy Is Slower Than You Think<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">AI isn\u2019t failing because of models, tools, or talent\u2014it\u2019s failing because of architecture.\n\nAcross enterprises, organizations are investing heavily in AI while quietly running on data platforms that were never designed to support it. The result? Slow delivery, fragile pipelines, rising costs, and \u201cAI initiatives\u201d that never make it to production.\n\nIn this session, we\u2019ll break down the growing gap between modern AI ambitions and legacy (and even \u201cmodernized\u201d) data architectures. You\u2019ll see why lift-and-shift migrations often make the problem worse, how hybrid architectures are emerging as a practical path forward, and what architectural patterns actually enable AI at scale.\n\nIf your organization is struggling to turn AI strategy into real outcomes, the problem may not be your AI\u2014it may be your platform.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"kristyna-ferris\" data-search=\"kristyna ferris solution architect p3 adaptive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1635824478971001dvGu\/attprofile\/Professional%20Picture%202024_1783526420089001eyJf.jpg\" alt=\"Kristyna Ferris\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Kristyna Ferris<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Solution Architect, P3 Adaptive<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1635824478971001dvGu\/attprofile\/Professional%20Picture%202024_1783526420089001eyJf.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Kristyna Ferris\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Kristyna Ferris<\/h1>\n                                            <p>P3 Adaptive, Solution Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Kristyna Ferris is a solution architect at P3 Adaptive. Her experience includes implementing and managing enterprise-level Fabric &amp; Power BI instances, training teams on best practices, and building templates for scalable analytics. Passionate about participating and growing the data community, she enjoys co-writing on Data on Wheels (www.dataonwheels.com) and speaking at various events. She also a co-organizer for Lexington Data Technology Group.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again. \n\nWe will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all. \n\nWhether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Community Kickoff &amp; Power Hour<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">The Community Kickoff opens PASS Summit West with an easy, welcoming start to connect, share, and learn. Join us for a welcome drink and time to reconnect, meet new faces, and ease into the rhythm of the event. After a short networking warm\u2011up, we\u2019ll gather for a fun, community\u2011driven hour designed to spark energy, inclusive learning, and a sense of belonging from day one. We\u2019ll wrap with another round of open networking so conversations can continue, and new connections can take root.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"lenore-flower\" data-search=\"lenore flower data trainer &amp; consultant data plumber, llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1744135636230001LJBX\/attprofile\/Lenore%20Flower_1782746749745001TYBq.jpeg\" alt=\"Lenore Flower\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Lenore Flower<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Trainer &amp; Consultant, Data Plumber, LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1744135636230001LJBX\/attprofile\/Lenore%20Flower_1782746749745001TYBq.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Lenore Flower\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Lenore Flower<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Data Plumber, LLC, Data Trainer &amp; Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Lenore Flower (MBA, MCT) is the Chief Data Plumber and Owner of Data Plumber, LLC, a training and consulting business that helps companies build staff capacity alongside Microsoft-based data infrastructure, with expertise spanning Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, D365, and paginated reporting. \n\nLenore loves to play the role of \u201cData Mary Poppins\u201d for her clients and is recognized for her distinctive &quot;teach to fish&quot; methodology that empowers clients to solve their own problems rather than creating dependency. Lenore combines technical depth in data architecture with exceptional teaching abilities to help make complex concepts accessible across skill levels. \n\nBeyond her consulting practice, Lenore co-organizes both the Power BI DC user group and the Dynamics User Group Washington, D.C. Meetup, mentors and teaches for TechFluent, and is a regular speaker at various conferences, including FABCON, PASS Summit, DynamicsCon, and Community Summit NA. <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">The Recovering Shy Person&#039;s Guide to Putting Yourself Forward<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Have you ever found yourself holding back from tackling a new project, submitting that conference proposal, or publishing that blog post because the &quot;what ifs&quot; just became too much? Everyone holds themselves back sometimes \u2014 but putting yourself forward can be especially tough when you already feel like the odd one out.\n\nThis session is for every person who&#039;s ever thought &quot;I&#039;m not ready yet&quot; even when they were bursting with ideas. Whether you&#039;re navigating neurodivergence, underrepresentation, or just the very human experience of not seeing yourself reflected in the rooms you&#039;re trying to enter \u2014 this one&#039;s for you. Join me for an honest, inclusive discussion where I&#039;ll share strategies for what it actually takes to find your voice and give you a nudge to use it.\n\nWe&#039;ll talk about the unique challenges that come with being &quot;different&quot; in tech spaces, the strategies that flopped, the ones that actually worked, and the practical first steps to showing up as a speaker, blogger, podcaster, content creator, or internal advocate \u2014 without waiting until you feel &quot;ready.&quot;\n\nSpoiler: you&#039;re already ready. You just need the map \u2014 and maybe someone in your corner who believes it before you do.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"marcelo-adade\" data-search=\"marcelo adade consultant dbbits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629738964074001vOq4\/attprofile\/marcelo_image_1782845661872001pbKD.jpg\" alt=\"Marcelo Adade\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Marcelo Adade<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Consultant, DBBITS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629738964074001vOq4\/attprofile\/marcelo_image_1782845661872001pbKD.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Marcelo Adade\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Marcelo Adade<\/h1>\n                                            <p>DBBITS, Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Marcelo is a Principal Database Engineer and Consultant. He has experience managing Databases for various companies in diverse sectors, such as financial institutions, consultancies, data centers, and e-commerce portals. He holds many Microsoft certifications, as well as other DBMS technologies. He has received the MVP award in the Azure Data category every year since 2018. He is passionate about technology, and shares Database technologies knowledge through presentations, training sessions, and his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">SQL Server Always On Deployments: What Works, What Breaks, and What to Do<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Always On Availability Groups and Failover Cluster Instances are powerful features, but real-world deployments often come with challenges that go far beyond the basics. In this demo-packed session, we\u2019ll share practical lessons learned from administering SQL Server Always On environments, focusing on what actually works in production, what commonly breaks, and how to respond effectively.\n\nWe\u2019ll explore configuration decisions, recurring pitfalls, troubleshooting patterns, and operational realities that are not always obvious from the documentation. Through real examples and practical demonstrations, you\u2019ll gain insight into how to better plan, validate, and support Always On deployments across different scenarios.\n\nBy the end of the session, attendees will be better prepared to design, operate, and troubleshoot the majority of Always On implementations they encounter.