SQL Server 2005 Bible Co-Authors
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Hilary CotterCh 13, "Using Full-Text Search"Ch 39, "Replicating Data" Hilary is director of Text Mining and Database Strategy for RelevantNoise, which indexes blogs for business intelligence. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto, and subsequently studied economics at the University of Calgary and computer science at the University of California (Berkeley). He and his beautiful wife, Miriam, have five children ranging in age from 13 months to six years. Hilary Cotter has a companion volume to this text on merge replication, which is in the works for 2005. |
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Monte HolyfieldCh 46, "Authoring Reports with Reporting Services,"Ch 47, "Administering Reports with Reporting Services," Monte is the founder and manager of MJH Software Solutions LLC. He has over 10 years of experience developing custom software and has served in many capacities including solution architect, principal consultant, mentor, and project lead. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and has successfully leveraged the Microsoft.NET technologies to deliver outstanding solutions to a diverse group of clients. Monte offers a unique combination of technical, analytical, and leadership skills and shares a contagious "can do" attitude. When Monte is not building software, he can most likely be found with his family doing something active such as riding dirt bikes, skiing, windsurfing, or just enjoying the incredible Colorado outdoors. |
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Kevin LloydTechnical EditorKevin is an experienced SQL Server Developer and Data Architect, Microsoft MCP, consultant and primary member of Data Solutions, LLC. He specializes in data architecture and application integration, data modeling, data quality, and performance tuning. Besides working with SQL Server, he develops C# XML Web Services for SQL Mobile replication. He also enjoys mentoring others in SQL and writing Windows Mobile applications. Kevin has been developing data-centric solutions since 1996 in finance, e-commerce, and government, and has worked or consulted with organizations such as Microsoft Corporation; Frontier Airlines, Inc.; Compassion International, Inc.; and Keane, Inc. When not writing code, he enjoys woodworking, spending time with his family, and traveling. kevin@kevndeb.com |
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George MudrakCh 4, "Installing SQL Server 2005"Ch 5, "Client Software Connectivity" Ch 54, "Designing High-Performance Data Access Providers" George works as an Enterprise Data Architect for Compassion International in Colorado Springs, CO. He has been doing full life-cycle programming in a variety of languages for over 12 years, with his most recent development activities using Microsoft's .NET technologies. He is currently working within the Enterprise Information Architecture and Management (EIM/EIA) realm and has worked at start-ups as well as major corporations. When he's not working, George enjoys spending time with his family, working out, and pursuing hobbies. |
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John MuellerPrimary Technical ReviewerCh 34, "Configuring SQL Server" Ch 35, "Transferring Databases" Ch 37, "Maintaining the Database" Ch 38, "Automating Database Maintenance with SQL Server Agent" Ch 41, "Administering SQL Server Express" John is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 69 books and over 300 articles to date, with the topics that range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a Windows power optimization book, a book on .NET security, and books on Amazon Web Services, Google Web Services, and eBay Web Services. He's currently editor of the .NET electronic newsletter for Pinnacle Publishing. See www.freeenewsletters.com for more information. When John isn't working at the computer, he is likely in his workshop. An avid candle maker and woodworker, he can be found working at a lathe or putting the finishing touches on a bookcase. www.mwt.net/~jmueller |
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Darren ShafferCh 26, "Developing for SQL Server MobileDarren is the Chief Architect for .NET Solutions at Connected Innovation LLC (www.connectedinnovation.com). Darren is responsible for the design and development of over 25 Compact Framework solutions for Fortune 1000 clients in the past four years. Darren is a frequent speaker at Global Microsoft Events such as MEDC and TechEd. as well as a contributor to MSDN, emphasizing the importance of the .NET Compact Framework, SQL CE/SQL Mobile, and teaching mobile development best practices. Darren moderates the MSDN SQL Mobile forum, and authors a well-traveled blog for .NET junkies. A West Point graduate and retired Army Telecommunications Officer, Darren now lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter. www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/darrenshaffer/default.aspx |
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Chris ShawTechnical EditorCh 52, "Providing High Availability" President of SQL on Call in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the past five years, Chris has been working at Premiere Global Services. He has also worked with Yellow Pages Inc, Ford Fairlane Motor Credit, AdminiQuest, Wells Fargo and AT&T Wireless. Chris has published a number of Articles for a number of magazines including SQL Server Magazine and SQL Standard Magazine. He is a member of Rocky Mountain Microsoft Community Insiders group, is the president of the Colorado Springs SQL Server Users Group, and is one of the organizers of the Colorado PASS Camp. He has also been a guest speaker to a number of other user groups, is a regular speaker at PASS Summits and SQL Connection, and presents web casts with SSWUG; recent presentations include Replication SQL Server 2005, Performance Metrics, and Crisis Management. |
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Andrew WattCh 33, "InfoPath and SQL Server 2005"Andrew Watt is an independent consultant and experienced computer book author. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2004. |
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Michael WhiteCh 42, "ETL with Integration Services"Ch 43, "Business Intelligence with Analysis Services" Ch 44, "Data Mining with Analysis Services" Ch 45, "Programming MDX Queries" Ch 48, "Analyzing Data with Excel and Data Analyzer" Concentrating on Microsoft's Business Intelligence (BI) tools and applications since 2000, Mike has architected and implemented large warehousing and Analysis Services applications, as well as nontraditional applications of BI tools. After many years in corporate IT and consulting, Mike currently works as a software engineer for Secure Vantage Technologies. He is a strong advocate for the underused BI toolset, currently leads the Boulder (Colorado) SQL Server User Group, and is one of the organizers of the Colorado PASS Camp. Mike presented Warehousing and Analysis Services Using Legacy Data at the 2006 PASS Community Summit in Seattle. Mike's SQL Server BI Tools Blog |
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Bill WunderCh 27, "Programming CLR Assemblies within SQL Server"Ch 29, "Persisting Custom Data Types" Ch 30, "Programming with ADO.NET 2.0." Bill's introduction to set-based technology began when he was an AS/400 developer in 1993. The query processor at the time was built by an Australian company, LANSA. The 4GL language was called Relational Database Markup Language (RDML). It was an innovative product written in RPG that included commands like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE. Shortly after that introduction he became the DBA for the company's sales force automation application. The database had just been upgraded to SQL Server 4.2.1 running on the Novell OS. He has been working with SQL Server since that time. He began sharing his scripts on the Internet in 1995. He has published over 100 SQL Server related articles at various web sites. He has been a speaker at swynk.com's Back Office Administrators Conferences and Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) conferences in the US and Europe. He founded and has been a frequent speaker at the Boulder SQL Server Users Group. He received Microsoft's MVP award for his contributions to the SQL Server community in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Today Bill is a working DBA on the Dutch Antilles island of Curaçao. bwunder@yahoo.com |
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