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About Me

Benedikt

πŸ‘‹ About Me

25+ years in IT β€” specialized in Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Cloud, Performance Tuning, and High Availability.
I'm someone who loves diving deep into tricky problems until everything just works.


πŸ”§ Focus Areas
βš™οΈ Performance & Troubleshooting SQL Server optimization, query tuning, deadlock analysis
☁️ AlwaysOn & High Availability Cluster setup, failover strategies, disaster recovery
🧱 Azure Data Services Cloud architectures, Synapse, Data Factory, Fabric
πŸ”„ Infrastructure as Code Terraform, Ansible, automated deployments
πŸš€ CI/CD & DevOps GitLab, Azure DevOps, automated pipelines
🐳 Container Platforms Kubernetes, Docker, orchestration
πŸ› οΈ Technical Skills
πŸ—„οΈ Databases SQL Server (2000–2022), AlwaysOn, Logshipping, Mirroring, MongoDB, MySQL
πŸ“Š BI & Analytics SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric
☁️ Cloud & Infra Azure (PaaS/IaaS), GCP, AWS, Data Factory, Synapse, Vertex AI
🩺 Monitoring PRTG, SQL Monitor, Dynatrace, Redgate, DBA Dash
πŸ’» Programming T-SQL, Python (12 yrs), MDX (14 yrs), PowerShell, C#
🧰 DevOps & Tools GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, Jira, Confluence, CI/CD
🧩 OS & Platforms Windows Server, RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu, Kubernetes
πŸŽ“ Certifications
  • Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (2024)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (2022)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (2021)
  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (2020)
  • Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect (2020)
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) (since 2012)
  • MCSE Data Management & Analytics (Charter) (2016)

πŸ‘‰ View full certification history on Microsoft Learn

πŸ“œ Show all certifications

Azure Fundamentals, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Data Fundamentals, Azure Architect Design & Technologies, SQL Server 2008/2012/2014 MCSA/MCSE/MCITP, Data Platform, Data Analytics, MCT History, and more...

πŸ’Ό Career

University Medical Center Mainz

Since May 2025

Database infrastructure & system operations in healthcare. Managing complex SQL Server environments, AlwaysOn clusters, performance tuning, and automation. Working with a great team on consolidation and modernization projects.

Career Break

Feb 2025 – May 2025
Taking a break

Mainzer Datenfabrik GmbH β€” Founder & CEO

Apr 2018 – Feb 2025

Founded and led the company as sole shareholder and CEO. Built a strong team, shaped strategy, and delivered complex IT projects across SQL, Azure, and BI. Developed deep expertise in modern technologies, databases, and programming languages.

DekaBank Frankfurt β€” IT Consultant

Feb 2017 – Apr 2018

Sales controlling division. Designed relational and multidimensional databases, developed ETL processes, and optimized business process automation.

Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH β€” Expert System Engineer

Sep 2013 – Jan 2017

Team lead for ~5,000 virtual and dedicated servers. Responsible for datacenter consolidation, high-availability platforms, and a €1M annual budget. Led 24 team members.

S&P Data GmbH β€” IT Consultant

Apr 2003 – Aug 2013

SQL Server administration, performance tuning, and Windows Server operations.

πŸš€ Current Side Project

OpenClaw Windows Agent

A native Windows application that connects your PC to an OpenClaw Gateway. Lets AI agents remotely execute commands, collect hardware inventory, check security status, and more. Built with .NET 8, WPF, and a lot of late-night coding sessions. 😈

🧩 Extended Expertise
  • Roles: Architect, DBA, Trainer, Project Lead, Consultant
  • Industries: Banking, Healthcare, Government, Telecom, Manufacturing, Logistics, Insurance
  • Soft Skills: Team leadership, strategy development, mentoring, audits & documentation

β€œTechnology can be learned β€” passion for solutions makes the difference.”