Speaker

Eitan Blumin

Eitan Blumin

The fastest DBA alive

ה-DBA הכי מהיר במערב

Rishon LeTsiyyon, Israel

Eitan Blumin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with decades of experience in all fields relating to Microsoft SQL Server databases and the Microsoft Data Platform.

Eitan Blumin is currently working as a Senior SQL Server Consultant, Solutions Architect, and DBA Team Leader at Madeira Data Solutions, the leading Microsoft Data Platform consulting company in Israel. Other than his day-to-day consultant work, he also co-hosts the popular "SQL Server Radio" podcast with Guy Glantser, writes professional materials for the SQL Server community, delivers professional presentations and courses, and serves as a pivotal source of expert knowledge for the Madeira team.

איתן בלומין הוא MVP בתחום ה-Microsoft Data Platform, בעל עשורים של ניסיון מקצועי באמתחתו בכל מה שקשור לבסיסי נתונים של SQL Server בפרט, וב-Microsoft Data Platform בכלל.

איתן עובד כיועץ בכיר, ארכיטקט פתרונות, וראש צוות DBA בחברת Madeira Data Solutions, חברת הייעוץ המובילה בישראל בתחום ה-Microsoft Data Platform.
חוץ מעבודת הייעוץ היום-יומים שלו, איתן גם פועל כשדרן בפודקסט הפופולרי "רדיו SQL Server" לצידו של גיא גלנצר, כותב מאמרים מקצועיים עבור קהילת ה-SQL Server בעולם, מעביר הרצאות וקורסים מקצועיים בתחום, ומתפקד כמקור ידע מרכזי עבור צוות היועצים בחברת מדירה.

Awards

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Microsoft Data Platform
  • Azure Data Platform
  • Microsoft (Azure) Data Platform
  • SQL Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Azure SQL Server

SQL Server Multi-Tenancy in the Real World

With the advent of cloud technologies, "microservice" design patterns, and SaaS products, how could a "monolith" sort of "legacy" system ever hope to achieve the same level of scalability without breaking the bank and/or starting from scratch?

Implementing actual multi-tenant database systems is not an easy task, especially when done on top of an existing on-prem system.

Join Eitan Blumin in this data-driven session to hear about his experience as a database solutions architect in a real-world project that takes a single-tenant, on-prem system, and turns it into a cloud-based, multi-tenant, self-managing SaaS marvel! ☁

You may not hear what you expect! 😉

This session is intended for database developers, solution architects, product managers, and C-level executives.

In this session, you will learn about the common database multi-tenancy models, how to adapt such a model to a very common on-prem "monolith" system design, and learn a few interesting "tricks" to help manage and maintain such a beast.

more info: https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/sql-server-multi-tenancy-in-the-real-world/

Performance Monitoring with Azure SQL Analytics

Do you have Azure SQL Databases or Azure SQL Managed Instances? Are you looking for database performance monitoring solutions without going broke or implementing your own?

Azure SQL Analytics might be the solution for you. But is Azure SQL Analytics really good enough for the job? Can it be a decent competitor to powerhouses such as SolarWinds, Red-Gate, Apex, Quest, and others?

Join Eitan to see how to get started, learn about the pros and cons and how it stacks up against 3rd party monitoring platforms, and see a live demo.

Dynamic Search Queries in T-SQL - The Ninja way

What is the solution for implementing truly dynamic search queries? Not just a stored procedure with optional parameters, but something even more dynamic than that? Let the end-user choose the exact fields and, more importantly, the operator types to use on them, in order to get the results that they need. And how do you achieve this level of dynamic interactivity without risking SQL injection? This presentation will answer these questions and give you a solution involving some advanced T-SQL martial arts!

More info here:
https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/advanced-dynamic-search-queries/

Development Lifecycle Basics for DBAs

What is source control? What is version history? What are unit tests? What do CI and CD even mean, and what the heck is an Artifact?? In this new era of Agile development, DevOps, DataOps and other weird buzzwords, we the DBAs gotta learn to keep up. It's time to add our monstrous database into the continuous integration pipeline. But first, we need to know what we're going into and need to familiarize ourselves with the terms and methodologies of the world of software development lifecycles.

More info:
https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/ci-cd-ssdt-development-lifecycle-basics-dbas/

SSDT Methodologies for SQL Server DevOps

In this session, we will cover the concepts and methodologies in SSDT that allow DBAs to implement a continuous database development lifecycle.

SSDT in general (SQL Server Data Tools), and the SQL Database Project specifically, are very effective tools for integrating the database development with the software development lifecycle. Source control, version history, unit testing, and CI/CD - SSDT has it all - and it's completely free!