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"marcelo-fernandes\" data-search=\"marcelo fernandes pr. ps cloud architect aws\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1657808351126001z0Yl\/attprofile\/IMG_2254_1782391441157001ZRph.jpg\" alt=\"Marcelo Fernandes\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Marcelo Fernandes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Pr. PS Cloud Architect, AWS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1657808351126001z0Yl\/attprofile\/IMG_2254_1782391441157001ZRph.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Marcelo Fernandes\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Marcelo Fernandes<\/h1>\n                                            <p>AWS, Pr. PS Cloud Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Marcelo Fernandes is a Principal Database Architect at Amazon Web Services with over 23 years of experience in the database field. He specializes in SQL Server \nmigrations and modernization, helping organizations transition complex database workloads to the cloud, including moves from SQL Server to PostgreSQL using \nBabelfish.\nThroughout his career, Marcelo has guided financial institutions through large-scale database transformations, tackling challenges around performance, \nscalability, and compatibility. His expertise spans SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Aurora, with deep hands-on experience in migration planning, workload \nassessment, and optimization.\nMarcelo is an active speaker in the SQL community, having presented at SQLBits and other international events. He is passionate about sharing practical lessons \nfrom real-world migrations and helping database professionals navigate the evolving data platform landscape.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">GenAI for Schema Conversion: What It Actually Gets Right (and Wrong)<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Generative AI is transforming how we approach database schema conversion, promising to automate the tedious, error-prone work that has historically slowed down migration projects. But how well does it actually perform in practice?\n\nThis lightning session delivers an honest, tool-agnostic assessment of using generative AI for database code conversion. Drawing from real migration projects, we examine specific T-SQL patterns and stored procedures where AI-powered conversion excels \u2014 and where it confidently produces code that is subtly wrong.\n\nWe walk through concrete before-and-after examples: complex joins, cursor-based logic, dynamic SQL, error handling blocks, and data type mappings. For each category, you will\nsee the AI-generated output alongside the manually corrected version, so you can calibrate your own expectations.\n\nBeyond individual conversions, we discuss the human review process that remains essential. How do you efficiently validate AI-generated code? What testing strategies catch \nthe failures that look correct at first glance? And how do you build a feedback loop that improves conversion quality over time?\n\nThis is not a product demo or a marketing pitch. It is a practitioner&#039;s perspective on where generative AI genuinely accelerates schema conversion today, where it creates \nfalse confidence, and how to build a realistic workflow that leverages AI without blindly trusting it. Set your expectations before your next migration.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"mariya-ali\" data-search=\"mariya ali microsoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/16360425255410011fUm\/attprofile\/Mariya%20Ali_1776692541247001xKhm.jpg\" alt=\"Mariya Ali\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Mariya Ali<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Microsoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/16360425255410011fUm\/attprofile\/Mariya%20Ali_1776692541247001xKhm.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Mariya Ali\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Mariya Ali<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Microsoft<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Mariya Ali, Product Manager at Microsoft&#039;s Fabric Datawarehouse, specializes in crafting query optimization and observability experiences. She thrives on empowering customers with actionable insights that elevate the user experience and drive maximum efficiency in data analytics.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">No Black Box: How Fabric DW Works, Performs, and Gets Monitored Right<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Most Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse users know what to do \u2014 but not what&#039;s actually happening beneath the query they just ran. In this session, you&#039;ll get a first-hand architectural walkthrough of Fabric DW from the product team that designed and shipped it.\n\nWe&#039;ll start where most sessions don&#039;t \u2014 the engine itself. How does Fabric DW separate compute from storage using OneLake? What is V-Order optimization, why does it exist, and when does it hurt you instead of help you? How does the concurrency model work across SQL pools, and what are the real-world capacity implications of the choices you make today?\n\nFrom there, we&#039;ll move into performance: the patterns that silently kill query throughput, how to read query execution plans in a distributed columnar engine \u2014 not in theory, but in a live demo using real warehouse telemetry.\n\nFinally, we&#039;ll deep-dive into the monitoring and observability stack: Query Insights, Warehouse Insights, SQL Pool Insights, and Query Plan Visualization. You&#039;ll leave knowing exactly which DMV-equivalent views surface the signals that matter, how to build proactive alerting, and how enterprise teams \u2014 including large healthcare organizations running production workloads \u2014 are using these tools to drive meaningful cost reduction and SLA reliability.\n\nWhether you&#039;re evaluating Fabric, mid-migration, or already in production and hitting walls you don&#039;t fully understand, this session gives you the architecture mental model you&#039;ve been missing.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"matt-gordon\" data-search=\"matt gordon director of data and analytics lean techniques\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307745136001govT\/attprofile\/matt_gordon_headshot_1782402979799001jua4.jpeg\" alt=\"Matt Gordon\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Matt Gordon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Director of Data and Analytics, Lean TECHniques<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307745136001govT\/attprofile\/matt_gordon_headshot_1782402979799001jua4.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Matt Gordon\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Matt Gordon<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Lean TECHniques, Director of Data and Analytics<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Matt is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with Microsoft data technology since 2000 and Azure AI since 2017. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He&#039;s a Redgate Community Ambassador and an author of two books. His original data professional role was in database development, which quickly evolved into query tuning work as a DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported several critical systems utilizing SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Microsoft Fabric and managed dozens of 24\/7\/365 data estates. As a consultant, he works with customers large, medium, and small to migrate to the cloud, make their data estate operate efficiently, and find the right tools and solutions within the Microsoft data &amp; AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Adapting for AI Readiness as a Data Professional | Keeping Up Without Falling Down: AI&#039;s Future for Data Professionals<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">The first two sessions in this learning pathway cover essential AI-related knowledge for data professionals and then how to apply that knowledge to your work. The final session in the learning pathway covers what we do next and where we go from here. Everyone who works in technology is feeling the pressure to keep up with every new development in AI &#8211; and most of us feel like we&#039;re failing at that effort, or at least falling behind. This session will focus on where we think AI will take us &#8211; and our job responsibilities &#8211; in the future. Leaning on the access that Microsoft MVPs have to what Microsoft is thinking about the future of their data platform offerings, we have put together a guide for what we think we should learn, what we think we should do with that newfound knowledge, and how to take care of ourselves in an increasingly turbulent data professional landscape. Our jobs aren&#039;t going away, but we need to make sure we&#039;re equipped for where they are headed. Join us to help start on that journey.