22-25 April 2026 William Durkin
William Durkin is Co-Founder and Data Platform Architect at Data Masterminds. He uses his decade of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, William has worked as a Database Developer and DBA on projects spanning 5 continents.
William Durkin's Sessions
Query Store without SQL 2016 = Open Query StoreSQLBits 2018
Query Store was the cool new feature in SQL 2016, but what about those of us stuck on older versions of SQL Server? Introducing: Open Query Store! This session will explain what OQS is and how it can help you take control of your query plans.
SQL Server Replication-What, How and WhySQLBits 2017
SQL Server Replication: What is it? How does it work? Why would you want to use it in your environment?
You don't need Enterprise Edition for that!SQLBits 2016
Enterprise Edition is crazy expensive but the features are crazy cool. How can you achieve the same effect without having to buy Expensive Edition? Come and find out.
Query Store without SQL 2016 = Open Query StoreSQLBits 2018
Query Store was the cool new feature in SQL 2016, but what about those of us stuck on older versions of SQL Server? Introducing: Open Query Store! This session will explain what OQS is and how it can help you take control of your query plans.
SQL Server Replication-What, How and WhySQLBits 2017
SQL Server Replication: What is it? How does it work? Why would you want to use it in your environment?
Upgrade, Migrate, Consolidate: The SQL Server LifecycleSQLBits 2016
Join André and William and go be lead through the different aspects of SQL Server life-cycle management: How to prepare your systems, what show-stoppers exist, why move to a newer version, best practices for new system installs, cloud vs. on-prem.
You don't need Enterprise Edition for that!SQLBits 2016
Enterprise Edition is crazy expensive but the features are crazy cool. How can you achieve the same effect without having to buy Expensive Edition? Come and find out.