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Make Data Work
March 5–6, 2018: Training
March 6–8, 2018: Tutorials & Conference
San Jose, CA
Tobias Ternstrom

Tobias Ternstrom
Product Manager, Microsoft

Tobias Ternstrom is the product management leader for open source databases and database migrations in Microsoft Azure, where he is responsible for supporting Microsoft’s customers betting on open source databases for their business. His team builds Azure database services for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL as well as the Azure Database Migration Service. Since joining Microsoft, he has made critical contributions to the Microsoft database business focused on the SQL Server database engine and the database service Azure SQL Database, based on SQL Server. Previously, Tobias ran product management for bringing Microsoft SQL Server to Linux. Prior to Microsoft, he was a product manager at MemSQL and founded a few startups in the areas of software development consulting services for enterprises, SaaS services for personality testing and personnel development, and point-of-sale systems. He lives in Redmond with his wife and two children.

Sessions

9:20am–9:30am Wednesday, March 7, 2018
To a hammer, everything is a nail: Choosing the right tool for your business problems (sponsored by Microsoft)
Sponsored keynote
 Location: Grand Ballroom 220
Tobias Ternstrom (Microsoft)
Average rating: ***..
(3.38, 8 ratings)
The emergence of the cloud combined with open source software ushered in an explosive use of a broad range of technologies. Tobias Ternstrom explains why you should step back and attempt to objectively evaluate the problem you are trying to solve before choosing the tool to fix it. Read more.
11:00am–11:40am Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Focus on your business: Case studies on building data solutions that meet your needs (sponsored by Microsoft)
Sponsored
 Location: 230 B
Tobias Ternstrom (Microsoft)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 1 rating)
Tobias Ternstrom leads a deep dive into case studies from three Microsoft customers who put technology before solutions. Tobias examines the decisions that brought them there and outlines how they got back on track and solved their business problems. Read more.