Robert has worked with SQL Server for 10+ years and became a Certified Master in early 2010. He is a Sr. Production DBA at Microsoft for PQO (Product Quality & Online) Operations and serves as technical lead of the SQL Virtual Team for CSS’s PQO Operations Team. Robert co-authored SQL Server 2008 Mirroring published in 2009 by Apress, Inc. Robert can be found on Twitter as @SQLSoldier and blogs at http://www.sqlsoldier.com Robert enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 German Shepherds, playing live poker, and reading and writing horror fiction. Robert’s horror fiction can be found online at http://www.writerscafe.org/Rawhide. He is currently writing a book tentatively titled Dead on Arrival.