Amit Khandelwal

I'm a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, where I lead the SQL Server on Linux and Containers technical strategy here at Microsoft. I have over a decade of experience with databases, including support, field, and engineering roles. I've worked on and architected many SQL solutions across various business segments for Tier 1 customers. I'm a frequent speaker and listener at conferences, and I enjoy using my learnings to create products that meet the needs of our customers.

Amit Khandelwal's Sessions

Zero to Hero with SQL Server on Linux - DBA & DevelopersSQLBits 2024

This is a demo filled session where we talk about SQL Server on Linux. We start with basics like using Ansible scripts to deploy SQL Server on Linux, configure best practices to run SQL Server on Linux and also talk about advanced options like configuring performance best practices and HA/DR solutions for SQL Server. Finally, we will discuss the latest news about SQL Server on Linux coming hot from the Microsoft product team.

SQL Server Containers & Kubernetes - Going to Production!SQLBits 2024

Are you a Database Administrator, DevOps engineer, Cloud Architect or a Developer looking to modernize your data estate and build a true hybrid data estate that does not restrict your choice of deployment? Then this session is for you, learn how you can crawl, walk and run with SQL Server containers in Kubernetes!!