Mahesh Gupta is a highly experienced Microsoft SQL Server DBA and consultant with over 16 years of experience. He has managed databases of various sizes ranging from GBs to TBs for numerous industries like healthcare, finance, retail, telecoms, and government. He has a proven track record of delivering results and is skilled in Architecture Design, Database Design, Tuning, Configuration, Migration, Implementation, and Documentation.

Mahesh's areas of expertise include SQL Server Azure, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, SQL 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2005, 2000, 7.0. He is experienced in SQL Server Cloud Migration, Amazon RDS (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Private Cloud, SQL Server Capacity Planning, Consolidation & Virtualization, Data Center Migration, version upgrades, SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group, Geo cluster, In Memory OLTP, SQL Server Performance Tuning and optimization, SQL Server Clustering, Replication, SQL Database Mirroring, Log Shipping, SQL Server Disaster Recovery Setup, SQL DBA Projects Contract, Consulting, Oncall, SQL Server Remote DBA Expert, SQLDBA Consultant, and SQLDBA Consultant.

Mahesh holds several certifications, including Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE - Data Management and Analytics), Certified Solution Associate (SQL Server 2008 /2012 / 2014), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP - DBA + Developer + Business Intelligence), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS SQL 2005/2008, DBA, DEV, BI), Microsoft Certified System Engineer (Windows and SQL 2000), MCDBA - Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000, Project Management Professional (PMP Certified [2009-2018]), ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Masters in Computer Applications Database Management (MCA), Masters in Finance / Commerce, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).

Mahesh's educational background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance from Delhi University, a Master's Degree in Finance from Annamalai University, and a Master's degree in Computer Applications, Database Management Systems from SMU, amongst other courses.

He has worked in different organizations, including SQLDBA.ME, Database Consultant, ibibo Web Pvt. Ltd., Dell, Citibank - Citigroup Inc., BCH Electric LTD, Faridabad, and HCL Technologies.