David Pless
Principal Program Manager - Microsoft Corporation
Orlando, Florida, United States
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David Pless is a Principal Program Manager in Azure Data, based in CentralFlorida with over twenty years of experience in data technologies. David has been with Microsoft since 2006 and is currently responsible on Azure SQL Virtual Machines with a focus on sizing, performance, and storage. David has supported on SQL Server performance tuning and optimization, Azure Data technologies, Power BI and SQL Server Reporting Services, and High Availability solutions.
At Microsoft, David has worked as a Technology Specialist as well as a Premier Field Engineer in Customer Support Services.
Before Microsoft, David Pless was a MCS partner consultant and a Database Administrator in Atlanta, Georgia.
David is a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) and has spoken a SQLSaturdays, SQLPASS, SQLintersection, Tech Ready, and regularly speaks at the local user groups in the Southeast.
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Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc
Unlock the full potential of your SQL Server environment with Azure Arc’s powerful assessment capability with Best Practices Assessment (BPA) for SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc.
This session dives into how to evaluate SQL Server instances on-premises and across hybrid setups - using the SQL Server BPA feature via the Azure portal.
Discover how to pinpoint performance bottlenecks, security risks, and configuration gaps with precision and turn insights into action.
We’ll explore Azure Arc’s built-in assessment rules, including the Best Practices Assessment (BPA), designed to benchmark your SQL Server deployments against industry standards.
Learn to spot deprecated features, fine-tune trace flag usage, and evaluate SQL Server configurations - all from a centralized Azure portal experience.
Generate detailed reports, track findings over time, and optimize for performance, security, or hybrid readiness.
We will also cover the new features added in BPA v2 and want your feedback on what to include in the next version!
With demos, real-world examples such as identifying unsupported features & optimizing system settings - this session equips you to elevate your SQL Server management game.
Top 5 Takeaways:
* Learn how to assess SQL Server instances across hybrid environments with Azure Arc
* Techniques to spot and resolve performance and security issues efficiently
* Steps to run the Best Practices Assessment (BPA) and generate actionable reports in the Azure portal
* Best practices to align SQL Server configurations with industry standards
* Strategies to optimize workloads based on assessment-driven insights
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