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"matthew-gantz\" data-search=\"matthew gantz sr dba versant\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1636063987078001FFTK\/attprofile\/Matthew%20Gantz_1782746876163001wY7K.jpeg\" alt=\"Matthew Gantz\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Matthew Gantz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Sr DBA, Versant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1636063987078001FFTK\/attprofile\/Matthew%20Gantz_1782746876163001wY7K.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Matthew Gantz\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Matthew Gantz<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Versant, Sr DBA<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Matthew Gantz has spent nearly 20 years as a Database Administrator and Architect. His areas of expertise include performance tuning, high availability, automation, and migrating database platforms to the cloud.\n\nMatthew loves building systems that are easy to monitor and troubleshoot. He believes supportability and observability should be first-order design principles, not afterthoughts. While he enjoys solving complex database challenges, he&#039;s even more passionate about sharing what he&#039;s learned throughout his career and helping others become better database professionals.\n\nWhen he&#039;s not working with databases, you&#039;ll usually find him playing guitar or volunteering his time teaching mountaineering skills.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">DIY Log Shipping for RDS<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Log shipping is a powerful and reliable tool for migrating databases and disaster recovery. Even with the rise of Availability Groups and other modern features, its simplicity and predictability make it an essential part of the DBA toolkit. Unfortunately, AWS RDS does not support log shipping out of the box.\n\nIn this session, I will show you how to build your own lightweight solution using a small set of scripts. We will walk through a practical approach for migrating a database from an on-premises SQL Server instance to AWS RDS with minimal downtime and a simple, low-risk rollback strategy. \n\nIf you are planning a cloud migration or want to use RDS as a DR solution, this this talk will give you a proven approach you can implement right away.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"michael-d-spain\" data-search=\"michael d&#039;spain database reliability engineer walmart vizio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1775612997369001znbX\/attprofile\/Screenshot%202026-06-28%20at%206.21.46%E2%80%AFPM_1782694047966001JT6B.png\" alt=\"Michael D&#039;Spain\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Michael D&#039;Spain<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Database Reliability Engineer, Walmart Vizio<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1775612997369001znbX\/attprofile\/Screenshot%202026-06-28%20at%206.21.46%E2%80%AFPM_1782694047966001JT6B.png\"\n                    alt=\"Michael D&#039;Spain\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Michael D&#039;Spain<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Walmart Vizio, Database Reliability Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Michael D\u2019Spain is a Staff Database Reliability Engineer at Walmart VIZIO with 15+ years experience as a Production DBA. He helps teams build reliable, high\u2011performing database platforms across Azure, AWS, and GCP. His experience spans SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, with a strong focus on automation, resiliency, and operating at scale.  Working in IT is a second career for Michael.  Previously Michael was a High School teacher working in urban and inner-city school districts.\nMichael is the co-host of the Modern Ops Unfiltered podcast with Amy Abel, talking to interesting folks in the data and site reliabilty engineering space.\nBased in the Denver area, Michael enjoys spending his free time playing pickleball with his wife, hiking in and around Rocky Mountain National Park, and getting outside to mountain bike or snowboard with friends and family.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">A GIT Journey from Foundations to Automation for Data Professionals | From Commit to Pull Request: Practical GitHub Skills for the Modern Data Professional<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Many data professionals know the basics of Git and GitHub but often struggle with the collaborative workflows used by modern development teams. In this intermediate-level session, you&#039;ll learn how to work more effectively with GitHub using Visual Studio Code, combining the ease of the graphical interface with an understanding of the underlying Git commands. Through real-world demonstrations, we&#039;ll explore navigating Git features in VS Code, creating and managing branches, understanding branching strategies, resolving merge conflicts,storing secrets and creating pull requests. You&#039;ll also see how AI tools such as Claude and VS Code&#039;s AI capabilities can help explain errors, troubleshoot Git issues, and accelerate your learning. Whether you&#039;re a DBA, data engineer, analyst, or developer, this session will help you build the GitHub fluency needed to collaborate confidently and contribute more effectively to team-based data projects.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"mikey-bronowski\" data-search=\"mikey bronowski chief popkorn officer datapopkorn.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307745490001gVtJ\/attprofile\/DSC00125-2_1782773245622001ndyg.jpg\" alt=\"Mikey Bronowski\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Mikey Bronowski<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Chief Popkorn Officer, DataPopkorn.com<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307745490001gVtJ\/attprofile\/DSC00125-2_1782773245622001ndyg.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Mikey Bronowski\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Mikey Bronowski<\/h1>\n                                            <p>DataPopkorn.com, Chief Popkorn Officer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">What do I do? I select, I select stars!\n\nData enthusiast with a mathematics background. Working with SQL Server for over 20 years. Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a couple of certificates, sharing knowledge. Blogger at (bronowski.it).\n\nNot long ago, a Poland Data Community member, now a proud UK Data Platform active member and SotonDataCloud.org leader.\n\nWhen not working or teaching, learns new things or attends various data\/technical conferences and meetups.\n\n\nItalian Calcio fan and traveller, avid photographer catching anything that moves.\n\nBadges<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Azure PowerShell for DBAs: Stop Clicking, Start Scripting<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">If you are managing Azure SQL through the portal, you are doing it the slow way. PowerShell gives you the ability to automate the work you repeat every day &#8211; provisioning, configuration, backups, monitoring &#8211; and get it done in seconds instead of minutes. This session is built around real, usable examples for DBAs who are comfortable with SQL but newer to scripting in Azure. \n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"naveen-prakash\" data-search=\"naveen prakash vp of engineering, sql mircrosoft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1785260292684001fgKZ\/attprofile\/Naveen_Prakash_2026_1785261501514001SVzH.jpg\" alt=\"Naveen Prakash\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Naveen Prakash<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">VP of Engineering, SQL, Mircrosoft<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1785260292684001fgKZ\/attprofile\/Naveen_Prakash_2026_1785261501514001SVzH.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Naveen Prakash\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Naveen Prakash<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Mircrosoft, VP of Engineering, SQL<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Naveen Prakash is a Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft, where he leads teams building Azure SQL Database and cloud-scale data platform technologies. He oversees the development of distributed database systems that power mission-critical applications for customers worldwide, with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and innovation. Naveen is passionate about advancing cloud data platforms, mentoring engineering leaders, and helping organizations unlock the full value of their data through modern cloud technologies.