Data Platform Specialist · 30+ years keeping data safe, fast and available. Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Azure Databases at Microsoft, on the Mission Critical team. Lewisville, Texas.
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| Newsletter | What it's about |
|---|---|
| We The People, in Tech or Not | Databases, AI, career stories and business advice, no tech degree required. Hands-on labs at lab.intechornot.com |
| DBA: From Accidental to Pro | Practical SQL Server and PostgreSQL know-how: real production lessons and internals in plain words |
| Years | Era |
|---|---|
| 2021 – today | Architect for mission-critical: Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Azure Databases (Microsoft) |
| 2013 – 2021 | From the field to the escalation desk: Premier Field Engineer, Support and Escalation Engineer, Technical Advisor for SQL Server and Azure SQL (Microsoft) |
| 2002 – 2013 | DBA, performance and big migrations: IBM, InMetrics, Grupo Linx, Microsoft Consulting Services vendor |
| 1993 – 2002 | The builder years: from help desk intern to development team lead |
The full story is on alexrosa.pro.
SQL Server · Azure SQL Database · Azure SQL Managed Instance · PostgreSQL · MySQL & MariaDB · Azure Cosmos DB · Oracle · SSIS, SSAS & SSRS · Performance tuning · Migrations · High availability · Azure cost optimization · AI agents
My development environment setup, kept here so a new machine is ready in minutes:
| Folder | What's inside |
|---|---|
my-machine-setup/git-gh-setup |
SSH and GPG keys, signed commits, Git helper functions, a pre-commit hook, and a GitHub ruleset that requires PRs and signed commits |
my-machine-setup/os-linux |
Software install script and zsh profile |
my-machine-setup/os-windows |
Software install script, Git config and PowerShell profile |
jupyter-notebook |
My first Jupyter notebook |
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