About the Authors
Brian Knight, SQL Server MVP, MCSE, MCDBA, is the co-founder of SQLServerCentral.com and JumpstartTV.com. Brian is a principal consultant and owner of Pragmatic Works. He runs the local SQL Server users group (JSSUG) in Jacksonville, Florida, and was on the Board of Directors of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). Brian is a contributing columnist for SQL Server Standard, maintains a regular column for the database website SQLServerCentral.com, and does regular webcasts at Jumpstart TV. He is the author of nine SQL Server books. Brian is a speaker at numerous conferences, including PASS, SQL Connections, and TechEd, and many code camps. His blog can be found at www.pragmaticworks.com. Brian spends weekends practicing to be an amateur surgeon and proceeds from this book will help pay for the mobile CAT scan for his van.
Ketan Patel, B.E., electronics engineering, MCSE, MCDBA, is a senior development manager for the Business Intelligence Center of Excellence group at Microsoft. He has worked with SQL Server and other Microsoft technologies for nearly nine years. Ketan has also spoken at TechEd. He spends his spare time with his family and friends, playing cricket and watching NFL.
Wayne Snyder is recognized worldwide as a SQL Server expert and Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP), with over 25 years of experience in project management, database administration, software design, performance measurement, and capacity planning. He is a popular consultant, ...
