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Adam Haines Adam Haines is a MCP Database Administrator/Developer and a proud recipient of the MVP award. Adam has been working with database technology since 2004. Adam started his career in the banking industry, where he assumed the position of database analyst. While in this role, he focused on development, report writing, application programming, and basic database administration. In 2007, he accepted a Database Administrator position at Stewart Enterprises. His current position requires him to focus on database development; however, Adam still manages administrative duties. Adam has experience in database administration, performance tuning, SQL Server clustering, SSIS, Analysis Services, SSRS, and Web/Windows development. Adam is also a moderator and frequent poster, on the MSDN SQL Server forums. Adam is also part of the team at TSQLChallenges.com. In his role at TSQLChallenges.com, Adam creates and moderates TSQL challenges, for the SQL Server community. When Adam steps away from his computer, he goes home to what is most important, his family. Adam is married with one daughter and has a 5 month old son. Adam loves to give piggy-back rides and play in the yard with his children. His online presences include:
Adam Jorgensen Adam Jorgensen, MBA, MCITP, MCDBA is the President of Pragmatic Works Consulting, a global BI solutions firm based on Jacksonville, FL. and has been delivering SQL Server and Business Intelligence Solutions for over a decade. His passion is finding new and innovative avenues for clients and the community to embrace business intelligence and lower barriers to implementation. Adam focuses on mentoring executive and technical teams helping them realize the value in their data, while accelerating the technology learning curve. Adam a regional mentor for SQLPASS and a Virtual Technology Specialist for Microsoft. He is also an active member of the South Florida SQL Server User Group (SFSSUG) and a co-founder of BIDN.com (Business Intelligence Developer Network). Adam co-hosts SQLLunch.com, is a co-chair of the SQLPASS Virtual Chapter for Business Intelligence, and serves on other community groups and professional boards. He speaks regularly in person and virtually at industry group events, major conferences, Code Camps, and SQL Saturday events on strategic and technical topics. He has co-authored white papers and several books on business intelligence, among other topics. Prior to his role with Pragmatic Works, Adam garnered extensive technical and managerial experience in industries including automotive, manufacturing, software, education, security, and retail. His online presences include:
Allen Kinsel Allen has been working with SQL since 6.5 in the late 1990s. He's a team lead/manager for a DBA group in a Fortune 1000 company. He supports Sybase, SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2 LUW. Their largest install base is SQL Server, and they still run all versions from 6.5 forward with the largest install base being 2005-2008. He's been volunteering with PASS since attending his first Summit in 2004. His volunteering knows no bounds - he's worked on almost every committee ever invented in the organization. He's been in the Special Interest Groups, marketing, the Nomination Committee, the DBA track selection, to his current role as leader of the Program Committee. His online presences include:
Allan Mitchell Allan Mitchell is the joint owner of Konesans Ltd, a small UK based consultancy specializing in SQL Server, and most importantly SQL Server Integration Services. Having been working with SQL Server from 6.5 onwards, he has extensive experience in many aspects of SQL Server, but now focuses on the BI suite of tools. He is a recognised SQL Server MVP and co-author of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, a book written for developers, DBAs, and casual users who hope to use SSIS for transforming data, creating a workflow or maintaining their SQL Server environment. Allan is a member of the SQLBits management committee – the largest SQL Server community event in Europe, and a regular presenter at user groups and industry conferences throughout the world. His online presences include:
Aloor Nelson John I have total of 11 years of IT experience with Application development, Database Development and Database Administration. I have worked with different version of SQL server from 7.0 to 2008. Started my carrier as VB ,VC++ and database developer in a banking sector for implementing their core banking solution. Currently working as Database Administrator with wide knowledge in performance tuning, high availability solution, troubleshooting and server monitoring. His online presences include:
Andy Lohn Andy is currently a Development DBA and Director of Technology for the PASS MN (Minnesota SQL Server User Group). He's been working with SQL databases since 1998 which was version 6.5. His main role has been an Operational and/or Development DBA, but he's had a wide range of roles including: Programmer, Developer, Architect, Report Writer, Cognos Administrator and Special Projects Lead. His online presences include:
Audrey Hammonds Audrey Hammonds is working for PRGX in Atlanta, GA as a contract database developer. They do recovery audit work, and she’s currently part of a team doing some very cool healthcare stuff. Fourteen years ago, she volunteered for DBA training to escape COBOL, and never looked back. A firm believer that good fundamentals and solid design can save a database professional’s sanity, she has devoted much of her career to designing (hopefully) elegant databases and straightening up others’ not-so-elegant databases. Audrey has run the gamut from Database Developer to Production DBA to Architect. Her online presences include:
Bob Horkay Bob Horkay is a DBA at H&R Block in Kansas city. Tax season usually means that Bob may not be seen for weeks at a time. He's been working with various .NET and other database technologies before deciding to concentrate on SQL Server 10 years ago. He converted to SQL Server while working for Quilogy, a Microsoft Consulting company. He concentrates on using SQL Server as a tool to solve business problems. Prior to SQL Server he worked with DB2, Visual Fox Pro and Mainframe Technologies. My web presence is through http://www.LifeAsBob.com, where he maintains his hobbies on the internet: old VW Busses, Family cook book, beer, technology and occasional distractions, and it's all run by .net and SQL Server! His online presences include:
Bob Pusateri Bob Pusateri is a DBA and Application Developer in the financial trading industry with 6 years experience on SQL Server. He also runs a consulting business specializing in custom software for municipal governments. In his spare time, he blogs, tweets, and is an active member of both Chicago-area chapters of PASS. His online presences include:
Brad Schulz Brad Schulz has been working with databases for nearly 30 years, working as an independent consultant and developer. He was a Microsoft Visual FoxPro (VFP) MVP from 1994-2000, and has written articles for various VFP publications. He is now devoting most of his time with SQL Server and is a moderator at the MSDN T-SQL Forum. His online presences include:
Brandon Williams Brandon Williams is a Software Developer, DBA living in Central Oregon and specializes in SQL Server Replication. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Washington State University, is a Microsoft Certified Professional with MCTS and MCITP certifications in Database Administration, and is a Microsoft Community Contributor. He is frequently found helping out on the MSDN SQL Server Replication forum and on his spare time he writes about Replication on his blog. His online presences include:
