About me
I’m a SQL Server DBA
I work for Expedia as a SQL Server production DBA and am the lead DBA for Hotels.com. I am also a consultant with Santech Solutions, a database technology focused consultancy.

John Sansom
I have been working with database technologies in a variety of capacities for over eight years, with an extensive background administering and developing enterprise database systems.
Currently I specialise in SQL Server technology and in particular performance tuning & optimisation.
Professional Qualifications
- BSc Computer Science 1st Class Honors
- MCITP: Database Administrator 2008
- MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development
- MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
- MCTS: SQL Server 2005, Implementation & Maintenance

Articles Published
SQL Server Memory Configuration, Determining MemToLeave Settings
The Database Administrators Primary Responsibility
Why You Should be Using the FULL Recovery Model
SQL Server community involvement
- I’m a member of The British Computer Scociety.
- I’m a member of The Proffessional Association for SQL Server (PASS)
- I write articles for SQL Server Central
- I regularly post, answer queries and contribute at:
- I’m a SQLServerPedia Blogger

Please feel free to contact me directly regarding SQL Server.
If you have any questions at all about SQL Server I’d love to hear from you. I really enjoy working with SQL Server technology and am particularly interested in SQL Server performance, administration, data warehousing and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
Follow my Bookmarked Content
Each week I review a wealth of excellent SQL Server content and I use Delicious to bookmark the best of the web. You can see what I have been bookmarked by visiting My Bookmarks page.
How to contact me
You can email me at john@johnsansom.com , add me to your LinkedIn network or catch me on Twitter @JohnSansom.
