About the Reviewers
Phil Brammer, a fifth year Microsoft MVP in SQL Server, has over 12 years' data warehousing experience in various technologies from reporting through ETL to database administration. He has worked with SSIS since 2007 and he continues to play an active role in the SSIS community via online resources as well as his technical blog site, SSISTalk.com. He has contributed to SQL Saturdays, SQL PASS Summits, and the first volume of the SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book.
Most recently he has taken on the role of a full-time operational DBA managing over 120 database instances in the health-care insurance industry. He is an avid golfer and loves spending time with his wife and two children.
Brenner Grudka Lira joined NeuroTech as a Data Analyst in 2012. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Catholic University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. He also has experience in building and modeling Data Warehouses and has knowledge of Oracle Warehouse Builder, SQL Server Integration Services, SAP Business Objects, and Oracle Business Intelligence Standard Edition One. Today, he is dedicated to the study of Business Intelligence with focus on the ETL process and Risk Management in Financial Operations.
April L. Rains has 13 years of experience building Business Intelligence, Web, and Windows applications using Microsoft tools and platforms. Working in the transportation and logistics industry for many years provided numerous opportunities for ETL, EAI, and trading partner EDI using both SSIS and BizTalk. She has a wide range of hands-on experience in multiple roles across the application lifecycle. You can e-mail her at <[email protected]> or contact her through her website at www.aprilrains.com.
Rafael Salas is a Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence professional with more than a decade of experience in many industries and Fortune 500 companies. He provides technical leadership and helps organizations to improve performance through Business Intelligence strategies and solutions. His credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, a Master's degree in Business and Technology, and a number of industry certifications. He has been recognized as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2007 and is a published author, blogger, and frequent speaker at conferences and technology community events. His specialties include architecture, Data Warehouse appliances, data integration, data quality, OLAP databases, and Dimensional Modeling. You can find more about him on his blog at www.rafael-salas.com.
Milla Smirnova is a Data Architect, DBA, and BI specialist. She possesses over 10 years of experience in Information Technology; most of those years of experience are in SQL Server Administration and Development. As her involvement with Business Intelligence technologies increased drastically within the last few years so has her passion for ETL design, development, and optimization utilizing SSIS.