Brent Ozar Brent was the fifth Microsoft Certified Master of SQL Server 2008 in the US outside of Microsoft, and a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. Brent has a decade of broad IT experience, performing SQL Server database administration, systems administration, SAN administration, virtualization administration, and project management. Brent offers consulting on performance tuning, virtual and cloud-based database servers, and disaster recovery. Previously, Brent spent 2 years at Quest Software as a SQL Server expert and 2 years at Southern Wine & Spirits, a Miami-based wine & spirits distributor. Brent has experience conducting training sessions, has written several technical articles, and blogs prolifically at http://www.BrentOzar.com. His online presences include:
Brian K McDonald Brian K. McDonald, MCDBA, MCSD is a Business Intelligence consultant for Pragmatic Works. Brian has experience in Database Administration, SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services. He has worked as an Application Developer, Network Administrator and a Database Administrator throughout his 11 years in the IT industry. He even spent a year on a large Help Desk operation a long, long time ago. Brian takes pride in all his projects and diligently works to not only meet expectations, but greatly exceed them. Brian has written articles for industry websites and continually strives to learn more and become a better version of himself. Brian is an active member of the Jacksonville SQL Server User's Group and has presented at User group meetings, Code Camps and various SQL Saturday events across Florida. His online presences include:
Cathy Dumas Cathy Dumas is a BI consultant in Vancouver, BC. Before moving to Vancouver, she spent seven years at Microsoft, where she worked as a Program Manager on the Analysis Services team. Cathy specializes in SQL Server 2012 technologies, particularly the Analysis Services tabular model, PowerPivot, and Power View. You can see her in action at events like the SQL PASS Summit or SQLBits. Her online presences include:
Chad Miller Chad Miller is a SQL Server DBA whop has worked with Microsoft SQL Server since 1999. He's been automating administration tasks using Windows Powershell since 2007. In addition to his blog, in his spare time he's the Project Coordinator/Developer of Powershell-based Codeplex projects SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) and PoshRSS. He leads the Tampa Powershell User Group and is a frequent speaker at SQL Saturdays and Code Camps. His online presences include:
Chris Shaw Chris started his database career while in the Marine Corps working with Lotus Ami Pro databases somewhere in 1993. From there he went on to companies such as Wells Fargo, Pulte Mortgage and Yellow Pages Inc., and later consulted with insurance companies including Anthem Blue Shield. Chris has enjoyed writing and speaking about SQL Server over the last 10 years at events such as SQL Connections, Pass and SSWUG Ultimate conferences where Chris was the Conference Chair. Chris received the Microsoft MVP award. He is the founding member of the Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group and is currently blogging on chrisshaw.wordpress.com, sswug.org and writing his book, How to Find Your Next DBA Job. His online presences include:
Chris Webb Chris Webb is an independent consultant specialising in SQL Server Analysis Services cube design, tuning and troubleshooting and the MDX query language. He’s a co-author of “MDX Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services and Hyperion Essbase” and a regular speaker at user groups and conferences in the UK and Europe. He can be contacted via his company website, Crossjoin.co.uk. His online presences include:
Chris Yates Chris Yates is a DBA working at Republic Bank in Louisville, KY. His primary focus entails working with part of the TRS group (Tax Refund Solutions). He has been involved with SQL for over 12 years ranging from developer to DBA. He has worked over the past 12 years in the fields of healthcare, the mortgage industry, and banking. Chris enjoys helping fellow members in the SQL community and to present ideas, facts, and everyday occurrences that he encounters through his blog @ www.chrisyatessql.wordpress.com. Please feel free to contact him anytime with problems, issues, concerns, or ideas. Colin Stasiuk Colin Stasiuk is a Senior SQL Server DBA and owner of Benchmark IT Consulting, an Edmonton-based consulting company. He has worked with SQL Server since 1996 and has earned the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist(MCTS), and the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) accreditations. Colin is the president of EDMPASS (The Edmonton based chapter of PASS)and is also an avid hockey fan (as any good Canadian boy should be) Colin can be reached at: ColinStasiuk@BenchmarkITConsulting.com His online presence includes:
Darren Mallette Darren Mallette is a database solutions architect on the Foglight pre-sales team at Quest Software. He joined Quest in 2004 with the acquisition of Lecco Technology. Darren began working with Oracle in 1993, and has experience with versions 5 and 6 through 11g, including course development for Oracle 8.0. At Lecco Technology, he focused on application performance tuning for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase ASE, and DB2. Darren can be reached at: Darren.Mallete@Quest.com His online presence includes:
David Dye David is a Sergeant with the Cape Coral Police Department and currently works as a database administrator and developer in the Administrative Services Division. He began his career with the police department in 1990 in the patrol division and worked various assignments until being promoted to Sergeant in 1998. Based on his education and experience David was assigned to his current position in 2002 and is responsible for database administration, software integration, and development for public safety. David’s primary focus and expertise is with SQL Server, reporting services, integration services, and analysis services, and he was recognized for his work by SQL Server Magazine as “Innovator of the Year” runner up in 2007. David is an MCITP for SQL Server 2005 and 2008 in both database administration and business intelligence and is a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He regularly posts on the MSDN SQL Server forums where he also serves as a moderator, and is a contributor at SQLCLR.net. In addition to his knowledge of SQL Server David works as a software developer using VB.net and C# and has worked extensively in SharePoint development. When away from work David can be found with his wife and four children at Disney or with his second love, wine tasting. His online presences include:
David Levy I am a Senior SQL Server DBA at CDW with 10 years of IT experience, mostly as a software developer building web and windows based applications (VB, VB.NET, C#, C++ and a smidge of Java). I have always found database design and set based logic interesting, so 3 years ago I took the plunge and became a DBA, soon after I discovered people would tell anyone who would listen all about the SQL Server internals. I was hooked. I have not looked back since. The things I say represent my opinion and in no way represent the views or opinions of my employer or coworkers. His online presences include: Davy Knuysen Davy Knuysen is a BI-Consultant for Ordina Belgium and Vice-President of the Belgian SQL Server User Group (SQLUG.BE). He has been working with SQL Server since version 2000. He started as a developer, but today his focus is on designing and implementing business intelligence solutions using MS SQL Server. His online presences include:
