Security and compliance
Ensure data security and compliance with data masking, monitoring, and change traceability
Database monitoring and observability
Monitor and understand your databases with full visibility into performance and change
Database change management
Build, test, and deploy database changes with confidence
Productivity and workflow automation
Simplify and speed up database development workflows
Cloud migration and workload optimization
Simplify and speed up cloud database transformation
Database modernization
Simplify and secure database modernization across platforms
Efficiency and cost optimization
Control costs and boost efficiency in database operations
AI data readiness
Prepare reliable data foundations for AI initiatives
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Ed Leighton-Dick
Ed is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and SQL Server performance and architecture specialist with nearly 25 years of experience in development, database administration, and system administration.
He currently focuses his efforts on SQL Server, .Net, Azure, and related technologies with his own company, Kingfisher Technologies.
Ed has a penchant for database tuning, data integration, and business intelligence, and is a frequent volunteer with PASS, including roles as chapter leader and regional mentor.