Steve Stedman
Podcast Host at Stedmans SQL Server Podcast
Ferndale, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSteve Stedman is a seasoned SQL Server expert and entrepreneur with over 30 years of hands-on database experience and 11 years running his own consultancy, Stedman Solutions, LLC. He specializes in performance tuning, corruption repair, automatic tuning, and proactive server health monitoring, and is the creator of tools like Database Health Monitor and SchemaDrift. As host of the Stedman’s SQL Server Podcast he translates deep technical topics into practical guidance for DBAs and developers, drawing on real-world incidents from consulting and incident response. His background includes CTO and R&D leadership roles, authoring a book on Common Table Expressions, and teaching SQL Server certification courses. Based in Ferndale, Washington, he combines technical work with community service as a volunteer firefighter and EMT—bringing calm, methodical problem-solving to high-pressure situations. The blend of production rescue experience, tool-building, and public-facing education gives him a rare mix of hands-on recovery skills and audience-friendly technical communication.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Western Washington University
English
Stackoverflow
713reputation
1.1mreached
5answers
4questions
Github Skills (9)
data-reader6
sql-server6
crystal-reports6
syntax6
csv6
ssms6
mysql6
tsql6
sql1
Github contributions (4)
SteveStedman/SqlForensics
Nov 2014 - Nov 2014
Contributions:25 commits in 14 days
SteveStedman/SqlServerSetup
Dec 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:4 pushes in 4 months
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