22-25 April 2026 
Andreas Wolter
Andreas Wolter is a leading data security expert and founder of Sarpedon Quality Lab. Previously, as a Program Manager for Azure SQL and SQL Server at Microsoft, he led the revamp of SQL Server’s permission system and designed the external authorization framework for Microsoft Purview—now also used by Azure databases in Microsoft Fabric.
Andreas served on Microsoft’s security review board, where he analyzed threat models for SQL Server and Azure SQL features, drove changes to ensure other features complied with the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) and also led the last major overhaul of SQL vulnerability assessment in Microsoft Defender for SQL.
One of only seven Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) for the Data Platform worldwide, and a former Microsoft MVP, Andreas brings over 25 years of experience. He has spoken at international conferences for more than 15 years and helps customers improve performance, availability, and security while reducing costs through optimized licensing and resource usage across SQL Server deployments on-premises, in Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS.
Andreas Wolter's Sessions
Contained Availability Groups – Best Practices from Real-World ProjectsSQLBits 2026
Join this session to learn about the key benefits and considerations of Contained Availability Groups and why they make your life as a DBA or database application vendor easier. We will discuss availability and manageability aspects, impacts on deployment workflows and security for your high availability architecture and learn valuable best practices.
De-mystifying SQL Security: Open Discussion and Real-World InsightsSQLBits 2026
Join us for an interactive session on data security, led by Andreas Wolter, a former senior member of Microsoft’s data security team with over two decades of customer experience. The session fosters open discussion on how today’s threat landscape jeopardizes the confidentiality and availability of your data—whether it resides in Microsoft SQL Server on-premises or in cloud platforms such as Azure SQL and Fabric SQL Database.
Enhancing Data Security for SQL Server and Azure SQL: A Strategic ApproachSQLBits 2026
In this session, we will examine the current database threat landscape, explore the most common breach patterns, and discuss practical strategies to prevent them.
Practical Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting for SQL Server and AzureSQLSQLBits 2026
In this full-day workshop, led by a former senior member of the Microsoft SQL Server team, you’ll learn practical methods for troubleshooting and performance analysis - from fundamental approaches to advanced techniques.
Quickstart into database Performance Monitoring & TroubleshootingSQLBits 2026
This session provides an overview of tools and functionalities monitoring and analyzing performance in SQL Server, Azure SQL and Azure database in Fabric, highlighting their overlaps and showing which techniques work across all platforms.
SQL Server under attack: SQL InjectionSQLBits 2026
In this demo-based session, Andreas Wolter, former Program Manager for SQL security at Microsoft will walk you through different types of SQLInjection attacks. You'll learn how specific configuration settings can pose risks to your environment.