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Josephine Bush

Josephine Bush

Microsoft MVP, DBA, Author

Josephine Bush is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. She has over 10 years of experience as a Database Administrator. Her experience is extensive and broad-based, including in financial, business, and energy data sectors using SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL along with Azure and AWS. She is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics. She holds a BS in Information Technology, an MBA in IT Management, and an MS in Data Analytics. She presents at SQL conferences and user groups around the world. She is the leader of the Boulder SQL user group. She is the author of Learn SQL Database Programming and Practical Database Auditing. She blogs on sqlkitty.com and you can reach her on Twitter @hellosqlkitty.

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  • Most Active Speaker 2023

Handle Azure SQL Auditing with Ease

Are you tired of not knowing who's changing what in your Azure SQL databases?

To audit Azure SQL Database, you can use the built-in functionality in the Azure portal or with Extended Events; to audit Azure SQL Managed Instance, you can use SQL Server Audit or Extended Events. With auditing, you can track changes, report on usage to auditors, or change user permissions/passwords without breaking functionality.

In this session, you will get an overview, different options available, and a demo. You will also learn how to centralize and report on your auditing data. Auditing is a key part of any proper database setup, and with this session, you can be an auditing pro in no time!

Migrate SQL Server to Azure MI Without Getting a Migraine

Are you mandated to migrate to Azure or perhaps excited to get there yourself? This session will help you get from SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance without getting a migraine.

Many companies are migrating their existing infrastructure including database servers into the cloud because it offers a lot of flexibility and scalability. One of the trickiest parts of using the cloud can be migrating existing databases.

You will learn how to analyze your SQL Server for compatibility with Azure SQL MI, how to create a managed instance, and how to create and complete an online migration. No migraine is required to have a smooth migration!

Terraform Your Way to Azure SQL Success

Do you need to automate your cloud infrastructure or want to know how? Terraform lets you create, update, and destroy cloud resources in a repeatable, predictable way, making infrastructure management easier. Organizations can reduce costs and increase productivity with Terraform.

In this presentation, you'll learn how to create an Azure SQL database with Terraform. This includes setting up the server and adding firewall rules. Additionally, you'll learn how to set up alerts and auditing so you're monitoring your database resources and changes.

The presentation will end with a demo of Terraform creating an Azure SQL database. With Terraform, you'll be able to scale and automate Azure SQL databases in no time.

Josephine Bush

Microsoft MVP, DBA, Author

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