Thought leader with 20 years of IT experience, working with a wide variety of data platforms including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Hadoop and other data platforms. Extensive experience in cloud design and architecture, specifically focused on hybrid cloud models. Strong experience in clustering and storage. Frequent speaker at major IT conferences such as Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, NoSQL Now. Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMWare vExpert. Microsoft certified Azure Architect. Writer at 1105 Media, RedmondMag.com. Specialties: Database, Infrastructure, Storage, Hybrid Cloud, High Availability Disaster Recovery