- Microsoft SQL Server (versions 2012 through 2022) — installation, upgrades, configuration, and administration on Windows Server
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery — Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Log Shipping, and cloud-based HA using
- Backup & Recovery — native tools (BACKUP DATABASE, RESTORE DATABASE), point-in-time recovery, and automated backups in Google Cloud SQL
- Performance Tuning — index optimization, query tuning, execution plan analysis, statistics management, and use of Database Engine Tuning Advisor
- Security & Compliance — role-based access control, TDE (Transparent Data Encryption), SSL/TLS, and integration with Google IAM
- Monitoring & Diagnostics — SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Extended Events, Query Store