About the Authors

W. H. Inmon, the father of data warehousing, has written 49 books translated into nine languages. Bill founded and took public the world’s first ETL software company. He has written over 1000 articles and published in most major trade journals.

Bill has conducted seminars and spoken at conferences on every continent except Antarctica. He holds nine software patents. His latest company is Forest Rim Technology, a company dedicated to the access and integration of unstructured data into the structured world. Bill’s web site—inmoncif.com—attracts over 1,000,000 visitors a month. His weekly newsletter at b-eye-network.com is one of the most widely read in the industry and goes out to 75,000 subscribers each week.

Derek Strauss is founder, CEO, and a principal consultant of Gavroshe. He has 28 years of IT industry experience, 22 years of which were in the information resource management and business intelligence/data warehousing fields.

Derek has initiated and managed numerous enterprise programs and initiatives in the areas of business intelligence, data warehousing, and data quality improvement. Bill Inmon’s Corporate Information Factory and John Zachman’s Enterprise Architecture Framework have been the foundational cornerstones of his work. Derek is also a Specialist Workshop Facilitator. He has spoken at several local and international conferences on data warehousing issues. He is a Certified DW 2.0 Architect and Trainer.

Genia Neushloss is a co-founder and principal consultant of Gavroshe. She has a strong managerial and technical background spanning over 30 years of professional experience in the insurance, finance, manufacturing, mining, and telecommunications industries.

Genia has developed and conducted training courses in JAD/JRP facilitation and systems reengineering. She is a codeveloper of a method set for systems reengineering. She has 22 years of specialization in planning, analyzing, designing, and building data warehouses. Genia has presented before audiences in Europe, the United States, and Africa. She is a Certified DW 2.0 Architect and Trainer.