Disaster Recovery Techniques for Azure SQL DB & Managed Instance

23/03/2022

A database is often the heart and soul of any application. The data contained within it is the business so ensuring that it’s protected is a great thing and is highly recommended. Yet, organizations that move their SQL Server databases to the platform as a service databases like Azure SQL Database or Managed Instance don’t think about disaster recovery. Bah! It’s the Cloud all my data is protected by magic! It’s in the cloud! Sorry to say, data loss can happen to anyone, so you need to have a plan. What happens if a user runs a delete with no where clause? Or if a cost-saving administrator deletes your database resource? In this session we will examine disaster recovery techniques for Azure SQL Database. We’ll cover different ways that you can recover from unplanned events and make sure that your business is safe and sound! If you are contemplating using or moving to Azure SQL Database, this is a session that you don’t want to miss.

Speakers

John Morehouse

Principal Consultant, DCAC

John Morehouse is currently a Principal Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates living in Louisville, Kentucky. With over 2 decades of technical experience in various industries, John now focuses on the Microsoft Data platform and specializes in Microsoft SQL Server. He is honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMWare vExpert, 2016 Idera Ace, Friend of Red Gate, Sentry One PAC member & Community Ambassador. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to the technical community as much as possible. He is a user group leader, SQL Saturday organizer, and former PASS regional mentor. He is also a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at conferences whenever possible. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog, http://sqlrus.com.