Torsten Strauß (MVP, MCT, MCSE) is the CEO of inside-sqlserver and Principal Microsoft SQL Consultant at Sarpedon Quality Lab. He specializes in Azure DevOps as well as the performance optimization and development of SQL environments. Torsten has delivered over 300 presentations at national and international conferences and user groups. Since 2018, he has been recognized annually as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Data Platform – and since 2025, also in the Developer Technologies category. He has been listed among Sessionize’s top speakers for three consecutive years.