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">An Inside Look at How Microsoft Builds SQL Features<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Come learn a behind the scenes look at how Microsoft builds features and capabilities for SQL. This session will go deep into how Microsoft uses AI technology from design to code to deployment including fun examples of how we debug our own product. This is an advanced session, but you will walk away with tips and techniques to apply to your use of SQL.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"paresh-motiwala\" data-search=\"paresh motiwala developer harris county, tx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307746069001gBHs\/attprofile\/Paresh%20Motiwala_1782747049163001B7t3.png\" alt=\"Paresh Motiwala\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Paresh Motiwala<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Developer, Harris County, TX<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307746069001gBHs\/attprofile\/Paresh%20Motiwala_1782747049163001B7t3.png\"\n                    alt=\"Paresh Motiwala\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Paresh Motiwala<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Harris County, TX, Developer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Paresh Motiwala \u200bPMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades.\nHe was selected as a &quot;Speaker Idol&quot; finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL Server User Group and Boston BI User Groups.\nHe has managed multi terabyte OLTP databases. He has also been a Senior SQL DBA and a Solutions Architect in Fortune 100 companies. He also helps organize and speaks at many PASS Summits, SQL Saturdays, Azure Bootcamp and User Groups. He is certified in Big Data Analytics and FinTech(MIT) Project manager, Public Speaker, an avid singer, cook, open networker, and stand-up comedian. He teaches public speaking, debating, interviewing and group discussion skills. He also mentors DBAs and children around the globe via www.circlesofgrowth.com\n\n <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Thriving in a Tough Job Market: R\u00e9sum\u00e9s, Interviews, and Career Strategy<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">In a challenging economy, job hunting can feel overwhelming, but the right strategy can help you stand out even when opportunities are scarce. This highly interactive session gives IT professionals a practical, no\u2011nonsense roadmap for navigating the job market with confidence. We\u2019ll break down what hiring managers look for today, how applicant\u2011tracking systems filter r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, and how to position your experience so it rises to the top of the stack.\n\nYou\u2019ll learn how to craft a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that highlights impact instead of tasks, uses metrics to tell your story, and avoids the common mistakes that quietly get candidates screened out. We\u2019ll also cover how to tailor your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 for different roles without rewriting it from scratch.\n\nFrom there, we\u2019ll shift to interviewing, including how to prepare for behavioral questions, how to communicate your value clearly, and how to handle tough conversations about layoffs, gaps, or career changes. We\u2019ll also discuss strategies for staying resilient, networking effectively, and creating opportunities even when the market feels slow.\n\nWhether you\u2019re actively searching or simply preparing for what\u2019s next, this session will equip you with practical tools to compete and win in a difficult job market.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"paul-randal\" data-search=\"paul randal ceo and owner sqlskills\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/163416236566400141mQ\/attprofile\/Paul%20Randal_1780068801688001dhjr.png\" alt=\"Paul Randal\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Paul Randal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">CEO and Owner, SQLskills<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/163416236566400141mQ\/attprofile\/Paul%20Randal_1780068801688001dhjr.png\"\n                    alt=\"Paul Randal\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Paul Randal<\/h1>\n                                            <p>SQLskills, CEO and Owner<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Paul\u2019s an author, consultant, and top-rated speaker having spoken at PASS, TechEd, and numerous other events around the world. He spent 9 years working on the SQL Server team, writing DBCC CHECKDB, and ultimately responsible for the entire Storage Engine. In 2007 Paul left Microsoft to co-own and run SQLskills.com and has been a SQL Server MVP ever since. When he&#039;s not tweeting, blogging, or helping someone recover from a disaster, he&#039;s likely to be on his tractor or underwater somewhere in the world with his wife, Kimberly L. Tripp. Full bio at https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.sqlskills.com\/about\/paul-s-randal\/<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Performance Troubleshooting Using Waits and Latches<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">SQL Server performance is off &#8211; what do you do? One of the first things you should check when investigating performance issues are wait and latch statistics, as these often point you in the right direction for further analysis. Unfortunately many people misinterpret what SQL Server is telling them and jump to conclusions about how to solve the problem (&#039;knee-jerk performance tuning&#039;). In this full-day workshop, you&#039;ll learn how to investigate and interpret wait and latch statistics &#8211; easy, practical techniques you can take home and start using immediately. You&#039;ll also learn what a myriad of wait and latch types actually mean and how you can investigate lightly-documented types to gain insight into what causes them. Don&#039;t waste time when it comes to performance troubleshooting; wait statistics are the fastest route to understanding your problems and this workshop will help you get there faster.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Advanced Data Recovery Techniques<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Disasters happen \u2013 plain and simple. When disaster strikes a database you&#039;re responsible for, and backups and repair fail, how can you salvage data, and possibly your company and your job? This is where advanced data recovery techniques come in. Using undocumented tools and deep knowledge of database structures, you can manually patch up the database enough to extract critical data. This demo-heavy session will show you methods I&#039;ve used extensively to salvage data for real-life clients after catastrophic corruption. You won&#039;t believe what it&#039;s possible to do!<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"peter-kruis\" data-search=\"peter kruis sql dba kruis database consultancy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629394398599001Pine\/attprofile\/Peter%20Kruis_1782747073573001pOUO.jpeg\" alt=\"Peter Kruis\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Peter Kruis<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">SQL DBA, Kruis Database Consultancy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629394398599001Pine\/attprofile\/Peter%20Kruis_1782747073573001pOUO.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Peter Kruis\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Peter Kruis<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Kruis Database Consultancy, SQL DBA<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Peter is a SQL Consultant at Kruis Database Consultancy who enjoys working across the full spectrum of SQL Server since 2010, though he likes the performance tuning the most. Since stepping into the speaker scene in 2023, he has shared his knowledge at events like SQLBits and SQL\/Data Saturday. Peter\u2019s sessions are known for being informative, demo-filled and delivered with an approachable style that is very suitable for newcomers and accidental DBA&#039;s. Whether it\u2019s diving into wait stats, tackling tricky query plans, or just having a laugh while learning something new; Peter is always up for making SQL a little more fun.