Denny Cherry Denny Cherry specializes as a professional Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator. He has over 9 years of experience working as a professional database administrator, administrating databases ranging in size from 5 Mega-bytes to 400 Giga-bytes. He recently became a SQL Server MVP and also has received his MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator), MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator), MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist) and MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) certifications from Microsoft. His online presences include:
Devi Prasad Devi Prasad Gakkula works as a Senior Systems Engineer with Infosys Limited. He has got 5 years of hands on experience with SQL Server and SQL Server BI. Devi Prasad has extensively worked with SQL Server on both development and mainatance projects.He Specializes in designing the databases, performance tuning the databases and SQL Server Integration Services. He is associated as a Member with Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS). His online presences include: Eric Humphrey Eric Humphrey is a Database Developer at GameStop in the Dallas area. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Louisiana State University – Shreveport in 2004. He has been working in the tech industry since 2003 with both small companies and the largest. His focus is on database development with SQL Server. Eric has a passion for improving his craft while contributing to the development community. His online presences include:
GeniiiusGeniiius is a team of skilled database experts who primarily deal with SQL Server. With years of experience working in the IT industry, both in Denmark and abroad, we aspire to deliver the best and most dynamic products and services. As a Geniiius customer you will experience innovative, impressive and eye-catching solutions. Hemantgiri G. Goswami Hemantgiri S. Goswami is SQL Server Consultant from Surat, INDIA. He has been a Microsoft SQL Server MVP three years running; he also moderates multiple SQL Server community forums including http://www.sql-server-performance.com and http://www.sqlserver-qa.net. He actively participates and speaks at local user group events organized under the aegis of www.surat-user-group.org, DotNetChaps and CSI Surat chapters, of which he is a founding and active member. He regularly publishes article on his blog space http://www.sql-server-citation.com. He has recently taken up a new initiative - blogging about SQL in his native language Gujarat through his blog http://sqlservercitation-gujarati.blogspot.com He is an Author of the book SQL Server 2008 High Availability - a book for SQL Server DBA aspirants, System Administrators and Developers, it provides step-by-step information to get you through the installation of various SQL Server High Availability options like Clustering, Replication, Database Mirroring and Log Shipping.
Gail Shaw Gail is a database consultant from Johannesburg, South Africa, specialising in performance tuning and database optimisation. Before moving to consulting she worked at a large South African investment bank and was responsible for the performance of the major systems there. Gail was awarded MVP for SQL Server in July 2008 and spoke at both TechEd South Africa and the PASS Community Summit in Seattle in the same year. She is a frequent poster on the SQLServerCentral forums and has written three articles so far for the same site. Her online presences include:
Gethyn Ellis Gethyn is an experienced and successful SQL Server professional with a wealth of technical and business skills acquired in demanding roles in the UK's public and private sector along with some clients based in the USA. Gethyn’s skills in SQL Server include all versions of SQL Server from 7 through to SQL Server 2008, clustering, replication, log shipping, Mirroring, DTS, SSIS, Windows Server , T-SQL, VMWARE and Hyper V virtualisation. Gethyn has been running GRE Solutions, a SQL Server contractor and consultancy company since 2007. His online presences include:
Grant Fritchey Grant Fritchey works for FM Global, an industry-leading engineering and insurance company, as a principal DBA. He's done development of large-scale applications in languages such as VB, C#, and Java. He has worked with SQL Server since version 6.0. He has worked in finance and consulting and for three failed dot coms. He is the author of Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans (Simple Talk Publishing, 2008) and SQL Server 2008 Performance Tuning Distilled (Apress, 2009). His online presences include:
Iain Kick Iain is a Senior Technical Consultant for Computacenter in the UK providing consultancy and expertise for SQL Server technologies. Prior to this he worked at Quest Software as a lead consultant on their SQL Server products covering pre-sales, post sales and consultancy on all things SQL Server. Iain has been working with SQL Server for over 10 years and has presented at various SQL Server user groups and at SQL Bits around performance, configuration, security, disaster recovery and high availability of the SQL Server platform. He has also had articles published in Database Trends and Applications and SQL Server Magazine. Iain was previously a production SQL Server DBA for 5 years at Framlington Group and ITouch PLC starting out on Version 6.5. His online presences include:
Jack Vamvas Jack Vamvas is a Senior DBA\Database Architect managing database servers in the financial industry. He started working on SQL Server 6.5 in 1997 for Microsoft MSDN as a SQL programmer then moving into database design, tuning, optimization and managing database servers. Jack's expertise spans SQL Server, DB2 and Oracle. His online presences include:
James Serra James is currently a Senior Business Intelligence Architect/Developer and has over 20 years of IT experience. James started his career as a software developer, then became a DBA 12 years ago, and for the last five years he has been working extensively with Business Intelligence using the SQL Server BI stack (SSAS, SSRS, and SSIS). James has been at times a permanent employee, consultant, contractor, and owner of his own business. All these experiences along with continuous learning has helped James to develop many successful data warehouse and BI projects. James has earned the MCITP Business Developer 2008, MCITP Database Administrator 2008, and MCITP Database Developer 2008, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. His online presences include:
Jason Brimhall Jason works primarily with SQL 2000 and SQL 2005, performance tuning queries and then implementing SSIS solutions as the business requires. He's also starting to delve into SSRS. He has supported clients hosting over 1 million users per day and has been responsible for turning a database that was a sore eye for the company into a talking point of high performance. Jason has been blogging since the start of 2010. His online presences include:
Jason Crider Jason Crider is a Database Administrator/Systems Admin located in Little Rock. Jason has over 10 years of IT experience. He holds a degree in Management Information Systems, a Masters in Christian Education, and is a certified MCITP Database Administrator for SQL Server 2005. His online presences include:
