About Author & Technical Reviewer
Ashish Agarwal currently works as an Engineering Architect in the Azure SQL Engineering team at Microsoft, where he works with large and complex SQL modernization projects spanning from SQL On-Premises to Azure IaaS and PaaS Platforms.
He holds an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from BMIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, affiliated with Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan, India. He earned the title of Best Outgoing Student in Computer Science Engineering for his graduating batch. He has worked at top product-based companies, FinTech organizations, as well as large MNCs across various domains.
An Azure Data Engineer, Business Intelligence SME, and Data Warehousing professional with over 13 years of extensive experience across multiple industries. He has hands-on experience and expertise in handling multiple projects across geographies and delivering solutions with minimal supervision.
He also has vast experience as a business expert for various domains, collaborating with various business partners to understand their needs and derive critical business metrics to help in business growth and resolve problems.
Ashish is currently working on the Azure data engineering stack, Azure data migration from heterogeneous source systems, SQL Server 2019, Azure Analysis Services, and Power BI for implementing business solutions. He has also written and contributed to Microsoft Tech community blogs.
He has a history of working closely with business users to understand and translate business requirements into effective business intelligence solutions. His domain knowledge includes Risk Management (Credit Card Industry), Human Resources, Nano Semiconductor, In-Store Solutions, Retail, and Pharmaceuticals.
When not working on technical projects, Ashish enjoys reading books, listening to music, and writing poetry.
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ABOUT TECHNICAL REVIEWS
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Narendra Ragho Angane is a Principal Engineering Architect Manager for the SQL CSE/Ninja Team at Microsoft Engineering, specializing in SQL Server and Azure Data Services. With over 25 years of experience in data and software technologies, he leads a team of engineering architects, providing top-tier service for complex SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Mainframe, and Sybase workload modernizations.
Narendra holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai University, a postgraduate diploma in computer applications, and several certifications in data science, computer programming, and RDBMS. He has completed the Data Science Degree Program and Azure Data University program from Microsoft, as well as a Business Model Innovation course from Microsoft-INSEAD. He has also passed numerous Microsoft-certified exams, including Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions.
Before joining Microsoft in 2010, Narendra worked with Wipro Technologies, Hostway Solutions, Scalability Experts, and Lilavati Hospital, focusing on database administration, performance tuning, upgrades, migration, data warehousing, and business intelligence