\n\n<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">From Disarray to Hooray: SQL Server Functions That Simplify T-SQL<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Ever run into one of those SQL Server moments where you think: &quot;There has to be an easier way to do this&quot;? The kind where you&#039;ve got a chain of string functions, a CASE expression that reads like a crime scene, a comment that basically says &quot;don&#039;t touch this&quot;, and code that has been copied since 2005. In a lot of cases, we don&#039;t need those messy custom-made functions anymore, as SQL Server already has something built in that would make our life easier.\n\nIn this session, we will take you through the lesser-known dungeons of SQL Server functions. Not the ones everyone memorizes but the ones you only discover after you&#039;ve written the hard way and then later realize there was a cleaner option all along. We&#039;ll show how these functions can simplify data cleanup, make reporting logic easier to read, and replace bits of customer code you&#039;ve been dragging around for years.\n\nTo keep it fun, we&#039;ll do this in acts. Each act is a short story; a problem we keep seeing, the typical over engineered solution, and then the &quot;wait, that exists?&quot; moment. Expect quick demos, a few SQL memes that will feel painfully familiar, and practical takeaways you can use the next time you&#039;ve stuck in a query spaghetti.\n\nIf you write T-SQL and you like solutions that are simple, predictable, and easy to maintain, you&#039;ll leave with a list of function and patterns you&#039;ll actually use.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"reid-havens\" data-search=\"reid havens cto analytic endeavors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1744313299216001zEGG\/attprofile\/Reid%20Havens_1782747089646001PxgL.jpg\" alt=\"Reid Havens\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Reid Havens<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">CTO, Analytic Endeavors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1744313299216001zEGG\/attprofile\/Reid%20Havens_1782747089646001PxgL.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Reid Havens\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Reid Havens<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Analytic Endeavors, CTO<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Reid Havens is a co-founder and CTO of Analytic Endeavors Inc. and the founder of Havens Consulting Inc. A Microsoft MVP with over 10 years of experience in technology, organizational management, and data analytics, Reid helps clients operate efficiently and profitably through Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Tabular Modeling, Excel, SQL Services, and other analytics platforms.\n\n\n\nReid is also passionate about sharing his knowledge. He teaches BI, reporting, and data visualization courses at the University of Washington and other universities, and has been involved in the development of the PL-300, DP-500, and DP-600 Microsoft certifications. He has developed training curricula delivered to companies around the world. Reid&#039;s mission is to revolutionize the way people use data and empower them to make data-driven decisions.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">AI-Assisted BI (AIBI): Using LLMs to Build and Maintain Semantic Models<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">LLMs are changing how BI developers work, and most teams are barely scratching the surface. This session goes beyond asking Copilot to write a measure. We&#039;ll look at how tools like Claude Code and the Power BI MCP server can be used to author DAX, document models, refactor naming conventions, generate testing notebooks, and enforce standards across workspaces.\n\nYou&#039;ll see real workflows for using LLMs to build and maintain semantic models in Fabric, not hypothetical demos, but the way this actually works in day-to-day development. We&#039;ll cover prompting strategies that produce reliable DAX, how to validate LLM output against your model metadata with Semantic Link, and where LLMs still fall short so you know when to step in.\n\nWhether you&#039;re a solo developer looking to move faster or part of a team trying to standardize model quality, this session gives you a practical starting point for integrating LLMs into your BI development workflow.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">I Let an LLM Build My Semantic Model (Here&#039;s What Happened)<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I handed Claude Code the keys to a semantic model through Tabular Editor&#039;s CLI and told it to build, document, and refactor it. This is what actually happened.\n\nIn this lightning talk, you&#039;ll see a real workflow where an LLM drives Tabular Editor CLI to do real semantic model development work. Writing DAX measures, organizing display folders, renaming objects, creating calculation groups, and generating documentation. You&#039;ll see how Semantic Link validates the output and catches what the LLM gets wrong.\n\nSome of it was impressive. Some of it needed guardrails. All of it was faster than doing it by hand. You&#039;ll walk away knowing what LLMs can reliably do today in semantic model development, where they confidently give you wrong answers, and how to set up a workflow that gets the most out of both.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"rick-lowe\" data-search=\"rick lowe consultant data flowe solutions llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648417246317001Zhtv\/attprofile\/headshot_1785294396548001KtAV.jpg\" alt=\"Rick Lowe\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Rick Lowe<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Consultant, Data FLowe Solutions LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1648417246317001Zhtv\/attprofile\/headshot_1785294396548001KtAV.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Rick Lowe\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Rick Lowe<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Data FLowe Solutions LLC, Consultant<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Rick is a Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server and Vancouver based independent contractor\/consultant, specializing in performance and query tuning. He began his career as a system programmer, before transitioning through database development positions to eventually focus on performance issues as well as acting as a bridge between DBA and developer teams.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">PostgreSQL Indexes for the SQL Server DBA<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Indexing has a massive impact on performance in both SQL Server and PostgreSQL, and some aspects work much the same in both platforms. But there are differences that can trip up experienced SQL Server DBAs as they start working with PostgreSQL. This session will drill into some some of these initial stumbling blocks during a high level overview of the index types available in pg. <\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"robert-volk\" data-search=\"robert volk lead dba rob volk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1631630564084001qOb0\/attprofile\/VolkFaceSessionize_1657154227864001Xa4N_1783285362771001akjS.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Volk\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Robert Volk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Lead DBA, Rob Volk<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1631630564084001qOb0\/attprofile\/VolkFaceSessionize_1657154227864001Xa4N_1783285362771001akjS.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Robert Volk\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Robert Volk<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Rob Volk, Lead DBA<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Rob Volk is a SQL Server DBA in the Metro Atlanta area since 2001. He also moderates and answers the forums on SQLTeam.com, and hosts the Atlanta Database user group and Saturday events. While an old-time cranky DBA, he no longer considers &quot;business intelligence&quot; an oxymoron or &quot;the cloud&quot; as merely atmospheric moisture, and loves to do things in new and and unusual ways.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">DeepSQL: How To Discover SQL Server Internals<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">If you&#039;ve wondered how SQL Server does what it does, how it works on the inside, and how to figure out where to look for these things, this session will open the door to finding all the treasure under the SQL!  This session will cover SQL Server internals and demonstrate how to explore them for yourself. Get to know the inner workings of DMVs, system databases and objects.