Daniel Alexander
Data Engineer
Weston-super-Mare, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarDaniel Alexander is a pragmatic Data Engineer with nine years’ experience specialising in Microsoft SQL Server administration, automation and migrations, now applying that expertise at the Office for Students. He has a strong track record in designing reliable SQL Server estates across on-prem, virtualised and Azure environments, implementing HA/DR patterns and improving DevOps/GDPR workflows. A regular open-source contributor to the widely used dbatools PowerShell module, he has enhanced migration and database-copying functions to make SQL Server moves safer and more predictable. Colleagues describe him as a committed mentor and clear communicator who translates complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders. He pairs hands-on troubleshooting and performance tuning with a continuous-learning mindset, often documenting and standardising practices to uplift team capability.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (15)
database-migrations10
data-migration10
sql-server10
powershell10
databases10
server-migration10
database-migration10
database-administration10
sql-migrations10
migrate10
db-migration10
mssql10
migration10
database10
backup9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dataplat/dbatools
Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
🚀 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:2 releases, 67 commits, 66 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the `dbatools` PowerShell module, focusing on SQL Server automation and migration-related functionalities. Their contributions involved modifying existing functions such as `Show-SqlMigrationConstraints`, `Copy-SqlDatabase`, and `Disable-SqlLogonTrigger`. These changes included adding new parameters, updating logic for database file management, and improving the functionality of database migrations. The changes also address issues related to server name and database file transfer.
sqlserverbackupsaferserver-automationsql-server
dansqldba/dbatools
Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:14 pushes, 2 branches in 24 days
powershellpowershell-moduleproductive
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