Introduction

Hi all,

I'm Menzo Steinhost. I'm a SQL Server PFE based in the Netherlands.

Before I came to Microsoft I worked for Deloitte Consulting. I did lots of different things there ranging from Oracle development to project audits. At some point I picked up SQL Server and I decided to specialize myself in it. I started way back in 1998 with SQL Server 6.5 and have experience with every version since. A few days ago I started a project on SQL 2008 and I'm very enthousiastic about it. I will tell you more about this in my next post.

My main focus is SQL Server performance tuning. But I also do Risk Assesments and other things around SQL Server. I used to be a developer so I'm also interested in typical developer stuff.

I will mainly blog about performance related issues on SQL Server. Performance tuning is a passion of mine and sometimes a rewarding job. You can make spectacular improvements, especially on poor indexed databases.

As a PFE  I visit many premier accounts and on every site I see problems that you can prevent very easy. Expect very practical information on this issues on this blog. There are also some neat tools available from Microsoft and third party vendors that might be useful in your day to day life.

Enjoy and I hope to hear from you!
Menzo