\n\nUsing regular SQL statements, in addition to other tools, this session will demonstrate how to plumb the depths of the entire SQL Server environment, including undocumented features, and how different components work together. If you&#039;ve even wondered what&#039;s underneath sp_help and sys.objects, this session will show you.\n\nExploring SQL Server is not that difficult and can be very rewarding and fun! Find out about hidden DBCC commands and parameters! See how to find all references between system objects! Learn how underdocumented features can help you answer big questions or solve vexing problems.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">A GIT Journey from Foundations to Automation for Data Professionals | From Zero to Heck Yeah! with Git and Github<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">As the internet will tell you, &quot;Git gets easier once you understand that branches are just homeomorphic endofunctors mapping submanifolds of a Hilbert space&quot;. In fact, it&#039;s even easier than that! This session will start with nothing: no source, no knowledge, and no repository, and will walk you through the basics of source control, why you&#039;d use it, how to get started, and what techniques are best used with Git. We&#039;ll start with simple files, making a repository, committing changes, and synchronizing them with a remote host like GitHub. We&#039;ll demonstrate how Git and GitHub are already integrated with many tools you are already using, and demonstrate how useful remote hosts are for sharing and managing code. The level of detail is appropriate for beginners, grandparents, your dog, anyone who has never used Git or GitHub and would like to get started!<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"sajitha-sritharan\" data-search=\"sajitha sritharan data and solution architect yazaki\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1773917987856001uBLd\/attprofile\/digital-passport_1782340037228001hcGs.jpg\" alt=\"Sajitha Sritharan\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Sajitha Sritharan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data and Solution Architect, Yazaki<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1773917987856001uBLd\/attprofile\/digital-passport_1782340037228001hcGs.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Sajitha Sritharan\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Sajitha Sritharan<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Yazaki, Data and Solution Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">For more than two decades, I&#039;ve helped organizations transform data into business value by designing modern cloud data platforms that solve complex challenges and accelerate innovation. My experience spans manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services, where I&#039;ve led enterprise-scale analytics and data modernization initiatives.\n\nAs a Senior Data Architect , I specialize in Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Analytics, and AI. I&#039;m passionate about making complex technologies practical and accessible, helping organizations turn emerging capabilities into real-world solutions that deliver measurable impact.\n\nBeyond my day job, I&#039;m an active member of the community, sharing knowledge through conference speaking, technical writing, mentoring, and community engagement. I believe that learning is most powerful when knowledge is shared, and I&#039;m committed to helping others grow while advancing the data community.\n\nI&#039;m also a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and the advancement of women in technology. Whether I&#039;m architecting enterprise solutions or speaking on stage, my goal is to empower people and organizations to unlock the full potential of data to solve problems.\n<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Stop AI Hallucinations: Grounding Agents with Fabric Semantic Models<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Your AI agent confidently reports Q3 revenue as $47 million\u2014but the real number is $74 million. The math checks out. The meaning doesn\u2019t. This is the grounding problem, and it\u2019s the fastest way to lose executive trust in enterprise AI.\n\nMost teams try to fix this with better prompts or more powerful models. That approach fails because the root issue isn\u2019t intelligence\u2014it\u2019s context. AI systems lack a shared, governed understanding of business data.\n\nIn this session, you\u2019ll learn how to solve grounding using Microsoft Fabric\u2019s layered approach. We\u2019ll walk through three critical components: semantic models that define trusted business metrics, ontologies that align business language with data, and agent-level guardrails that constrain AI behavior.\n\nYou\u2019ll see a live, end-to-end demo of a Data Agent that initially hallucinates and produces misleading insights. Then, step by step, we\u2019ll ground it\u2014transforming it into a reliable, auditable system that business stakeholders can trust.\n\nThis session is designed for data engineers, analytics leaders, and architects responsible for deploying AI in production environments. If you\u2019re building\u2014or being asked to build\u2014AI agents on top of enterprise data, this session will give you the practical patterns to do it safely and correctly.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"sharon-reid\" data-search=\"sharon reid staff database administrator nisa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1681344243986001id0T\/attprofile\/Sharon%20Reid_1782747149791001pDFo.jpeg\" alt=\"Sharon Reid\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Sharon Reid<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">staff database administrator, NISA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1681344243986001id0T\/attprofile\/Sharon%20Reid_1782747149791001pDFo.jpeg\"\n                    alt=\"Sharon Reid\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Sharon Reid<\/h1>\n                                            <p>NISA, staff database administrator<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Before the commencement of her reign as the &quot;Database Security Czarina of NISA,&quot; Sharon Reid was an adjunct English professor. Sharon enjoys sharing her passion for database security and is determined to make it fun, practical and implemented.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Mom\/Daughter Duo: DBA Teaches Data Engineer Security Secrets Worth Stealing<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Data engineers and database administrators come at systems from very different angles. One is focused on speed and scale. The other is focused on stability, optimization, and protection. When it comes to security, those two worlds can&#039;t afford to stay separate.\n\nJoin this mother\/daughter duo as they bring both perspectives together to explore the security lessons data engineers can and should steal from the DBA playbook. Using practical examples and real-world scenarios, they&#039;ll walk through the fundamentals that matter most: least privilege access, secrets and credential management, protecting sensitive data in non-production environments, auditing and traceability, and understanding where fast moving pipelines quietly introduce risk.\n\nWhether you manage databases, build data pipelines, or lead data initiatives, you&#039;ll walk away with concrete strategies for balancing access and performance, and with a clear understanding of why DBAs and data engineers need to be speaking the same security language.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"stephanie-reis\" data-search=\"stephanie reis analytics engineer aaa washington\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1662990685126001brBy\/attprofile\/StephanieReisSmall_1782745422742001ct4e.png\" alt=\"Stephanie Reis\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Stephanie Reis<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Analytics Engineer, AAA Washington<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1662990685126001brBy\/attprofile\/StephanieReisSmall_1782745422742001ct4e.png\"\n                    alt=\"Stephanie Reis\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Stephanie Reis<\/h1>\n                                            <p>AAA Washington, Analytics Engineer<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Stephanie Reis is a skilled data professional based in the Greater Seattle Area. With over a decade of experience in data engineering, database administration, SQL development, and statistical analysis, she has a proven track record of designing and implementing data solutions that enhance organizational efficiency and support data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">From Disarray to Hooray: SQL Server Functions That Simplify T-SQL<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Ever run into one of those SQL Server moments where you think: &quot;There has to be an easier way to do this&quot;? The kind where you&#039;ve got a chain of string functions, a CASE expression that reads like a crime scene, a comment that basically says &quot;don&#039;t touch this&quot;, and code that has been copied since 2005. In a lot of cases, we don&#039;t need those messy custom-made functions anymore, as SQL Server already has something built in that would make our life easier.