Cloud Data Driven | 2025-10-23 | Contained Availability Groups | Andreas Wolter

Upcoming next on October 30 Leon Gordon, CEO @ Onyx Data | Microsoft MVP 👉 https://www.meetup.com/cloud-data-driven/events/310891721/ ▬▬About this recording▬▬ # 📌 Contained Availability Groups – Best practices and real-world challenges ## Abstract: Since their introduction in SQL Server 2012, Always On Availability Groups have become the preferred high availability technology for many DBAs. SQL Server 2022 introduced Contained Availability Groups, offering even greater flexibility and simplified management. In this demo-driven session, Andreas Wolter, a former Program Manager in the Microsoft SQL team, will provide a comprehensive overview of the benefits and key considerations of Contained Availability Groups. You’ll gain insights from real-world projects to help you maximize their advantages and tackle potential challenges. ### We will cover: 🔹 Availability and manageability aspects 🔹 Impacts on deployment workflows 🔹 Security considerations for high availability architecture 🔹 Best practices 💡 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. ### Learning Objectives: ✅ Understand the advantages of Contained Availability Groups ✅ Recognize potential pitfalls when using Contained Availability Groups ✅ Learn best practices for using Contained Availability Groups ## Session Level: Intermediate ## 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Andreas Wolter - Securing enterprise data | Data & Security Architect | Ex-Microsoft Senior Program Manager Data Security | One of 7 Microsoft Certified Master: Data Platform worldwide. 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaswolter/ ## 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Ronen Ariely - 🌐 Sr. Consultant & Data Architect | 🎤 Intl. Speaker & Lecturer | 🏆 7x Former MVP | 🌍 Lead: Data Driven Community & GlobalHebrew | 💾 Data Platforms Expert. Contact: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/pitoach/ ## More information: Why you should use SQL Server contained availability groups to save time – and why consultants may not tell you about them https://andreas-wolter.com/en/2504_sqlserver_contained_availability_groups/ What is a contained availability group? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/availability-groups/windows/contained-availability-groups-overview?view=sql-server-ver16 ▬▬▬▬▬About the community▬▬▬▬▬ # 📌Data Driven Community & Cloud Data-Driven user group The Cloud Data-Driven User Group is the official user group of the Data-Driven Community, hosting weekly meetings as part of our community-driven activities. For a full list of upcoming events and more details about our community, visit: https://datadrivencommunity.com ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