Jason MassieJason has 10 years experience as a DBA and has specialized in performance tuning for the last five. He was recognized by Microsoft as a SQL Server MVP. Jason has spoken at the Professional Association of SQL Server Conference, the North Texas SQL Server Users Group, SQL Connections and TechED. He has worked at Terremark (formerly Data Return) for nearly a decade. His online presences include:
Jason Strate Jason Strate, Digineer Inc, has been a Database Architect for over ten years. His experiences include designing and implementing both OLAP and OLTP solutions involving clustering servers, database monitoring and tuning, analysis services, DTS/Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Notification Services. Jason is a Microsoft MVP, and is actively involved with the local PASS chapter (SQL Server User Group); he is currently serving on the Executive Board and has presented at monthly meetings. Jason contributed to Microsoft’s published white paper "Empowering Enterprise Solutions with SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition" and actively blogs about SQL Server and related technologies. Also this year, Jason participated in the development of Microsoft Certification exams for SQL Server 2008, presented at the SSWUG SQL Server Launch Event and is presenting in upcoming SSWUG SQL Server Conference. His online presences include:
Jen McCown Jen McCown is a SQL Server developer and DBA with over 10 years experience. She writes book and product reviews for ITBookworm.com, makes training videos and blogs for MidnightDBA.com, and maintains both websites. Her online presences include:
Jen Stirrup Jen Stirrup is a Microsoft-certified Business Intelligence Consultant who has been delivering SQL Server based solutions for over ten years. Her online presences include:
Jeremiah Peschka Jeremiah Peschka is a Founder/Owner at Brent Ozar PLF. He has worked as a database and emerging technology expert at Quest Software where he researched new trends and technologies in the world of data storage. Over the course of his career he has worked with a number of companies in a variety of industries as a system administrator, developer, and DBA. He's been involved with most aspects of application development and deployment. His online presences include:
Jeremy Carter Jeremy Carter has over a decade of experience in IT with the last several years spent specializing in SQL Server. He is currently a SQL Server DBA providing consulting services to a variety of clients across many industries. His main areas of interests and responsibilities include performance tuning, disaster recovery, and automation. He also greatly enjoys teaching and writing about SQL Server. In his spare time he enjoys surfing, scuba diving, and sailing with his beautiful wife and daughter His online presences include:
Joe CasellaJoe is a professional problem-solver, data analyst, and accidental DBA who has been working with SQL Server since 2003. He’s currently employed in the healthcare industry analyzing, reporting, and administering data sets with billions of rows. He writes about the problems an average guy faces on an average day and, sometimes, the problems an exceptional guy faces on a really bad day. His online presences inlcude:
Joe Webb Joe Webb, a Microsoft SQL Server MVP, serves as Chief Operating Manager for WebbTech Solutions, a Nashville-based consulting company. He has over 13 years of industry experience and has earned the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and the Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) accreditations. Joe served for six years on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), culminating his tenure as Executive Vice President of Finance. He has authored two books: “The Rational Guide To: SQL Server Notification Services” and “The Rational Guide To: IT Consulting”. Joe can be reached at: joew@webbtechsolutions.com. His online presence includes:
John Pertell John is a SQL Server Administrator working for a company in the healthcare field. He's been working with SQL Server for 9 years, beinning with version 7. He is certified on SQL 2005 as a developer and administrator. He's currently working on learning more about Business Intelligence. He loves playing golf when he has time and hopes to break 80 soon. He also enjoys working on his model railroad. His online presence includes:
John Sansom John is an I.T. professional specialising in database technologies and software solutions. He is currently working as a SQL Server DBA with Tuxedo Money Solutions, a prepaid technology provider operating in the UK Financial Services industry. John has been working with database technologies for over eight years, in a variety of capacities and has an extensive background of developing and working with large data processing systems. He also has a degree in Computer Science and is a certified MCITP Database Administrator for SQL Server 2005. His online presences include:
John Sterrett John Sterrett is a Database Professional and Web Engineering Specialist who currently works for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. He works in the Global Operation Center which is located in Wheeling, WV (Pittsburgh Area). His area of expertise is developing data driven applications and database management. John received a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in SQL Server 2005. He currently lives in Wheeling, WV with his wife Nina and their two dogs, Buddy and Missy. He is a devoted member member of the Greater Wheeling Chapter of AITP, Ohio Valley Connect, and the Big Brother and Big Sister program. John's online presences include:
Jonathan Gardner Jonathan Gardner is a Senior Technology Consultant with Insource Technology based out of Houston, TX. Gardner has more than a decade of broad IT experience including 3D graphics and animation to SAN administration, Virtualization administration and project management. With a MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) in Database Administration, Gardner is the acting DBA at EMS Group I, LLC. A graduate of Texas A&M University and its Corps of Cadets, Gardner regularly returns to participate with technology competitions. In his spare time he is known as an adrenalin junkie with a passion for SCUBA and Sky diving. When he isn’t falling out of the sky he can be found playing rugby with the Houston Athletic Rugby Club. His online presences include:
Jose Chinchilla Jose Chinchilla (aka SQLJoe) works as a Sr. Business Intelligence Consultant for Pragmatic Works. He has over 12 years of experience in infrastructure, virtualization, web development, network and database administration and holds multiple certifications such as MCITP SQL Server 2008 Database Administration, MCTS SQL Server 2008 & 2005 as well as MCTS Business Intelligence SQL Server 2008. Jose Chinchilla serves as President of the SQL PASS Business Intelligence Chapter for the Tampa Bay area and is an active contributor to the SQL Server community, avid speaker, twitterer and blogger. His online presence includes:
Josef Richberg Josef has been a SQL practitioner for over 16 years specializing in performance & tuning. He currently works for Harpercollins Publishers designing, enhancing, and improving the sql experience for many of the data warehouse applications. He was recognized with the '2009 Exceptional DBA' Award. His online presences include:
Julie Smith Julie Smith has spent the last 11 years moving data using varied tools such as MS Access, MySQL, and SQL Server 2000-2008. She is an MCP in SQL Server 2000: Implementing Database Design. She currently works as a BI Consultant for Key2 Consulting, LLC where she specializes in ETLs using SSIS. Prior to Key2 she worked as a DBA at a Publishing Company and as a database developer at The Network Inc. She is very simple woman with warm fuzzy secret heart. Her online presences include:
