22-25 April 2026
SQLBits 2022

The Cloud Never Goes Down, Right?

In this session, we'll set you on the right path towards high availability and disaster recovery for common data architectures in the cloud by the end of this session.
You're an on-premises DBA, and management says it is time to migrate to the cloud. You want to make sure that you're architecting things correctly and you've heard that the cloud doesn't go down. We've got you covered. In this session, we'll look at how to design for high availability and disaster recovery in the cloud and throw out some common misconceptions about cloud surrounding backups, downtime, and service levels. We'll set you on the right path towards high availability and disaster recovery for common data architectures in the cloud by the end of this session.

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Speakers

Anthony Nocentino

nocentino.com

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Matt Gordon

sqlatspeed.com

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