Pio Balistoy is a Filipino Microsoft MVP for Data Platform based in Singapore. He has been working with Databases since 2003 and has worked with all versions of SQL from SQL Server 6.5 to Azure SQL. He is currently a Lead Data Platform Consultant for Pythian, helping businesses transform using data, analytics & cloud. He is also on the Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board that helps Microsoft understand the needs of the Azure Data community across the globe. He actively leads the Data Platform communities both in Singapore and Philippines. You can find him often helping organize or speaking at data platform user groups and conferences in the region.