Former Microsoft engineers. One of seven MCSM-certified Data Platform specialists worldwide.
Sarpedon Quality Lab is led by Andreas Wolter — former Senior Program Manager for Azure SQL and SQL Server at Microsoft, who redesigned the SQL Server 2022 permission system and built the authorization framework behind Microsoft Purview. If you've found this page, you already know the problem you're solving. Let's see if we can help.
Three practice areas built around how SQL Server environments actually fail
Not a service menu. Each area reflects a specific failure pattern we see across enterprise SQL Server and Azure SQL environments — and the depth of work required to fix it properly.
Security
Permission sprawl, over-privileged service accounts, missing audit configuration, and encryption gaps that TDE alone doesn't close. We assess against the patterns that actually appear in enterprise environments — not generic compliance checklists.
- Security & Permission Assessment
- Encryption & Always Encrypted
- Audit & Compliance
Performance
Wait-stats-first diagnosis, not index guesswork. Query Store-driven analysis for Azure SQL. Always On AG design that includes an actual unplanned-failover test — not just a maintenance-window walkthrough.
- Azure SQL Performance Tuning
- Always On Availability Groups
- SQL Server Health Check
Migration & Fabric
Compatibility assessment that runs your actual production T-SQL against a Fabric trial database early — not after the migration plan is already signed off. Consolidation sequenced around what actually breaks under load.
- SQL Database in Fabric
- Consolidation Strategy
- Migration Planning
From the team
Technical guidance written by the people who designed these systems — not generic best-practice summaries.
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