\n\nIn this session, we will take you through the lesser-known dungeons of SQL Server functions. Not the ones everyone memorizes but the ones you only discover after you&#039;ve written the hard way and then later realize there was a cleaner option all along. We&#039;ll show how these functions can simplify data cleanup, make reporting logic easier to read, and replace bits of customer code you&#039;ve been dragging around for years.\n\nTo keep it fun, we&#039;ll do this in acts. Each act is a short story; a problem we keep seeing, the typical over engineered solution, and then the &quot;wait, that exists?&quot; moment. Expect quick demos, a few SQL memes that will feel painfully familiar, and practical takeaways you can use the next time you&#039;ve stuck in a query spaghetti.\n\nIf you write T-SQL and you like solutions that are simple, predictable, and easy to maintain, you&#039;ll leave with a list of function and patterns you&#039;ll actually use.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"taiob-ali\" data-search=\"taiob ali database solutions manager gmo llc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307748760001gWHF\/attprofile\/Taiob%20Ali_1782747175311001PquG.jpg\" alt=\"Taiob Ali\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Taiob Ali<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Database Solutions Manager, GMO LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1629307748760001gWHF\/attprofile\/Taiob%20Ali_1782747175311001PquG.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Taiob Ali\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Taiob Ali<\/h1>\n                                            <p>GMO LLC, Database Solutions Manager<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Taiob Ali is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with 20+ years of experience with SQL Server and Azure data services. While SQL Server remains his primary focus, he is currently learning, using, and teaching PostgreSQL, often describing himself as an accidental PostgreSQL DBA.\nHe is also exploring practical applications of AI in data platforms, including GitHub Copilot, Copilot agent development, and built\u2011in AI capabilities in SQL Server. Taiob is a frequent international speaker and an active community organizer.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Adapting for AI Readiness as a Data Professional | AI in the SQL World: Tools We Have &amp; Tips for Using Them<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">In the first session of this learning pathway, we walked through the tools, technologies, and skills needed for a data professional to up their game in our AI-impacted world. In this session, we&#039;ll focus on what to do as Microsoft, and our own managers, become increasingly focused on having us integrate AI into our daily workflows, what does that actually mean for us as data professionals that work on Microsoft data platforms? If our boss instructs us to do X% of work &quot;with AI&quot;, what does that mean and how can we do that without negatively impacting our work? Maybe we&#039;ve heard our developer friends going on and on about how much coding assistants have helped them and we want to explore what GitHub Copilot in SSMS can do for us. It could be that we&#039;re being asked to support &quot;AI search&quot; in our database &#8211; but we&#039;re not quite sure what that means and how to do that. If any of those scenarios (or similar) resonate with you, join us for this session as we explore the AI-related tools and capabilities in the Microsoft SQL ecosystem and how you can use them to boost productivity, support new workloads, and maybe even have a little more fun at work as well.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"theodoros-katsimanis\" data-search=\"theodoros katsimanis dba team technology manager kaizengaming.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712911734983001jW4w\/attprofile\/Theodoros%20Katsimanis_1782747190435001pEko.png\" alt=\"Theodoros Katsimanis\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Theodoros Katsimanis<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">DBA Team Technology Manager, KaizenGaming.com<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1712911734983001jW4w\/attprofile\/Theodoros%20Katsimanis_1782747190435001pEko.png\"\n                    alt=\"Theodoros Katsimanis\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Theodoros Katsimanis<\/h1>\n                                            <p>KaizenGaming.com, DBA Team Technology Manager<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">With over two decades of experience in the dynamic world of SQL Server, I have honed my skills to become a Production DBA specializing in high-performance database solutions. My journey began as a full stack developer in 1999, but it was my fascination with SQL Server that shaped my career path. Over the years, I transitioned from software development to focus exclusively on database administration\/development, where I found my true passion.\n\nAs a Production DBA, I am dedicated to ensuring that SQL Server databases operate at peak efficiency. My expertise lies in query and index tuning, database architecture, and comprehensive administration practices. In an industry where milliseconds are not fast enough and microseconds matter, I employ advanced techniques to achieve unparalleled performance.\n\nOne of my key areas of specialization is the implementation of in-memory technology in production systems. This has enabled me to manage and optimize environments that handle dozens of thousands of concurrent transactions per second. My daily responsibilities include managing clusters, availability groups, listeners, failovers, and continuous tuning to maintain optimal performance and reliability.\n\nI am driven by the challenge of pushing SQL Server to its limits and beyond, ensuring seamless and swift data processing. My goal is to leverage my extensive experience and deep knowledge of SQL Server to contribute to innovative and high-performing database solutions.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Synchronous Availability Groups Don\u2019t Always Mean Zero Data Loss<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Synchronous Availability Groups are often assumed to guarantee zero data loss. This session shows two real configurations where data can still be lost during crash\/failover and how to configure AGs correctly when zero data loss truly matters.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"tomislav-hlupi\" data-search=\"tomislav hlupi\u0107 principal consultant \/ architect solvership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1686136804723001rPxE\/attprofile\/Tomislav%20Hlupi%C4%87_1782747204216001FC6C.jpg\" alt=\"Tomislav Hlupi\u0107\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Tomislav Hlupi\u0107<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Principal Consultant \/ Architect, Solvership<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1686136804723001rPxE\/attprofile\/Tomislav%20Hlupi%C4%87_1782747204216001FC6C.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Tomislav Hlupi\u0107\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Tomislav Hlupi\u0107<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Solvership, Principal Consultant \/ Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I work as a principal consultant at Solvership since 2016, with experience in various industries (banking, retail \/ wholesale, insurance&#8230;). My primary technology stack is Microsoft SQL Server &amp; Azure with some experience in Big Data tools. Besides the consulting work, I was a senior lecturer at University Algebra in Zagreb from 2018 till 2026 and currently work as external associate at Faculty of electrical engineering and computing in Zagreb since 2020.