More info here:
https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/ci-cd-ssdt-methodologies-for-db-devops/

How to HADR Your SQL Jobs

You have a couple or more SQL Servers with some sort of High Availability solution between them (AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Database Mirroring, etc.). You also have a bunch of scheduled jobs which you need to be run on the Primary server.

But wait…. How would you make these jobs run only on the Primary server? After all, if they try to run on the Secondary, they might fail (whether because the database is inaccessible or because it’s read-only). Additionally, you would need to consider a failover where the Primary and Secondary servers would switch roles.

This means that you would have to create these jobs on both servers, and then implement some sort of mechanism that would detect, for each job, whether the instance it’s being executed at is currently the Primary.

There are a few ways to go about doing this. During this session we will cover possible solutions, downfalls, tricks, and much more.

SSDT Tools and Features for SQL Server DevOps

Meet SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools), that comes with the SQL Database Project as an effective tool for integrating the database development with the software development lifecycle. Source control, version history, unit testing, and CI/CD: SSDT comes with an answer for all.

In this session, the 3rd of a multi-part series, we will cover the rich tools, features, and concepts in SSDT that allow DBAs to implement a continuous database development lifecycle. We will also learn about solutions to common fears and objections coming from naysayers, common problems while starting with SSDT for the first time, and various problematic edge cases and how to solve them.

SSDT in general (SQL Server Data Tools), and the SQL Database Project specifically, are very effective tools for integrating the database development with the software development lifecycle. Source control, version history, unit testing, and CI/CD - SSDT has it all - and it's completely free!

More details here:
https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/ci-cd-ssdt-tools-and-features-for-db-devops/

Maximizing ROI and Reducing Costs of SQL Server Hardware

In today's data-driven world, managing a production machine with SQL Server can be a costly endeavor, with expenses stemming from both hardware and licensing. Join us for an insightful webinar as we delve into the intricacies of optimizing your SQL Server hardware setup to maximize cost savings.

This webinar is designed for IT professionals, database administrators, and decision-makers who are responsible for SQL Server environments in their organizations. Whether you are working with on-premises infrastructure or cloud-based solutions, this session will provide valuable insights and strategies to help you optimize your SQL Server hardware, reduce costs, and enhance overall performance.

By attending this webinar, participants will gain the following key take-away objectives:

Identify Cost Inefficiencies: Learn how to pinpoint common cost inefficiencies in your SQL Server hardware setup and licensing.

Avoid Common Pitfalls: Discover the most prevalent pitfalls that can drain your budget and hinder performance, and gain insights into how to avoid them.

Licensing Insights: Gain a comprehensive understanding of SQL Server licensing models and how to make informed decisions to minimize licensing costs.

Cloud vs. On-Premises: Understand the unique challenges and opportunities for cost savings in both on-premises and cloud-based SQL Server environments.

Real-World Experience: Benefit from Eitan Blumin's expertise in successfully tackling cost-saving challenges in SQL Server environments.

More info here:
https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/how-to-save-money-on-your-sql-server-hardware/

Contained Availability Groups in SQL Server 2022

While being an awesome feature introduced in SQL Server 2012, Availability Groups were always missing the ability to synchronize server-level objects between replicas. This finally changed 10 years later, in SQL Server 2022, with the introduction of “Contained Availability Groups”.

A contained availability group is an Always On availability group that supports:

- managing metadata objects (users, logins, permissions, SQL Agent jobs etc.) at the availability group level in addition to the instance level.
- specialized contained system databases within the availability group.

In this session, you will:

- learn about the similarities, differences, and functionalities of contained availability groups.
- see a live demo of the creation and usage of a contained availability group.
- learn how to work with the feature of contained availability groups and its pros and cons.

For more info: https://eitanblumin.com/portfolio/contained-availability-groups-in-sql-server-2022/

Troubleshooting Common SSDT Errors

You want to implement DevOps for your SQL Server database. So, you created a SQL Server Database Project in Visual Studio or VSCode using SSDT. Maybe you even have a CI/CD pipeline all ready to go...

But now, you're starting to see all kinds of errors and problems that you're not sure how to tackle. Maybe you have some kind of edge case in your target environment. Maybe you need to store something in your project and you don't know how. Maybe you're having trouble with your unit tests. Maybe your project can't even be built properly without getting a bunch of errors.

You're starting to doubt... Was SSDT even the right choice?? CAN this even be done at all???

Join me in this important session for you to learn How To Do It Right. Based on my real-world experience of consulting and mentoring multiple organizations in their implementation of SQL Server DevOps.

Data.TLV Summit 2024 Sessionize Event

February 2024 Rishon LeTsiyyon, Israel

Sql Friday Season 5 (August - December 2022) User group Sessionize Event

August 2022

Sql Friday Season 4 (Feb - Jun 2022) Sessionize Event

February 2022

Eitan Blumin

The fastest DBA alive

Rishon LeTsiyyon, Israel