Sean McCown

About Sean McCown

WHAT I DO: I help CTOs and CIOs Speed Up SQL Server audits by 95% using Minion Enterprise.HOW IT WORKS: Minion Enterprise centralizes, simplifies, and streamlines a multitude of common database tasks by gathering hard-to-reach metadata in one central store.HEALTH CHECKS, AUDITS & BENCHMARKS: Use a single query to perform standard benchmarks and run internal audits for all instances in your environment.CENTRAL MANAGEMENT: With one command, you can update all backup routines, clone user permissions from one environment to another, or change sp_configure settings on of instances.ALERTING: Consolidated, actionable alerts tell you what you need to know, from security alerts to disk capacity alerts, to error log search terms.SECURE YOUR SQL SERVER: Minion Enterprise alerts DBA teams of changes to permissions and delivers deep insights into all aspects of SQL Server security. WHERE YOU\'VE SEEN ME: I’m a regular speaker at the Professional Association for SQL Server, SQL Saturdays, SQL Bits and other training events worldwide.MY STORY: I’ve been interested in computers since Ms. Pac-Man came out in 1982. I took two years of programming in high school, continued in college, and I’ve worked with computers ever since. I’ve been a full time DBA, a consultant, an internet personality - kind of - and now an entrepreneur and CEO. WHAT TO DO NEXT: If you’d like to know more or arrange a demo, just connect with me here on LinkedIn & I’ll send you more details.WHAT OTHERS SAY:\"I had the opportunity to roll out Minion Enterprise at two companies, one large (160K DBs) and one small DBs). Minion Enterprise puts me in a constant state of audit, from a security perspective. It lets me know when new DBs are being added or retired. It lets me know if SQL authenticated accounts have weak passwords. In a world where security concerns are at the top of people’s minds, this was the biggest selling point to my management. I don’t know of any other tool that provides for you the foundational data points to effectively manage your environment like Minion.\" Sean and Jen and others in the Minion Community are very responsive to questions or issues I have had. I give Minion Enterprise my highest recommendation.\"-Michael D\'Spain, Principal DBA, Blackbaud, Inc.For emergency response to SQL Server issues call or text (text is better) 81••••••54 or email S•••@MidnightDBA.com.You may also contact Jen at J•••@MidnightDBA.com.

Experience

1. Lead Architect

   Minionware

   Feb 2014 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Skills

• Online Publishing
• Powershell
• Sql Server Integration Services
• Sql Server Disaster Recovery
• Digital Media
• Sql Server Enterprise Management
• Ssis
• Sql Tuning
• Xml
• Database Design
• Sql Server Consolidation
• T-Sql
• Blogging
• Sql Server Administration
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Content Strategy
• Sql Server Performance Tuning
• Performance Tuning
• Magazines
• Data Modeling
• Sql Server Instruction
• Editing
• Sql
• Index Tuning
• Editorial
• Publishing
• Disaster Recovery
• Content Management
• Business Intelligence
• Sql Server High-Availability
• Databases