SQL Server 2019 – The Unified Data Platform by Bob Ward

Please note that this is a recorded webinar. It was recorded during live presentation.

Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft SQL Server Data Services Group, which owns the development for all SQL Server versions. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 25 years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2019 including Linux. He has worked in customer support as a principal escalation engineer and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), interacting with some of the largest SQL Server deployments in the world.

Come learn the new capabilities for SQL Server 2019 that have rocked the industry including Apache Spark and HDFS in the box, enhanced Polybase connectors to help avoid ETL, Intelligent Query Processing, Security with Enclaves, T-SQL with Java, and enhancements for SQL Server on Linux, Docker Containers, and Kubernetes. SQL Server is the new unified data platform allowing you to keep your data where it is located, build your own data lakes, and enable new container based solutions never before possible.