About the Author

Louis has been in the IT industry (for what is starting to seem like a really long time) as a corporate database developer and architect. He has been a Microsoft MVP for eight years and this is the fifth edition of this database design book. Louis has been active speaking about database design and implementation at many conferences over the past ten years, including SQL PASS, SQL Rally, SQL Saturday events, CA World, and the Devlink developer conference. Louis has worked for the Christian Broadcasting Network as a developer, DBA, and data architect, supporting offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and in Nashville, Tennessee, for over 14 years. Louis has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in computer science.

For more information please visit his web site at drsql.org.

Jessica M. Moss is a well-known practitioner, author, and speaker of Microsoft SQL Server business intelligence. She has created numerous data warehouse and business intelligence solutions for companies in different industries and has delivered training courses on Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Analysis Services. While working for a major clothing retailer, Jessica participated in the SQL Server 2005 TAP program where she developed best implementation practices for Integration Services. Jessica has authored technical content for multiple magazines, websites, and books, and has spoken internationally at conferences such as the PASS Community Summit, SharePoint Connections, and the SQLTeach International Conference. As a strong proponent of developing user-to-user community relations, Jessica actively participates in local user groups and code camps in central Virginia. In addition, Jessica volunteers her time to help educate people through the PASS organization.