Amy Herold Joins Fortified Data

CHARLOTTE, NC — November 1, 2015

Fortified Data, a leading data services firm, is proud to announce the addition of Amy Herold to its team of expert data consultants.   Herold joins Fortified Data from Prime Lending, where she was a Senior DBA on their core applications team.

“Amy’s professionalism and diverse skillset make her unique,” says Fortified Data CEO Ben Debow.  “She is technically skilled and a known thought leader in the SQL community.  Amy brings value to both customers and peers, and that’s the kind of person we’re looking for as we grow our team.”

Herold is a SQL Server, Powershell and automation expert.  She’s spoken at several industry events across the country, on topics ranging from SQL Server Best Practices to serving as a panelist for Women In Technology sessions.  Her most recent presentations include: Deadlock, Block & Two Smoking Barrels: Breaking Down Blocking and Deadlocks, Beginning Automation with Powershell and Making the Leap from Developer to DBA.  Amy is also an active blogger at SQLKitten.com.

“Amy is certainly a strategic hire for Fortified,” adds Denis McDowell, Director of Managed Services at Fortified Data. “Her DBA skills and perspective will help us achieve Core Health quickly with new managed services customers.  Her programming skills will help us continue to develop automation around our Core Health Framework and internal toolsets.”