Nathan Ferguson is a versatile and experienced IT professional who has been in the industry for many years. With a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Central Washington University, he has cultivated a broad range of talents and skills, earning him the title of a "Jack of all trades" by some of his colleagues. His specialties include Azure, SQL Server, virtualization, storage, and operating systems. Nathan has worked for a variety of organizations, including Columbia Sportswear Company, Tillamook County Creamery Association, Clinicient, Sage, Fiserv, Epiq Systems, Samaritan Health Services, Jerrol's Book and Supply Co., and Northwest info.net. His roles have varied from DevOps Engineer to Database Administrator to Web programmer. Nathan's expertise includes performance tuning, T-SQL, high availability, security and hardening, and more.