William Assaf
Principal Content Developer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Assaf is a Principal Content Developer at Microsoft with eight years in content roles and a 20+ year background in database engineering and leadership. He designs customer-focused Learn content for Azure SQL and Microsoft Fabric, translating deep SQL Server and DBA experience into clear, practical documentation and training. Previously he led SQL teams and consulting engagements at Sparkhound, bringing hands-on expertise in database architecture, administration, and development. Based in Redmond, he also facilitates Microsoft diversity & inclusion and allyship training, blending technical craft with people-first leadership. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex database concepts into usable guidance that accelerates adoption and reduces operational risk.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, BS, Information Systems and Decision Sciences at Louisiana State University
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Github Skills (34)
high-availability10
tsql10
mssqlserver10
mssql-database10
azure-sql10
sql-server-data-tools10
sql-server10
sql10
mssql10
microsoft-sql-server10
powershell10
ssms10
database10
azure-sql-edge9
azure-data-studio9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
SparkhoundSQL/sql-server-toolbox
Jul 2017 - Feb 2021
SQL Server Toolbox by the Sparkhound SQL Team
Contributions:619 commits, 1 PR, 383 pushes in 3 years 7 months
sqlsql-servertsqlpowershellsqlserver
williamadba/Public-Presentations
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
PowerPoint, labs, downloadables
Contributions:234 commits, 206 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 11 months
powerpointlabpresentation-materials
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