KC SQL Server User Group - An in-depth look at Always Encrypted

 

Presenter:  Dave Walden

Topic:  An in-depth look at Always Encrypted - the end to end encryption mechanism built in to SQL Server 2012 and .NET 4.6+. Does this work? About the Speaker: With over 15 years of experience in large, high performance, mission critical environments, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. While his primary focus is the data platform, Dave has deep expertise in other fields, including Cloud (Private/Public/Hybrid), Storage, Virtualization, Compute and Networking.  Dave also has experience in the "Big Data" space, having worked in technologies such as Hadoop, Cassandra and MongoDB.
Dave is currently the Mid-West Principal Data Platform Architect for DB Best Technologies

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan 21st – User Group meeting and meet the candidates for office

Feb 18th – User Group meeting and Kansas City Chapter Officer Elections

We plan to have the following spots available for those interested:

President: Responsible for keeping website up to date.Leads board meetings. Oversees elections when not specifically running for that position. Works with PASS to promote the user group. Works with and addresses member related questions. Works to recruit new members. 

VP of Events: Develop speaker base and schedule speakers for the monthly meeting, responsible for sending out meeting reminders to the membership. Assist other board members as needed. Responsible for meeting venue. 

VP of Marketing: Promotes user group to local companies and other user groups. Develops base of past and potential new sponsors.

Secretary/Treasurer:Takes notes at meetings and delivers them to other board members. Responsible for tracking any tasks that require action from the board. Responsible for keeping checking account in balance. Assists with any fundraising events to ensure proper money flow. Responsible for purchasing goods deemed beneficial for the user group. 

If you’re interested in being more active in our local SQL Community and/or would like to run for office please let me know before January 15th.  At the beginning of the Meeting on Jan 21, please have a few words prepared for the group letting everyone know the position you're seeking and why you'd be a good candidate for the role. Elections will be held at the February meeting.

If you have questions, please email me at [email protected] or we can talk at the meeting.