Cláudio Silva
Data Platform Architect
Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolCláudio Silva is a Data Platform Architect based in Lisbon with over a decade of hands-on experience tuning and automating Microsoft SQL Server environments since 2006. He combines methodical, demanding engineering with a "find a way or make one" mindset to deliver reliable migrations, performance tuning, and operational automation using T-SQL and PowerShell. An active open-source contributor, he has made notable contributions to widely used projects like dbatools and dbachecks—adding safe Copy-SqlDatabase behaviors, transaction log management, and checks that improve real-world SQL Server health validation. He co-authored Learn dbatools in a Month of Lunches and has applied his expertise across consultancy, enterprise (Siemens), and product-focused roles, bridging DBA best practices with automation-first workflows. Not obvious from titles: he frequently implements practical, test-driven PowerShell commands (with Pester tests) to harden reporting and subscription management in Reporting Services.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciatura, Licenciatura at Instituto Superior Tecnologias AvançadasCET - Nível IV, CET - Nível IV at FORINO, Escola de Novas Tecnologias
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (13)
sql-server10
databases10
powershell10
backup10
pester10
database-administration10
database-testing10
database10
testing10
re-store9
rest-api8
migration8
develop7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dataplat/dbachecks
Dec 2017 - May 2022
✔ SQL Server Environmental Validation
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:4 reviews, 163 commits, 12 PRs in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Cláudio primarily contributed to the `dbachecks` repository by adding and modifying tests related to SQL Server database configurations and monitoring. They implemented tests for various aspects, including database owners, recovery models, auto-close, auto-shrink, page verification, and auto-create/update statistics. Furthermore, the user made significant changes to existing test functions, improving their readability, and incorporating PowerBI integration features.
dbatoolssqlserverdbasql-servervalidation
microsoft/ReportingServicesTools
Jul 2017 - Dec 2018
Reporting Services Powershell Tools
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:71 commits, 12 PRs, 45 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Cláudio primarily worked on the Reporting Services PowerShell Tools, adding new commands to handle subscriptions. They implemented and tested `Get-RsSubscription`, `Set-RsSubscription`, and `Remove-RsSubscription` commands, including corresponding Pester tests. These changes involved modifying PowerShell scripts, interacting with Reporting Services, and ensuring the functionality and reliability of the subscription management tools. They also worked on adding descriptions and changing the parameters.
powershellreporting-servicesreporting
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