Melody is the Sr. Microsoft Solutions Manager at Pure Storage and has been in love with data since 1991. She has been sharing her passion with the community in technical sessions and blogs since 2014. She has been a Microsoft MVP since 2016, including winning Rookie of the year for Canada that year. She was awarded Regional Director by Microsoft in 2020 and strives to evangelize diversity in the industry. She has co-authored 3 books, including, SQL Server 2019 Administration inside out by Microsoft Press. The next version for SQL Server 2022 is currently in progress.  Find her on Twitter, LinkedIn or the hall of your next conference to chat Microsoft solutions.