muraliprakash v

SQL Server Database Administrator with expertise in SQL Server migrations (2012–2022), Always On Availability Groups (HA/DR), performance optimization, and automation using PowerShell. Proven track record in capacity planning, disaster recovery, and large-scale server management (950+ servers). Skilled in Azure, Power BI, Tableau, and database performance tuning, with strong collaboration skills to deliver high-availability, business-critical database solutions.

Evaluated client needs and updated current databases to ensure they align with the specified requirements, focusing on capacity planning for future growth.
Led SQL Server migration projects from 2016/2019 to 2022, performing pre- and post-migration validation, compatibility checks, and performance tuning to ensure zero data loss and minimal downtime.
Upgraded critical production environments to SQL Server 2022, leveraging new security, performance, and scalability enhancements.
Designed and implemented Always On Availability Groups (AAG) for high availability and disaster recovery across multi-node clusters, ensuring business continuity for mission-critical databases.
Automated failover testing, monitoring, and replica management to optimize RTO/RPO and workload distribution.
By actively addressing grouped priority incidents and tickets related to production disruptions or server downtime, conducting bridge calls for the organization and other teams, and joining them for a quick final solution.
Ensured user and business sign-off for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production environment.
Coordinated the build tasks for over 870+ servers, ensuring timely delivery of the final product to the client while adhering to all service level agreements.
Utilized SQL Server Profiler, SQL Server Agent, and Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA) for monitoring and optimization.
Conducted database backups and implemented disaster recovery solutions, including point-in-time recovery.
Set up Database Mail and SQL Server Alerts for various events such as disk space, transaction log full, replication, backup, schema changes, CPU usage, and indexing fragmentation.
Performed troubleshooting and fine-tuning of databases to enhance performance and concurrency.
Executed seamless database migrations from SQL Server 2012 to 2014 and 2017.
Installed and configured Foglight for database monitoring, enabling comprehensive performance monitoring and management.
Implementing both new and existing queries, along with stored procedures for automation and testing in a non-production environment before the actual rollout. I carried out performance analysis and functionality tests on the database, making necessary adjustments to resolve any issues that were identified.
Supervised databases, consistently resolving problems across different servers, while creating storage solutions for clients.
Validated successful backups across a network of more than 250 servers.
Automated backup transfers from the production environment to secondary and disaster recovery locations.
Consistently maintained database performance through quarterly implementation of SQL cumulative updates.
Created several PowerShell scripts to automate various tasks such as database maintenance, space checks, NAS drive validation, and data synchronization.
Designed a detailed report for the upcoming year's production server capacities using SSRS.
Created a comprehensive Power BI report to combine all monitoring activities.
Effectively rolled out MDW and ADR on a network of over 435+ servers, ensuring high availability.
Created a detailed dashboard to track server aging and patching details, as well as an SQL audit dashboard, a real-time backup monitoring dashboard, and a daily alerts dashboard, using Tableau.

Bachelors of Engineering