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Jeff Currier

Jeff Currier

Jeff Currier is a Senior Development Lead on the SQL Azure team. He’s worked at Microsoft for a number of years on projects from WinFS to the most recent SQL Azure.

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Zach Owens

Zach Owens

Zach Owens is a Technical Evangelist focused on enabling early adoption of Microsoft data platform technologies including SQL Azure.

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David Robinson

David Robinson

David Robinson is a Senior Program Manager on the SQL Azure team. David is responsible for a multitude of things including driving product features, code samples, and most importantly demonstrating to customers the value that SQL Azure and cloud computing provides.

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