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Global Delivery Solution Lead @Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), SQL Skills Blackbelt, 5X Fantasy Baseball Champion, and Reader of Books.

Carmel, Indiana
Joined September 2009
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It’s an incredible honor to be recognized alongside some of Microsoft’s most impactful and talented people from around the world. Knowing this recognition comes from peer nominations makes it even more meaningful, especially because it celebrates Technical Excellence, Technical Leadership, and Community Impact. credly.com/badges/ca87f0b8-0…
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It seems my decades of experience Googling answers for other people now translates to using Copilot to find answers for other people. #LMGTFY
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Between Texas, Kansas, and the Carolinas, the Democrats have now obtained a BBQ majority.
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How Microsoft SQL learned to recover without undoing everything first dlvr.​it/TW8dcY
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I've taken 100+ Microsoft Certification exams over the years, and I've picked up a few tricks along the way. From studying smarter to dealing with exam anxiety, here are 10 tips I've learned that might help you on your next exam. @MicrosoftLearn #MicrosoftCertification sqlmct.com/taking-microsoft-…
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I've taken a lot of Microsoft Certification exams over the years, and I've picked up a few tricks along the way. From studying smarter to dealing with exam anxiety, here are 10 tips I've learned that might help you on your next exam. @MicrosoftLearn sqlmct.com/taking-microsoft-…
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Congratulations to the @Brewers; World Series champs! That hurt to say, but they were the best team this season. #CubsFan
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I've hit my token quota for the month! So, four day weekend!
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Like many Microsoft exams, DP-700 covers a broad technical landscape. It requires understanding how those services fit together to build, operate, secure, and optimize an end-to-end data engineering solution. #DP700 #Fabric sqlmct.com/fabric-data-engin…
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These Copilot exams provided three perspectives that are increasingly important: using AI effectively, understanding how AI can transform an organization, and understanding the collaborative development platform behind a tremendous amount of today’s technology. Which exam is the right one for you? #Copilot #Certification sqlmct.com/three-copilot-cer…
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Is it time to rethink index maintenance? Automatic Index Compaction challenges the traditional rebuild-and-reorganize approach and offers a new way to think about index health. #AzureSQL sqlmct.com/rethinking-index-…
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A recent study of over a billion people found that hyperbole is the greatest word ever invented.
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This was probably the best #AzureSQL, #SQLServer2025 session I've ever watched. And I've watched a lot of them. SQL Modernization Day brings together eight sessions from the Microsoft SQL team on moving SQL Server to Azure. youtube.com/watch?v=Zwqy_rWs…
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