SQL Server Features Components

SQW03 Blockchain for the DBA & Data Professional

11/17/2021

9:30am - 10:45am

Level: Intermediate

Karen Lopez

Data Evangelist, Space Enthusiast, & NASA Datanaut

With all the hype around blockchain, why should a DBA or other data professional care? In this session, we will cover the basics of blockchain as it applies to data and database processes:

  • Immutability
  • Verification
  • Distribution
  • Cryptography
  • Transactions
  • Trust

We will look at current offerings for blockchain features in Azure and in database and data stores. Finally, we'll help you identify the types of business requirements that need blockchain technologies.

You will learn:

  • Understand Blockchain Pros and Cons
  • Understand how Blockchain Tables can be used inside a database
  • Understand how Blockchain Tables differ from Blockchain systems and traditional tables