Kendal Van Dyke Kendal began working with SQL Server 7.0 as a VB developer 9 years ago. He has spent the last 7 years as a production DBA working on systems that process hundreds of millions of transactions per day. He is currently Senior DBA at Channel Intelligence in Celebration, FL where he is responsible for the management, monitoring, and performance of 40+ SQL Servers. Kendal stays active in the SQL Community by speaking at events such as SQL Saturday, .NET Code Camp, and OPASS (Orlando PASS chapter). Kendal is known as @SQLDBA on Twitter and is a contributor to the forums on SQLServerCentral.com. Kendal also maintains a technical blog on SQL Server topics at http://kendalvandyke.blogspot.com. His online presences include:
Kendra Little Kendra Little is a Senior Database Administrator working in the online advertising industry. She has been working with SQL Server since the year 2000 and as a DBA since 2003. Frequent change is a requirement in online services: Kendra works closely with an Agile software development team to design, plan, and execute software releases and platform changes for high transaction OLTP and large scale datamart systems. Amid the flux, she automates database maintenance, implements custom performance monitoring, aggregates and interprets performance data, and builds SQL Reports for trending and production health. Kendra is passionate about helping the DBA profession be recognized as a dynamic, necessary function for successful businesses. Her online presences include:
Kevin Kline Kevin Kline is the Technical Strategy Manager for SQL Server Solutions at Quest Software, a leading provider of award winning tools for database management and application monitoring. He is a founding board member and former President of the international Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) and frequently contributes to database technology magazines, web sites, and discussion forums. Kevin also serves the community as an adviser to SQL Saturday education program as well as a curriculum adviser for both the University of Washington and Purdue University at Calumet in their IT and Computer Science departments. Kevin’s most popular book is SQL in a Nutshell (now in its third edition) published by O’Reilly Media. Kevin is also author or co-author on seven other IT books, including Transact-SQL Programming, Database Benchmarking: A Practical Approach, and Professional SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Optimization. A top rated speaker, He appears at international conferences like Microsoft TechEd, DevTeach, PASS, Microsoft IT Forum, SQL Connections, and the Best Practices Conference. Beginning his career as a lowly hardware jockey working with PC’s, Digital VAX, and Intergraph Unix workstations, Kevin has worked on multiple large-scale database projects throughout his career at Deloitte & Touche, NASA and the U.S. Army. When Kevin isn’t working on technology issues, he enjoys spending time with his wife Rachel, his four kids, his three step kids, and his Basset Hound and Ginger Kitty. His online presences include:
Klaus Aschenbrenner Klaus works as an Software Architect for HP in Vienna - Austria. Klaus works with the .NET Framework and especially with the SQL Server 2005/2008 from the very beginnings. In the years 2004 - 2005 Klaus was entitled with the MVP award from Microsoft for his tremendous support in the .NET Community. Klaus has also written the book Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker which was published by Apress in the Summer of 2008. Currently he works on the internal details and the inner workings of SQL Server, and how you can transform this knowledge into your day-2-day work with SQL Server to write better and faster performing SQL Server based applications with the .NET framework. His online presences include:
Larry Leonard Larry has been programming in C, C++, and C# so long he can remember when it took two strong men to lift a 315 MB hard drive. In the last several years he has come over to (from?) the Dark Side, and now focuses on SQL Server development. His areas of interest include tuning, optimization, and performance. His blog highlights handy SQL scripts, various "gotchas", and the Microsoft Visual Studio Database Edition (aka Data Dude). His online presences include:
Lee Anne Pedersen Lee Anne Pedersen is a SQL Server administrator with seven years of experience. She also tinkers in server administration, database development and programming. Lee Anne is currently studying for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in SQL Server 2008 certification. She hopes to achieve that by the end of the year. When not studying SQL, Lee Anne is learning how to trade on the stock market. Her online presences include:
Lee Everest Lee Everest is a Senior SQL Server Database consultant with significant experience working with high-transaction databases in both client server and web-based applications, as well as multi-terabyte sized data warehouse environments. He has also performed data analysis, transformations, performance tuning, and upgrades/migrations between various systems. His areas of expertise include analysis, design and architecture, and administration of relational databases using Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. Industries include finance, mortgage lending, consumer loans, web, retail, insurance, banking, medical, and non-profit. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management of Info Systems along with a Master's degree in Information Technology, and has held numerous Microsoft certifications since 2000. He is also in his ninth year as a part-time instructor at North Lake College in Irving, Texas. His online presences include:
Luke Hayler Luke is a SQL Server developer based in London (UK) who concentrates on the SSIS/SSRS toolset. He's been instrumental on Data migration projects and reporting solutions for companies in the Financial and Insurance Services industries in the UK and Europe. He has an MCTS (2005) and although it’s been a while since he earned it, he's looking to add to and upgrade it with the 2008 versions (perhaps even going down the DBA route). He'll be heading down to Melbourne, Australia soon enough and will hopefully see more of Rob Farley and get in on the SQL Server action Down Under. His online presences include:
Mark Broadbent Mark Broadbent is currently working primarily as a SQL Server Specialist. He has been using SQL Server since 1997, starting with SQL 6.5 and every release since in numerous highly available configurations. He has worked with many other Microsoft products and likes to dabble with other platforms and environments. Mark currently holds many Microsoft professional accreditations including MCSE+i, MCAD.NET, MCDBA, MCITP Database Administration for SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 and MCITP for Database Development for SQL 2008. His online presences include:
Marlon Ribunal Marlon started working with SQL Server 2000 writing ad-Hoc queries as part of his tasks doing IT Support in a small document and information management company. In that same position, he also supported few software development projects as tester and troubleshooter (database connectivity issues between client & server, dataset queries, etc). In April 2007, he joined a Boeing Company subsidiary focusing on engineering data analysis. He is currently training on SQL Server 2008 Integration Services. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional - MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance. His online presences include:
