Reliability
Design for failure, validate recovery and make operational health visible.
ABOUT
Mert Turksever
Database Engineer
SQL Server SME
I design, operate and improve enterprise database platforms with a focus on reliability, performance, availability, security and automation.
Database Engineer01 / PROFILE
Engineering Databases for Reliability and Scale
I am a Database Engineer and Microsoft SQL Server specialist focused on designing, operating, securing and optimizing enterprise database platforms where availability, performance and reliability are mission-critical.
My primary areas of expertise include Microsoft SQL Server, High Availability and Disaster Recovery architectures, Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, performance engineering, backup and recovery, database security, monitoring and DBA automation.
My approach goes beyond resolving individual incidents. I focus on building measurable, observable, automated and sustainable database platforms.
I work extensively on performance bottleneck analysis, execution plans, wait statistics, capacity planning, HA/DR architecture, Disaster Recovery scenarios, monitoring platforms and database security controls.
02 / PROFESSIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Reliability First.
Performance by Design.
Performance
Measure first, understand the workload and optimize with evidence.
Security
Apply least privilege, accountable access and controls that teams can operate.
Operational Excellence
Reduce risk through clear standards, automation and repeatable procedures.
03 / CORE SKILLS
Technical depth where it matters.
SQL Server AdministrationT-SQLPerformance TuningExecution PlansAlways On Availability GroupsFailover ClusteringBackup & RecoveryQuery StoreExtended EventsPowerShellMonitoringDatabase Security
04 / TECHNOLOGY STACK
A practical engineering toolkit.
Microsoft SQL ServerAlways On AGWindows ServerPowerShellSQL Server AgentQuery StoreExtended EventsGrafanaGitDocker
05 / CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Built around critical systems.
Designing resilient SQL Server services with clear recovery objectives and tested operational paths.
Diagnosing workload behavior through execution plans, wait statistics and production-safe telemetry.
Turning recurring administration into repeatable, observable and supportable workflows.
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