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SQLServerPedia exists because these database professionals are dedicated to helping you find the answers you need. There's a ton of members of the community, but here we highlight three groups of people making the magic happen:

  • Editors - the content gatekeepers. Editors have 10 or more years of database experience, and they help make sure that what you read in the wiki is always top notch.
  • Bloggers - the folks who write blog entries. Typically these focus on breaking issues that we see in the field.
  • Contributors - people who've written at least 10 new articles in the wiki. These people have taken time out of their lives to help enhance the SQL Server community knowledge base and make you a better database administrator or developer.


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Editors

Editors help by moderating new submissions, fleshing out existing articles, writing new articles, and focusing on a specific area of the database community. They've volunteered their time to help other database administrators get the best training and troubleshooting help possible.

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Brent Ozar, Editor-in-Chief

Brent Ozar

Brent is a SQL Server Domain Expert with Quest Software and is 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. In his current role, Brent specializes in performance tuning, virtual and cloud-based database servers, and disaster recovery. Previously, Brent spent 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.

Contact Brent if you want to help out with the community by editing a new section, if something seems wrong with the site in general, or if you'd like us to add a new feature to the site to help you with your job.

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Allan Mitchell, SSIS Editor

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.

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Denny Cherry, Performance Tuning Editor

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.

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Greg Low, Architecture & Configuration Editor

Greg Low

Greg is an internationally recognised consultant, developer and trainer. He has been working in development since 1978, holds a PhD in Computer Science and a host of Microsoft certifications. Greg is the country lead for Solid Quality, a SQL Server MVP and one of only three Microsoft Regional Directors for Australia. Greg also hosts the popular SQL Down Under podcast (www.sqldownunder.com), organises the SQL Down Under Code Camp and co-organises CodeCampOz. He is a board member of PASS (the Professional Association for SQL Server). He speaks regularly at SQL Server events around the world.

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Jason Massie, Transact SQL Code Library Editor

Jason 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.

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Michael Lato, Transact SQL Coding Techniques Editor

Michael Lato

Michael Lato has more than 10 years of experience consulting on various database systems with a special focus in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) field. Michael's past roles have been as diverse as system designer, project manager and head trainer. He is currently the senior SQL Server database developer and DBA for an international semiconductor company.

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Ron Talmage, T-SQL Coding and Naming Standards Editor

Ron Talmage

Ron Talmage is a mentor and co-founder of Solid Quality Mentors. He is a SQL Server MVP, PASS Regional Mentor, and current president of the Pacific Northwest SQL Server Users Group. He writes for SQL Server Magazine and CoDe Magazine, and is a member of the Quest SQL Server Advisory Board.

Timothy Ford, Database Administration Editor

Tim 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.

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Tom LaRock, Monitoring Editor

Tom LaRock

Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Currently serving as a database administration manager with ING Investment Management, Thomas has progressed through several roles at ING, including programmer, analyst, and DBA. Prior to ING, he worked at several software and consulting companies, working at customer sites in the United States and abroad. Thomas holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Washington State University and is a member of the Usability Professional’s Association. Thomas is also a member of Quest’s Association of SQL Server Experts, currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), and is a SQL Server MVP.


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Bloggers

Bloggers write articles about up-to-the-minute SQL Server news, customer support issues, or advice for DBA career paths.

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Adam Haines

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.

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Bob Horkay

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!

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Brad Schulz

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.

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Chris Webb

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.

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Colin Stasiuk

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

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David Dye

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.

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Gail Shaw

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.

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Grant Fritchey

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).

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Jason Crider

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.

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Jason Strate

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.

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Jen McCown

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.

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Jen Stirrup

Jen Stirrup

Jen Stirrup is a Microsoft-certified Business Intelligence Consultant who has been delivering SQL Server based solutions for over ten years.

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Jeremiah Peschka

Jeremiah Peschka

Jeremiah Peschka is a SQL Server developer in the Columbus, OH area with HMB Information System Developers. Jeremiah has broad IT experience in systems administration, web design, application development, and database development spread across diverse platforms. In his current role, Jeremiah specializes in developing solutions based on the SQL Server platform. Jeremiah is currently the Group Leader for CBusPASS, the Columbus chapter of PASS, and the Group Leader for the PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter. Jeremiah became a SQL Server MVP in October, 2009.

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Joe Webb

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.


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John Pertell

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.

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John Sansom

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.

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John Sterrett

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.

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Jonathan Gardner

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.

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Josef Richberg

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.

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Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry and is a recognized SQL Server expert. In addition to being a Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Kevin is a regular contributor to database technology magazines and discussion forums. Kevin is the author of the O’Reilly titles SQL in a Nutshell and Transact-SQL Programming. He is currently president of PASS - the international SQL Server user group.

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Larry Leonard

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).

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Lee Anne Pedersen

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.

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Lee Everest

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.

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Marlon Ribunal

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.

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Michael J. Swart

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.

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Michelle Ufford

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.

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Mike Hillwig

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.

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Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh

Mike is an experienced SQL Server professional who has worked with SQL Server in various capacities for ten years. He has performed the duties of Database Administrator, Developer, Architect and Performance Team Lead but always leans on his DBA experiences in each role. Most recently he is the Principal Database Administrator and SQL Server SME for a global insurance company. He spends some spare time helping companies experiencing SQL Server challenges through his small consultancy, Straight Path Solutions.

His pet peeves include: apathy towards performance, a lack of (or untested) recovery plan, clothing a business problem in a technology "issue" and people not testing before they implement.

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.

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Mladen Prajdić

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.

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Pinal Dave

Pinal Dave

Pinalkumar Dave is Microsoft SQL Server MVP and author of over 900 SQL Server articles. He has over six years experience as Sr. Project Manager and Principal Database Administrator in MS SQL Server 2008/2005, .NET (C#) and ColdFusion MX. He has a Masters of Science degree in Computer Networks, along with MCDBA, MCAD(.NET) and ColdFusion Advanced MX Certifications.

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Rod Colledge

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.

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Ron Dameron

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.

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Scott Herbert

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.

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Sean Decker

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.

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Steve Novoselac

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.

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Stuart Ainsworth

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.

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Tim and Lori Edwards

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 a member of the Virtualization SIG 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 works with the Auditing and Compliance SIG 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.

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Todd McDermid

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.

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Umasankar Pandigunta

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.

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