Matt Wollner Matt is a BI Consultant with Key2 Consulting in Atlanta, GA. His main focus is SSIS design and development and data warehouse design. He has been working with SQL Server for 15 years and a BI consultant for the past 10. He likes to follow the KIS philosophy. I want to make sure that my solutions get the job in an efficient manner while still easy to understand. Blog: http://key2consulting.com/Blogs/author/matt-wollner/ Melissa Coates Melissa Coates is a Business Intelligence developer in Charlotte, NC. As a Senior Consultant with Intellinet, she specializes in delivering BI and Data Warehousing solutions. Melissa has more than 10 years of experience as a hands-on developer with various reporting and analysis tools. Formerly a CPA, Melissa is ridiculously proud to be an IT geek. Her background gives her a really beneficial blend of technical, business, and training skills. She has a keen interest in visualization techniques and repeatable best practices. When Melissa steps away from the laptop, you can probably find her hanging out with her border collie. Her online presence includes:
Michael J. Swart Michael is a Senior Database Developer from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Michael has worked in the I.T. industry for over ten years and has worked extensively with some Oracle background. He's focused on SQL Server for the past six years. His online presences include:
Michelle Ufford Michelle Ufford is a SQL Developer DBA for GoDaddy.com, where she works with high-volume, mission-critical databases. She has over a decade of experience in a variety of technical roles and has worked with SQL Server for the last 5 years. She enjoys performance tuning and maintains an active SQL Server blog. Her online presences include:
Mike Davis Mike Davis, MCTS, MCITP, is a Senior BI consultant at Pragmatic Works. He is an author of a few Business intelligence books. Mike is an experienced speaker and has presented at many events such as several SQL Server User Groups, Code Camps, SQL Server Launches, and SQL Saturday events. Mike is an active member at his local user group (JSSUG) in Jacksonville, FL. Mike's online presences include:
Mike Hillwig Mike Hillwig is a database administrator living and working in the Boston area. He currently works for a high tech company that makes IP telephony technology devices. Mike represents the little guys in database environments. His databases are measured in gigabytes and not terabytes. And he has hundreds of users and not thousands. Mike is also a Crystal Reports Jedi Master. Contrary to the blog name, Mike is very much a fun-loving person. He does get cranky with developers who don't understand the concept of referential integrity. Mike's online presences include:
Mike Walsh Mike is a SQL Server MVP, Trainer and Consultant. He has been working with SQL Server for about 12 years as a DBA, Performance Tuner, Developer and Database Designer. He is passionate about best practices, performance, recovery plans and shooting trouble in the SQL Server Realm. Mike is the founder and owner of Straight Path IT Solutions, LLC - A consultancy that partners with its clients to get the most out of their SQL Server instances and overall data strategy. He has spoken at the SQL PASS North American Summit, the SQL Rally, several regional events and runs the Portsmouth, NH based Seacoast SQL Server Users Group. When he isn't learning something new in SQL Server or sharing his knowledge through mentoring others he is busy playing with his growing family, swimming or spending time with church family and friends. Mike Can be found online hanging around these places -
Mladen Prajdić Mladen Prajdić is from Slovenia and has been professionally programming since 1999 in Visual C++. He's been actively developing business line applications in .Net (C#) and SQL Server since 2003. He especially enjoys optimizing slow SQL statements. In his free time he develops SSMS Tools Pack - a popular free SSMS add-in. He's also a MCP and MCTS for SQL Server and he speaks at local user group meetings and conferences like NT Conference. His online presences include:
Pinal Dave Pinal Dave is a Microsoft Technology Evangelist (Database and BI). He has written over 1700 articles on the subject on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. He is a dynamic and proficient Principal Database Architect who specializes in SQL Server Performance Tuning and has 7+ years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCTS, MCDBA and MCAD (.NET). He is also Regional Mentor for PASS Asia. Prior to joining Microsoft he was awarded Microsoft MVP award for three continuous years for his contribution in community. His online presences include:
Piotr Rodak Piotr has been working in IT for 18 years. He started as developer of desktop applications but moved gradually towards server programming, and eventually SQL Server development, where he thinks he has found his haven. He has been working with SQL Server since version 7.0. He is interested in database design and performance tuning. He has been working for last three years as senior database developer and database architect for one of the biggest financial institutions in the world, designing risk management systems. His area of expertise apart from SQL Server database is SSIS solutions and multithreaded programming in C#. He answers questions on SQLServerCentral. His hometown is Krakow in Poland, but he lives in Dublin, Ireland. His online presences include:
Pradeep Adiga Pradeep is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SQL Server with one of the biggest MNCs in Information Technology field, where he works with highly critical OLTP systems and over 50 TB data warehouse. Pradeep has over a decade of IT experience, performing SQL Server Database Administration, System Administration. Pradeep specializes in problem management, high availability of MS SQL Server databases and provides technical leadership for SQL Server DBAs. His online presences include:
Randall Neth Randall Neth, Microsoft Certified Master: SQL 2008 and Microsoft Design Architect for Alexander Open Systems in Overland Park, KS. Randall has worked in IT for nearly 15 years with over 10 years being in a consultancy role. During this time he has worked with a variety of technologies such as SQL Server, SharePoint Server, Exchange Server, Citrix, VMWare, and Cisco networking. Randall currently works as an Architect for a consulting firm and designs solutions for all Microsoft technologies, specializing in SQL Server, SharePoint Server, and Exchange Server. Randall is the father of a 3 year old future engineer and just celebrated his 10 year wedding anniversary to his wife Jill. In his spare time Randall enjoys playing with his son, reading up on SQL Server, answering items in forums, and posting to his blog at randallneth.com. Randall currently holds a variety of certifications including his MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer), Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP), and Microsoft Office Communications Server R2 (OCS) with Voice Specializations. His online presences include:
Ricardo Leka Working as an DBA to ITGroup, independent consultant and Trainer. Ricardo has experience in Database Administration, HA and Disaster & Recovery Consultant. His online presences include:
Richard Douglas Richard Douglas has been working as a DBA in women's clothing since the start of 2010, not literally he hastens to add! He is certified in SQL Server 2008 and in his spare time plays the trumpet in local symphony orchestras. His online presence includes:
