Pablo Echeverria

I've worked for more than 10 years as a software programmer and analyst, during which time I studied parallel programming and became a senior programmer specialist. In 2016, I switched jobs to a DBA position, where I've implemented new processes and created better monitoring tools, while I'm growing my data scientist skills to improve my customer's businesses.

Check out Pablo's most recent book https://bpbonline.com/products/hands-on-data-virtualization-with-polybase. This book brings exciting coverage on establishing and managing data virtualization using Polybase. This book teaches how to configure Polybase on almost all relational and nonrelational databases. You will learn to setup a test environment for any tool or software instantly without any hassle. You will learn how rapidly to design and build high performing data warehousing solutions.
  • Interests: technology
  • Skills: programming, databases

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How a simple Extended Events session can turn you from a silent guardian to a developer’s best ally. There is an old, undeniable paradox in the life of a Database Administrator: If you do your job perfectly, nobody remembers you exist, only when you resolve problems. When queries are fast, backups are pristine, and the […]

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Can You Really Downgrade from Enterprise to Standard and Save Thousands? Here's What Happened

A real world story of how someone moved from Enterprise Edition to Standard for not only the SQL Server database engine, but also with SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS.

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