Ben Miller
Founder & SQL Server Architect at UpSearch
Lehi, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolBen Miller is a seasoned SQL Server architect and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and migrating high-availability database platforms. A Microsoft Certified Master and SQL Server MVP, he consults on clustering, Availability Groups, ETL and data warehouse modernization while leading teams as a director-level DBA. He founded Ben Miller & Associates to deliver end-to-end SQL Server solutions, automations (notably PowerShell) and cross-platform migrations from Oracle and legacy sources. An active contributor to the popular dbatools project, his work improves SQL Server automation for safer, faster migrations and operational tasks. Based in Lehi, Utah, he pairs deep technical rigor with training and mentoring, and brings an uncommon background in Russian studies that complements his analytical approach to complex systems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Lakeland UniversityN/A Computer Science, N/A Computer Science at Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's degree Information Technology, Bachelor's degree Information Technology at Western Governors UniversityRussian, Russian at Utah Valley University
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Github Skills (11)
microsoft-sql-server10
sql-server10
powershell10
databases10
database-administration10
mssql10
database10
mssqlserver10
automation9
automations9
backup8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dataplat/dbatools
Nov 2016 - Jun 2020
🚀 SQL Server automation and instance migrations have never been safer, faster or freer
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:24 commits, 16 PRs, 31 comments in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ben's contributions primarily revolve around SQL Server automation and configuration. They made changes to the `ExportImportSqlConfig.ps1` script, modifying how SQL Server configurations are exported and imported, and refactoring the use of `sp_configure`. The commits also included modifications related to database backup and restore operations, specifically within the `Copy-SqlDatabase.ps1` function. Furthermore, the user added functions to get and test SQL Management Objects.
sqlserverbackupsaferserver-automationsql-server
dbaduck/dbatools
Nov 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 23 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 2 months
powershellpowershell-moduleproductive
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