Rod Colledge Rod Colledge is a recognized SQL Server expert in Brisbane, Australia. Having contracted in a wide variety of projects over the last 15 years, he’s developed a specialty in the development and administration of highly available, mission critical SQL Server environments. He’s recently authored a best practices book on SQL Server 2008 Administration, due for release in May 2009 by Manning Publications. Rod is an active participant and presenter at the Queensland SQL Server users group, is the founder and editor of sqlCrunch.com, and blogs at www.rodcolledge.com. His online presences include:
Ron Dameron Ron has 20 years of IT experience on a wide range of platforms including Mainframes and Windows Server systems. He is currently most comfortable with Microsoft SQL Server as a Senior Database Administrator in the new Database Hardening group at his current employer. He now chants Standardization, Optimization, Automation in his sleep. He is exploring how PowerShell, Policy Based Management and the features of SQL Server 2005/8 can simplify his life as a Senior DBA and Database Hardener. In his spare time, he enjoys Softball, Tai Chi, Yoga, Ubuntu Linux, Science Fiction and trying to figure out what his teenage daughters are talking about. Tai Chi and a bit of Yoga keeps him sane. His online presences include:
Ryan Adams Ryan is a highly skilled Microsoft oriented administrator and has worked for a Fortune 100 company for 12 years. In his time there he has supported everything from desktop to server. Most recently he has served as a senior Active Directory architect and Identity Management (MIIS, ILM, FIM) consultant. He is the sole SQL Server DBA for his group, supporting both vendor databases and custom databases. His primary focus is database design and performance, but also works with SSRS report development, and SSIS ETL. He enjoys being involved in the SQL community and serves on the board of directors for the North Texas SQL Server User Group. He is well versed in many core Microsoft technologies, has implemented and supported them both nationally and internationally for a company of 250k+ users, and holds the following certifications. MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA, MCTS, MCITP His online presences include:
Samuel Vanga Samuel Vanga is an IT professional with a focus on SQL Server database and business intelligence development. He began working with SQL Server 2005. Improving business effectiveness is the main objective of his solutions. He practices agile software methodology to solve problems one at a time. His online presences include:
Sarvesh Singh My name is Sarvesh Singh. I am a DBA at coeo Ltd, a Microsoft Gold Partner providing SQL Server consulting and Remote DBA services to customers who outsource management and 24×7 operations of their SQL Server platform. I currently hold MCITP: database administration for sql 2008, MCTS 2008 -Database Development and 70-652 - Windows Server Virtualization, configuring. His online presences include:
Scott Herbert Scott got started in SQL Server 5 years ago, and started blogging as "SQL Ninja" recently, figuring it sounds better than "SQL Pirate". When he's not thinking about SQL, he's thinking about playing guitars and synths, and where to find the perfect laksa. He lives in Sydney, Australia. His online presences include:
Sean Decker Sean Decker is a SQL Server DBA for one of the top ten accounting firms in the United States. His career in IS began, ten years ago, as a Systems Administrator, where he was exposed to a wide variety of applications and technologies. Given an opportunity to specialize with SQL Server, five years ago, he transitioned into the DBA role and has been evolving ever since. He recently started blogging to increase his technical depth and get more active in the SQL Server Community. His online presences include:
Shaun Stuart Shaun J Stuart is a Senior Database Administrator working in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has worked as either a Database Administrator or a Database Developer since 1997, giving him unique insight into both the administration and development sides of SQL Server. He first became a Microsoft Certified Professional on SQL Server 7.0 and is also a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist on SQL Server 2005. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from California State University, Fullerton. His online presences include:
Stanley Johns I work as the principal SQL server DBA for the largest newspaper in Canada. There are a few systems that require 24/7 up-time and a failure to do so would literally stop the presses. Since the company owns over 100+ local publications, there is a need to remotely manage SQL servers, most of which I have never physically seen. I specialize in performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability and scaling of the servers. There is also consolidation of databases on virtual servers and ETL tasks using SSIS. Being passionate about databases I also do contract work for business and organizations across North America. I have got my MCTS and MCITP in SQL database administration (2005 and 2008) and I am working to earn an MCM in SQL server. His online presences include: Steve Novoselac Steve is a Microsoft development enthusiast that started as an ASP developer, then .NET, all along the way using SQL 2000/2005 and related technologies. He is currently the Business Intelligence manager at Trek Bicycle Corporation, in Waterloo, WI. Steve love's SQL Server and the BI tools (SSAS, SSRS, SSIS), and learning and sharing things from these areas. His blog postings will cover mostly topics about the Microsoft BI tools from a BI developer perspective, but also delve into topics and discussion around these tools that cover the end-user and SQL Server DBA perspectives. His online presences include:
Stuart Ainsworth Stuart R Ainsworth is a database architect and SQL Server developer in the Atlanta area. Stuart has a diverse background in areas of data analysis, database administration, and design; currently working in the field of finance and information security. Stuart has spent some time in manufacturing, public health, and communication environments. He's currently a chapter leader for AtlantaMDF, the Atlanta chapter of PASS, and is a frequent contributor to the local code camps and monthly meetings. His online presences include:
Tim and Lori Edwards Tim and Lori are both DBA’s located in Tucson, Arizona. Tim is a CPA and was an auditor in a past life who now works as the senior DBA/team lead for a nation-wide food service company and has been working with SQL Server since 1997. He is currently the Chapter Lead for the Performance VC and a member of the Virtualization VC for PASS. Lori started off her IT career teaching computer science at the local community college and began her career as a DBA in 2003. She received her MCDBA (SQL Server 2000) in 2005 and is currently the senior DBA at an application service provider for the airline industry. Lori is a Program Manager for the Program Committee for PASS. The Edwards are a busy family with 5 children. In our spare time, Tim is restoring a 1984 50th Anniversary Nissan 300ZX and Lori tries to keep up with her (non-technical) reading. Their online presences include:
