Pieter Vanhove

Microsoft Fabric provides a unified data platform that dramatically simplifies life for our customers. The ‘on-by-default’ and simple ‘click-to-enable’ security controls make securing your SQL database in Microsoft Fabric easier than ever. Specifically: 1. Centralized Identity Management using Microsoft Entra is the default option for authenticating to your database. 2. Seamless integration with workspace roles and item permissions simplifies database access control. 3. Encryption-at-rest and encryption-in-transit using the latest cryptographic standards are enabled when the database is deployed. In addition, SQL database in Microsoft Fabric offers private connectivity via Azure Private Link, intuitive UI for fine-grain access control with SQL native database roles, and centralized policy-based governance using Microsoft Purview Information Protection. In this session we will demonstrate how easy it is to provision a SQL database in Microsoft Fabric that meets security best practices without becoming a security expert.

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the cutting-edge security features introduced in SQL Server 2025. This session is designed for anyone interested in enhancing their security posture and ensuring robust data protection in their SQL Server environments. SQL Server 2025 brings a host of advanced security enhancements designed to safeguard your data and streamline security management. In this session, we will cover new features related to SFI & Entra Authentication, Data Protection & Crypto Updates, and other security enhancements. To bring these features to life, we will present live demonstrations on these new features. By the end of this session, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the new security features in SQL Server 2025 and how to leverage them to protect your data and optimize your database operations.

Learn about modern authentication and credential management options available for Azure SQL and Arc-Enabled SQL Server, and how to implement best practices for keeping your infrastructure secure.

Developing applications that use Always Encrypted protected databases requires some special attention, such as using parameterized queries and collations. Join us for this session to learn about this game-changing technology. We will demonstrate the main benefits of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves, discuss the best practices for developing your application the right way, and address the latest Always Encrypted investments in Azure SQL.

Come and say hi and ask us any questions about data security. What do you like? What do you not like? How can we improve our features? Let us know!

You will be challenged with a case study to design a solution using Azure SQL Database capabilities. At the end of this session, you will better understand the possibilities to migrate on-premises databases to Azure SQL Database. You will learn how to synchronize data across different environments and get more insights on how to troubleshoot issues in Azure SQL Database. This is a hands-on, open discussions and team work kind of session (not a traditional slideshow).

In this session, you will learn how to solve common security requirements for new or existing applications using Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. We will cover Authentication and Authorization, Data Protection, Auditing and Security Management. After completing this session, you will understand how to meet specific security compliance standards and best practices.

Join this session to learn how ledger tables in Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2022 work and why you should use them in your databases and applications.

In this session you will learn how you can perform your DBA morning checklist with Policy Based Management to evaluate your servers and how I configured my setup.

Attend this interactive session and learn how to create, deploy, and migrate data from your on-premises instance of SQL Server to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines and Microsoft Azure SQL Database.