About Me

 

 

Hi, my name is Eduardo Pivaral and I am from Guatemala city.

I am a MCSE, MCSA SQL Server Database Administrator/Developer with experience in large environments.  
I have worked on IT for nearly 15 years in different areas. 

 

Currently dedicated to Administer Production, QA, Development SQL Server Databases and components for all Microsoft supported versions.

Regular technical writer for different sources and developer/reviewer of Open Source tools for SQL Server database administration, development and productivity.


Currently learning about Cloud, Linux and Containers (because yes... you'll never stop learning!)

Contact information

@EduardoDBA  

Eduardo Pivaral  

Github profile  

Youtube Channel

Also, you can write me at: epivaral@studyyourdata.com 

 

Certifications & Awards

These are all the certificacions and awards I have achieved so far:

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate - since 2021
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals - since 2021
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - since 2021


• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate - since 2020
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals - since 2020

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL 2016 Database Development - since 2019


• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics - since 2018
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL 2016 Database Administration - since 2018


• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014 - since 2017

• Microsoft Certified Professional - since 2014

Awards

• MSSQLTips.com Rookie of the year - 2018

Writing and speaking

Here I will keep track of all the publications and conferences:

Writing

• StudyYourData author and editor
• MSSQLTips author
• SQL Server Central author

Speaking

• CodeCamp 2021 (Guatemala): MicroPython para aplicaciones IoT - Feb 2021
• SQL Saturday 1019 (Singapore): T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance - Nov 2020
• PASS Virtual Summit 2020: Getting started with Azure Data Studio - Nov 2020
• SQL Saturday 1016 (São Paulo): Getting started with Azure Data Studio - Sep 2020
• T-SQL: Código de alto desempeño (Tech Community Day) - Jun 2020
• Introduccion a Azure IoT hub (24 hrs. de Azure en Español) - May 2020
• Fundamentos del lenguaje T-SQL (SQLConnect 2019) - Dec 2019
• Getting Started with Azure Data Studio (Baltimore SQL Server Users Group) - Oct 2019
• Introduccion a Azure Data Studio (Guatemala SQL Server Users Group) - Oct 2019
• Modernizing with SQL Server the Right Way (Post-Migration process) - Jun 2019
• Fundamentos del lenguaje T-SQL  - Feb 2019
• SQL Saturday 828 (Guatemala): T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance - Feb 2019
• Diseño e implementación de un almacén de datos en MS SQL Server - Mar 2018

Hobbies

(In no particular order)

• Cold winter
• Playing PS4 (Darksouls and Bloodborne series, Metal Gear Solid and shooters)
• Drawing cars and landscapes
• Eventual session musician (Guitar and Drums) 
• Mind Dunes Project now available in Spotify!