{"id":7282,"date":"2026-04-08T21:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/?page_id=7282"},"modified":"2026-04-08T23:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:38:43","slug":"about-andreas-wolter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/about-andreas-wolter\/","title":{"rendered":"About Andreas Wolter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnp4y6ff-229101128d859f150161d921eecd1185\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mnp4y6ff-229101128d859f150161d921eecd1185{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mnp4y6ff-229101128d859f150161d921eecd1185 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mnp4y6ff-229101128d859f150161d921eecd1185 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mnp4y6ff-229101128d859f150161d921eecd1185 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About Andreas Wolter<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>I\u2019m a database architect and security specialist focused on Microsoft SQL Server.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5zyxle-64aa9591d580067bebb4f8c5f8bfaf85\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5zyxle-64aa9591d580067bebb4f8c5f8bfaf85{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5zyxle-64aa9591d580067bebb4f8c5f8bfaf85 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_fourth '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1dja8n-7a14cbd2104a8fb6c7918eed3b2a7bdd\">\n.flex_column.av-1dja8n-7a14cbd2104a8fb6c7918eed3b2a7bdd{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1dja8n-7a14cbd2104a8fb6c7918eed3b2a7bdd av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16o7y7-b33db39fab5b0b46203ccf910060f784\">\n.avia-image-container.av-16o7y7-b33db39fab5b0b46203ccf910060f784 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-16o7y7-b33db39fab5b0b46203ccf910060f784 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-16o7y7-b33db39fab5b0b46203ccf910060f784 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1128 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1128 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portrait1-202x300.jpg\" alt='' title='1602_Portrait_AndreasWolter'  height=\"300\" width=\"202\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portrait1-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portrait1.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13z0pz-8b6e8cb3061b4151f3faf1c91c80fe71\">\n.flex_column.av-13z0pz-8b6e8cb3061b4151f3faf1c91c80fe71{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-13z0pz-8b6e8cb3061b4151f3faf1c91c80fe71 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-y3sjz-1647dd1c8846f4cce07a1c6d63bec65e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I have spent most of my career working on SQL Server systems &#8211; covering architecture, performance, and availability &#8211; with security always as a central consideration\u2014first as a consultant, then inside Microsoft, and now again working directly with organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Microsoft, I was a Senior Program Manager for Azure SQL and SQL Server, working on core security features of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>My work included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/sqlserver\/new-granular-permissions-for-sql-server-2022-and-azure-sql-to-improve-adherence-\/3607507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SQL Server 2022 permission system redesign, introducing granular system-level permissions aligned with least privilege<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Designing the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/azuresqlblog\/revamped-sql-permission-system-for-principle-of-least-privilege-and-external-pol\/3639399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">external authorization framework behind Microsoft Purview policies<\/a> and Fabric integration<\/li>\n<li>Contributing to SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment (Microsoft Defender for SQL)<\/li>\n<li>Participating in security reviews and threat modeling for SQL Server and Azure SQL<\/li>\n<li>I led <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/azuresqlblog\/guidance-on-apache-log4j-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/3041572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s response for SQL Server environments to the Log4j vulnerability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beyond product development, my work has focused on practical security guidance and original research in the SQL Server space, including <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-sql\/database\/security-best-practice?view=azuresql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s security playbook for Azure SQL and Managed Instance<\/a>, schema-based security boundaries, and privilege escalation and lateral movement patterns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have over 25 years of experience working with Microsoft database systems across consulting, architecture, and product engineering.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One of seven Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) worldwide in the Data Platform track<\/li>\n<li>Former Microsoft MVP (2014 &#8211; 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Regular speaker at international conferences across Europe, North America, and the Middle East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/sarpedonqualitylab.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarpedon Quality Lab LLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am based in Phoenix, Arizona, and work with clients across the United States and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>I work with organizations operating complex, business-critical SQL Server environments where security, availability, and compliance are non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>My work focuses on helping organizations understand how their SQL Server environments behave in practice &#8211; especially where assumptions about security, availability, and architecture break down.<\/p>\n<p>This includes uncovering privilege escalation paths, improving permission models, strengthening high availability architectures, and identifying opportunities to reduce cost and complexity through consolidation and migration.<\/p>\n<p>Security is often approached as a checklist.<br \/>\nIn practice, the most relevant risks come from how systems are used and how components interact over time.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to understand where real risks exist in your SQL Server environment &#8211; not just what a checklist shows &#8211; I\u2019m happy to connect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/contact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7310 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DiscussyourSQLServerSecurityandArchitecture-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DiscussyourSQLServerSecurityandArchitecture-1.png 482w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DiscussyourSQLServerSecurityandArchitecture-1-300x44.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-42zfqa-85cc8e80546a2a79f2860de5a9813d61\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-42zfqa-85cc8e80546a2a79f2860de5a9813d61{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-42zfqa-85cc8e80546a2a79f2860de5a9813d61 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-24slef-2a13be735a3ce630087ce2d69c9b0d8c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-24slef-2a13be735a3ce630087ce2d69c9b0d8c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-24slef-2a13be735a3ce630087ce2d69c9b0d8c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-24slef-2a13be735a3ce630087ce2d69c9b0d8c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-5842 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5842 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP.jpg\" alt='' title='MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP'  height=\"93\" width=\"870\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP.jpg 870w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP-600x64.jpg 600w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP-768x82.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP-705x75.jpg 705w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MS_Zertifizierungen_MCSM_MCM_MCITP-450x48.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2s59ki-52c7387c1c6c0943475f7034aab9afb8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2s59ki-52c7387c1c6c0943475f7034aab9afb8{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2s59ki-52c7387c1c6c0943475f7034aab9afb8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19tmn-62c869378c70633d40bc9d69a960a115\">\n.flex_column.av-19tmn-62c869378c70633d40bc9d69a960a115{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-19tmn-62c869378c70633d40bc9d69a960a115 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-70z6v-dbba733603fa8390f93c55bc6ae8eb9e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-70z6v-dbba733603fa8390f93c55bc6ae8eb9e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-70z6v-dbba733603fa8390f93c55bc6ae8eb9e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Note: The MCSM should not be confused with the \u201cCharter Member\u201d version, which was essentially a complimentary designation granted to existing SQL Server 2008 Masters (MCM) as a parting gesture when the program was retired. 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