\n\nI have defended my PhD thesis in 2022 at Faculty of electrical engineering and computing and an MBA degree at University Algebra (under programme of IU&#039;s Kelley School of Business) in 2025. In the free time I have left I try to run some races , occasionally play retro video games and try to add as much home automation as possible <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Airflow &amp; dbt: The Hipsters of Data Integration Meet Azure<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Having been the indie darlings of the data space, Airflow and dbt have become mainstream &#8211; particularly in cloud environments where scalability and flexibility are king. They&#039;re revolutionizing the way we construct data pipelines with their fresh approach to orchestration and transformation, presenting a thrilling alternative to the legacy tools most of us are accustomed to.\n\nNow that Microsoft has acquired these new bright stars to include in its cloud ecosystem, there&#039;s an entirely new toolbox to tap into \u2014 without ever having to leave the confines of your existing stack. During this session, we will meet the dynamic duo of Airflow and dbt in Azure, see how they measure up to Microsoft Fabric pipelines, and review the pros and cons of each strategy. No matter if you&#039;re a seasoned coder or just exploring the cloud, you&#039;ll know a lot clearer where these tools play a role in your data adventure.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"tyler-garner\" data-search=\"tyler garner data solutions architect ion storage systems\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1755875935378001Aw02\/attprofile\/Tyler%20Garner_1776756459991001NRW3.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Garner\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Tyler Garner<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Data Solutions Architect, Ion Storage Systems<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1755875935378001Aw02\/attprofile\/Tyler%20Garner_1776756459991001NRW3.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Tyler Garner\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Tyler Garner<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Ion Storage Systems, Data Solutions Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">Tyler is the Data Solutions Architect at Ion Storage Systems, where he shapes the data and AI systems behind next-generation solid-state battery manufacturing. His experience spans data platform engineering, advanced analytics, and enterprise AI strategy across bioinformatics, manufacturing, and energy. When he isn&#039;t architecting data systems, you can find him on a trail or reading historical and fantasy classics.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <ul>\n                                                                    <li class=\"padded-bottom--loose list--bare\">\n                                        <h4 class=\"text--snazzy--green\">Governing AI Agents: Designing Skills for Control and Trust<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">AI agents are rapidly being introduced into data platforms, but many implementations lack the governance, observability, and control required for enterprise use. Ad hoc prompts and loosely defined tool access create systems that are difficult to audit, unsafe to scale, and unreliable in production.\n\nThis session introduces a structured approach to building \u201cskills\u201d as governed capability units for AI agents. Rather than allowing agents unrestricted access to databases, APIs, and workflows, we define skills with clear contracts, permissions, and operational boundaries. This enables teams to standardize how agents interact with data systems while maintaining control over execution and risk.\n\nWe will walk through a reference architecture that separates agent reasoning from governed execution layers, showing how skills act as the interface between AI systems and enterprise data platforms. Attendees will see how to implement policy-driven access, enforce least-privilege patterns, and instrument workflows for observability and auditability.\n\nThe session also covers practical considerations for production readiness, including logging, evaluation, failure handling, and feedback loops that improve system reliability over time. Examples will demonstrate how agents can safely query data, trigger workflows, and return results without introducing opaque or unmanageable behavior.<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal speaker-card-modal speakers-block__person text--center\" data-speaker-name=\"vanshika-nigam\" data-search=\"vanshika nigam database specialist solutions architect amazon web services\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"modal__trigger rounded padded--loose\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"speakers-block__headshot-container spaced-bottom--tight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680019648074001Ihvx\/attprofile\/Vanshika%20Nigam_1776692734321001c2tG.jpg\" alt=\"Vanshika Nigam\" class=\"speakers-block__headshot\" onerror=\"this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2'\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"delta epsilon text--medium color--white spaced-top spaced-bottom--tight\">Vanshika Nigam<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"epsilon text--snazzy--green spaced-bottom--none\">Database Specialist Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <template class=\"modal__template\">\n        <div class=\"modal__body speaker__modal__body\">\n                <button class=\"modal__close\" title=\"Close\" aria-label=\"Close\" autofocus>\n        <svg width=\"37\" height=\"37\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M18.28 36.562c10.097 0 18.282-8.185 18.282-18.281C36.562 8.185 28.377 0 18.28 0 8.185 0 0 8.185 0 18.28c0 10.097 8.185 18.282 18.28 18.282Zm7.442-28.668a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.37 3.458l-7.281 7.097 7.082 7.241a2.414 2.414 0 1 1-3.453 3.377l-7.087-7.248-7.045 6.867a2.414 2.414 0 0 1-3.37-3.458l7.039-6.861-6.9-7.056a2.414 2.414 0 0 1 3.453-3.376l6.905 7.061 7.287-7.102Z\" fill=\"#0B0438\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n                <div class=\"speaker__modal__body__header\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/static.rainfocus.com\/redgate\/summitwest26\/att\/1680019648074001Ihvx\/attprofile\/Vanshika%20Nigam_1776692734321001c2tG.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Vanshika Nigam\"\n                    class=\"speaker-headshot\"\n                    onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='\/assets\/images\/speakers\/speaker.png?v=2';\"\n                \/>\n                <div>\n                    <h1 class=\"modal__title\">Vanshika Nigam<\/h1>\n                                            <p>Amazon Web Services, Database Specialist Solutions Architect<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid snazzy-top-border\">\n                <div class=\"grid__col grid__col--span-6-of-12\">\n                    <div class=\"padded--loose\">\n                                                    <p class=\"text--pre-wrap\">I am a Database Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS. Her work spans database migration and solution architecture, guiding organizations through complex modernization initiatives and designing highly available, scalable, and secure database architectures on AWS. She helps customers accelerate their journey from on-premises and commercial databases to AWS Cloud database solutions. 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This session explores practical validation approaches for migrations from commercial databases to PostgreSQL, addressing one of the critical yet often overlooked aspects of database modernization.\nWe&#039;ll examine multiple validation tools, including AI solutions and techniques with specific technical implementations. Starting with basic verification methods like row count comparison using SQL queries for quick sanity checks, we&#039;ll progress to more sophisticated approaches including Foreign Data Wrappers (tds_fdw for SQL Server) that create foreign tables representing source data, enabling direct SQL queries and comparisons between migrated and source tables. We&#039;ll also demonstrate AWS DMS validation features, DBeaver Enterprise Edition for GUI based data comparison.\nThe session includes hands on examples of automated validation workflows that catch discrepancies in row counts, data types, constraints, NULL values, character encoding, and actual data values. We&#039;ll discuss validation strategies for large datasets, sampling techniques, statistical validation approaches, and methods for validating complex database objects like stored procedures and triggers.\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/template>\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 PASS Summit West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":6655,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7402","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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