Timothy Ford Timothy Ford is a Senior Database Administrator for Spectrum Health Hospital System. He has been working with Microsoft SQL Server in the capacity of either a Developer/Analyst or Database Administrator since 1999. Tim also has experience as an Oracle DBA, Microsoft Office developer, Systems Engineer, and Web Developer. His is also an author of SQL-centric technical articles for MSSQLTips.com, SQLServerCentral, and Simple-Talk.com. Timothy earned his MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer)certification in 2001. His favorite aspect of SQL is mining information from the system databases for monitoring metrics. He currently administers over 80 SQL Server instances hosting 1000+ databases. He is currently finishing up his first book, co-authored with Louis Davidson, on Microsoft SQL Server Dynamic Management Objects. Timothy has been a volunteer leader within the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) since 2002 and presents their annual Quizbowl event in addition to serving on their Programming Committee and Editorial Committee. He is also the leader of the recently-formed West Michigan SQL Server Users Group/Local SQLPass Chapter. Timothy is a strong advocate for telecommuting, having done so in some capacity since 2000. He currently works out of his home office in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His online presences include:
Tim Radney Tim is a senior DBA for a top 40 US held bank. He is the chapter leader for the Columbus GA SQL Users Group and the PASS Regional Mentor for South Central US. Tim is a Microsoft Systems Administrator turned DBA. Prior to becoming a full time DBA he spent 10 years supporting Citrix, Novell, Windows, IIS, and MSSQL. His online presences include:
Todd McDermid Todd McDermid has been developing software for two decades, and most of that software has used SQL Server for data storage. He has primarily been involved with Manufacturing and Supply Chain projects, both in ISVs and as an internal IT resource. In recent years, he’s discovered Business Intelligence and the Microsoft platform – turning him into an evangelist for using BI to support performance management in his current organization. To assist in achieving that goal, he’s used Integration Services to populate a Data Warehouse, using standard as well as custom built SSIS components. Along the way he’s earned his MCSD.Net and MCTS (on SQL08BI). He’s currently a moderator of the MSDN SSIS forums, coordinator of several CodePlex open-source projects, a frequent blogger on SSIS topics, and has spoken at a few user group meetings and conferences. He's earned an MCSD, an MCTS in BI, and is now a SQL Server MVP. His online presences include:
Todd Robinson Todd has been working with SQL Server since 1999. Currently he is a Senior Database Developer for Travelport where he works on the largest and most complex SQL installations in the company. Todd has been a technical editor as well as author on SQL Server books and articles. Todd has also participated in the development of Microsoft Certification exams for SQL Server and .Net. Todd has earned the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) in all 3 SQL Server areas; Database Development 2005 & 2008, Database Administration 2008, and Business Intelligence 2008, as well as being a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Todd has been volunteering with PASS since 2002 and most recently has been on the Program Committee for both the North American and European conferences. His online presences include:
Tom LaRock Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Thomas is a Senior DBA at Confio Software, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), and is a SQL Server MVP. Thomas can also be found blogging at http://thomaslarock.com and is the author of DBA Survivor: Become a Rock Star DBA (http://dbasurvivor.com). His online presences include:
Umasankar Pandigunta Sankar is a Database Engineer and an involuntary DBA working for Funmobility, a mobile media and entertainment company where he works with high traffic OLTP systems and over 1 TB data warehouse. Sankar strongly believes in 'Every day is a school day!' and he's thankful for the vibrant SQL Server community. His online presences include:
Valentino Vranken Valentino Vranken is a Senior SQL Server Consultant working for Ordina, Belgium (Europe). When he started his career over ten years ago he was developing applications using C++ and SQL Server 7.0. Over the years he gathered experience using various programming languages to manipulate data in SQL Server databases. Nowadays his focus is more on Business Intelligence implementations, still using SQL Server. Valentino is a MCP with one MCITP and three MCTS certifications on SQL Server 2008. Besides writing articles and blogging, he's active on forums and recently he has also become a Core Member of the Belgian SQL Server User Group (www.sqlug.be). His online presences include:
Vivek Johari Vivek Johari is an Analyst working for Magic Software Pvt Ltd., a leading educational Technology company of India.In his current role, the focus is on the database designing, writing complex Store procedures,Functions, Triggers, optimizing SQL Queries, creating packages through SSIS, creating reports through SSRS, Maintaining client database servers etc. He has a 6+ years of experience in IT industry. He holds a Masters In Computer Applications (MCA) degree.He also has number of certifications which includes MCTS(SQL Server 2008 DBA), MCTS (SQL Server 2008 BI), MCTS(Visual Studio 2008), OCP(Oracle 10g) and OCP (Oracle 9i). Vivek is also a guest author and blogger for many technical sites which includes sqlservercentral.com, beyondrelational.com,codeproject.com etc. He is also a Moderator of SQL Server Interview Questions module of beyondrelational.com. Vivek has started his career as the Oracle developer but latter shifted to the SQL Server. In his free time Vivek likes to spend time with friends, watching movies and playing cricket. His online presences include:
Vishal Gajjar Vishal is a SQLServer Enthusiast. He is currently working at Hewlett Packard Limited, India as a Software Designer. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Applications. He also holds a number of certifications for SQL Server 2008 including, MCITP - Database Administrator, MCITP - Database Developer and MCITP - Business Intelligence Developer. He is also interested in Server Administration and is a MCITP - Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator. His online presence include:
Wes Brown I’m Wes Brown, currently serving as Chief Database Architect for eScan Data Systems http://escandatasystems.com and as happy as I’ve ever been in my professional career. Over the past decade or so I’ve been focused on enterprise systems and SQL Server in particular.That isn’t to say that’s all I’ve ever done just the thing that has brought me to this point in my professional career. I am also involved in building accelerators for SQL Server through another company that my friends and I are currently working to grow, Nitrosphere http://www.nitrosphere.net. I’ve also had the privilege to work with some outstanding companies and people along the way including Quest Software (litespeed product manager and SQL Server domain expert) and GoldenGate Software (SQL Server domain expert and professional services) that you may know as a database professional. Other companies like The SCOOTER Store (yes if they prequalify you, and you are turned down by Medicaid they will give you your scooter or power wheelchair) where I got to hone my SQL skills to a fine point. Through all that I’m also active in the SQL Server community mostly on a local level running the Austin, TX PASS chapter CACTUSS http://www.cactuss.org for the last 5 years I think, time has a way of playing tricks on your memory. I also started the San Antonio PASS chapter SALSSA http://www.salssa.com which is now in the capable hands of Jim Steiner. His online presences include:
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