{"id":7150,"date":"2026-02-03T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:44:20","slug":"2026_presenting_contained_availabilitygroups_at_sqlbits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/2026_presenting_contained_availabilitygroups_at_sqlbits\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting Contained Availability Groups at UK\u2019s SQLBits Conference 2026 in April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m0cxh8ps-b4878691c59fcd4041752487c2083c9c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m0cxh8ps-b4878691c59fcd4041752487c2083c9c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m0cxh8ps-b4878691c59fcd4041752487c2083c9c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m0cxh8ps-b4878691c59fcd4041752487c2083c9c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m0cxh8ps-b4878691c59fcd4041752487c2083c9c av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Presenting Contained Availability Groups at UK\u2019s SQLBits Conference 2026 in April<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m0cxgkjy-c935304b4106b45214698f40e83a9894 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7151\" src=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202601_SQLBits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202601_SQLBits.jpg 367w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/202601_SQLBits-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My session \u201c<strong>Contained Availability Groups \u2013 Best Practices from Real-World Projects<\/strong>\u201d was selected for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/sqlbits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SQLBits Conference<\/a> , taking place in Wales, UK, this April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>SQLBits is the largest independent Microsoft Data Platform, AI, and BI conference in Europe\u2014and arguably the most fun\u2014with a different theme each year. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cCartoon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Contained Availability Groups have become one of my favorite enhancements in SQL Server 2022, mainly because of the simplified maintenance experience they offer customers. (Here you find an introduction int that feature: <a href=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/2504_sqlserver_contained_availability_groups\/\">Why you should use SQL Server contained availability groups to save time \u2013 and why consultants may not tell you about them<\/a> ) That said, they do come with a few gotchas that every DBA should be aware of\u2014especially around security and deployment. With SQL Server 2025, we\u2019re getting some welcome improvements, and hopefully a future CU will also address the main challenge around vendor deployment routines.<\/p>\n<p>If you support SQL Server high-availability deployments, this session should be particularly interesting for you.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the full session description here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sqlbits.com\/sessions\/event2026\/Contained_Availability_Groups__Best_Practices_from_Real-World_Projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sqlbits.com\/sessions\/event2026\/Contained_Availability_Groups__Best_Practices_from_Real-World_Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\">Beyond the honor of speaking, this event gives me a great reason to visit one of my former home countries. &#8211; Some of you may remember that when I was asked to join the Microsoft Data Security team, one of my conditions was being allowed to work from the UK during the one-year waiting period for my<strong><em>\u00a0specialized knowledge worker<\/em><\/strong>-visa (L1B) (You can read more about my move here: <a href=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/how-emigrated-to-us-during-brexit-and-pandemic-1-uk\/\">How I emigrated to the US during Brexit and the Pandemic \u2013 Phase 1: UK, warming up<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really looking forward to meeting many of my UK-based friends at this opportunity!<\/p>\n<p>CU in April,<\/p>\n<p>Andreas<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n<div  class='hr av-baku8u-c77559299fb7cb036a9bcb2d27e7c839 hr-default  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_social_share '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-5n5vpa-78ffdd9d224b4a246af65bdc00dce900 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share 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