Robert L Davis is a SQL Server 2008 Certified Master and an experienced Database Administrator, SQL Server evangelist, speaker, writer, and trainer. He has worked with SQL Server for more than 13 years, and recently started his own consulting company, SQL DBA Master. He recently served as a Sr. Product Consultant and Chief SQL Server Evangelist for Idera Software. Prior to that he served as Program Manager for the SQL Server Certified Master Program and as a production DBA at Microsoft.

Robert helped found the PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter, was the primary author of "Pro SQL Server 2008 Mirroring," and was a Charter Member of the Idera ACEs program. He often speaks at SQL Server events and writes articles and product reviews for SQL Server Magazine.

Robert is married, has two German Shepherds, and is an avid writer, blogging about SQL Server at http://www.SQLSoldier.com and writing horror fiction. You can find him on Twitter as @SQLSoldier.