Conference Sessions & Technical Workshops

Join our Microsoft Certified Masters and former Security PMs at top global data platform conferences. Can't make it in person? Request a private technical briefing for your team.

On this page, you’ll find a list of upcoming and past events where we have presented or will be presenting.

Upcoming Conference Sessions & Workshops

SQLBits 2026

April 22, 2026 – April 25, 2026

All Day

Wales, UK

Session: Contained Availability Groups – Best Practices from Real-World Projects Event website: https://sqlbits.com/sessions/event2026/Contained_Availability_Groups__Best_Practices_from_Real-World_Projects Abstract: Since their introduction in SQL Server 2012, Always On Availability […]

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PASS Summit East (Chicago) – Full day Security-workshop with Andreas Wolter

May 7, 2026

All Day

Chicago

Workshop: SQL Server Security vs. Security Theater: Build a Defensible Data Estate Event website: https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/east/ Abstract: Stop the “Security Theater” and build a truly defensible […]

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PASS Summit East (Chicago)

May 8, 2026

All Day

Chicago

Session: De-mystifying SQL Server Security: What Actually Matters in Real Environments Event website: https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/east/

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Book a Private Technical Briefing

Can’t make it to our upcoming sessions in Wales or Chicago? We offer private, deeply technical security assessments and architectural briefings directly to your engineering teams.

Past Speaking Engagements

ISACA Phoenix Chapter March 2026 Meeting

March 25, 2026

12:00 am

Phoenix

Session: Security and compliance Auditing for relational databases, example Microsoft SQL Server Event website: https://engage.isaca.org/phoenixchapter/events/calendar Abstract This session will give an overview on how […]

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PASS Data Community Summit 2025

November 17, 2025 – November 21, 2025

All Day

Event website: https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/ Session: Enhancing Data Security for SQL Server and Azure SQL: A Strategic Approach

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SQL Saturday Houston 2025

November 8, 2025

All Day

Event website: https://sqlsaturday.com/2025-11-08-sqlsaturday1120/ Session: De-mystifying SQL Security: Open Discussion and Real-World Insights

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Cloud Data Driven User Group

October 23, 2025

All Day

Online Meetup

Event website: https://www.meetup.com/cloud-data-driven/events/310638747/ Session: Contained Availability Groups – Best practices and real-world challenges

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PASS Summit On Tour Dallas 2025

September 15, 2025 – September 16, 2025

All Day

Event website: https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/pass-summit-on-tour/dallas/ Session: Quickstart into Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting for SQL

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SQLSaturday New York City

May 9, 2025 – May 10, 2025

All Day

Event website: https://sqlsaturday.com/2025-05-10-sqlsaturday1105/ PreCon: Practical Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting SQL Server Session: Approaching security for SQL Server and Azure SQL strategically

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SQL Saturday Orange County

May 3, 2025

All Day

Event website: https://sqlsaturday.com/2025-05-03-sqlsaturday1115 Session: Practical Insights on SQL Server Consolidation and Migration

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