Our Think n’ Drink series covers a variety of topics surrounding one very important issue – how to keep your sensitive data protected, and stay compliant, without slowing development down.
Delivering fresh, database copies to development while complying with regulations such as SOX, HIPAA, CCPA, and the GDPR is challenging.
Many approaches are inefficient, taking hours, sometimes days, involving multiple restore from backups, and attempts at generating realistic data for testing. They don’t scale, and rarely meet the needs of DevOps teams working in ever faster release cycles.
Database teams have become accustomed to suboptimal processes, often treading a fine line when it comes to protecting confidential information. But new tools and approaches are transforming the way development environments are refreshed, delivering production-like data in an instant while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Join us and your local peers to learn how to implement more efficient ways of managing test data that ensure your business remains protected and helps you to deliver value quicker to your customers.
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There’s a limited number of tickets available for Think n' Drink, to support effective networking. You'll need to use an Access Code to register.
Please reach out to your Redgate Account Rep to obtain a code, or email sales@red-gate.com
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| Time | Agenda | |
| 4:30 - 4:55 | Networking | |
| 4:55 - 5:00 | Introduction | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Session One Alex Chianuri, Founder at ISC Advisors | |
| 5:30 - 5:45 | Break and networking | |
| 5:45 - 6:15 | Session Two Kathi Kellenberger, Data Platform MVP and Editor at Simple Talk, and Brian McRae, Pre-Sales Engineer at Redgate | |
| 6:15 - 6:30 | Networking | |
Please note: The session schedule may be subject to change, check this page for updates.
Founder at ISC Advisors
Alex is a data practitioner who has worked closely with all versions of SQL Server going back to v6.5. For the past 20 years Alex has been actively building business intelligence applications at financial services firms in New York. Over the course of his career Alex has played various roles, including architect, developer, head of data management, and CTO at an e-payments company.
In 2013 Alex founded ISC Advisors, a data services firm. There, he currently leads development of Plexifact, a SQL Server-based data integration and agile data warehousing platform. Alex is responsible for client delivery of custom agile data warehousing solutions using Plexifact.
Data Platform MVP, Editor at Simple Talk
Kathi Kellenberger is the Editor of Simple Talk and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. She has worked with SQL Server for almost 20 years and has authored, co-authored, or tech edited over a dozen technical books.
Kathi is the co-leader of the PASS Women in Technology Virtual Group and a volunteer at LaunchCode. When Kathi isn’t working she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cycling, singing, and climbing the stairs of tall buildings.
Pre-Sales Engineer at Redgate
Although relatively new to Redgate, Brian is an experienced Pre-Sales Engineer with more than 20 years of technology experience as a developer, architect, and DBA. During that time, he worked in dozens of industries with hundreds of companies, from the Fortune 50 to venture-backed startups.
His breadth of experience and technical expertise allows him to understand the bigger picture implications of technology within the enterprise, and he specializes in helping clients architect Redgate solutions that are both technically sound and commercially viable.
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