Rob Sewell
Chief Data Officer Zure UK
Sampford Arundel, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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RockstarRob Sewell is a Chief Data Officer and dual Microsoft MVP in Data Platform and Azure with over a decade of hands-on experience modernising enterprise cloud and analytics platforms using Microsoft Fabric and Azure. He blends strategy, architecture and delivery—leading multi-region Fabric rollouts, building IaC-driven self-service Azure platforms, and operationalising governed analytics at scale. A former senior SQL Server DBA and prolific open-source contributor, Rob has improved widely used projects like dbatools and dbachecks, bringing production-grade SQL Server automation and safety to the community. He pairs deep technical chops (SQL Server tuning, PowerShell automation, Bicep/IaC) with clear communication across execs, CISOs and engineering teams to make complex programmes auditable and risk-aligned. Beyond client work he organises conferences, mentors engineers and drives community projects, reflecting a passion for raising collective capability rather than just delivering single engagements. Notably, his contributions to database safety and automated removal/validation functions show a focus on making risky operations repeatable and reliably safe.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (19)
stored-procedures10
pester10
tsql10
databases10
database-administration10
sql-server10
sql10
powershell10
database10
indices9
automation9
automations9
azure-pipelines6
azure6
queue6
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
dataplat/dbachecks
Dec 2017 - Jan 2023
✔ SQL Server Environmental Validation
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:33 releases, 44 reviews, 1528 commits in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Rob's commits primarily focus on implementing and testing features related to SQL Server database validation and checking. The user added tests and configurations for SQL Server Availability Group (HADR) checks, including features to verify the availability of listeners and replicas, and tests that focused on database status. The user also made changes to the database owners for a more precise and reliable solution. These changes demonstrate expertise in database management and administration, specifically within the SQL Server environment.
sql-serversqlserverpesterpowershelldba
dataplat/dbatools
Jul 2016 - Dec 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:1 review, 121 commits, 19 PRs in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Rob's commits primarily focus on modifying and enhancing the `Remove-SqlDatabaseSafely` function within the `dbatools` PowerShell module. These changes involve improving SQL Agent Service checks, adding parameter help for Pester tests, refining parameter options and functionality, and addressing an issue related to agent job timeouts. The user's work appears centered around ensuring safe database removal processes, including the utilization of SQL Agent jobs for restoring databases.
automationsql-serverpowershelldatabase-administrationmigrations
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