About the Author

Gethyn Ellis is a SQL Server consultant and trainer with clients in Europe and North America. His client base includes both public and private sector clients that range from large financial firms to departments of the UK government. Specialized in database administration, virtualization, and performance, he has been involved in several large projects that involve migration of large SQL Server estates to the latest version of SQL Server and also migrated that infrastructure to a virtualized platform. He is also an instructor with Learning Tree and teaches several courses on the Learning Tree SQL Server curriculum. You can follow Gethyn's blog at www.gethynellis.com.

I would like to mention a few people here. My Mum, Lynda, and dad, Ron Ellis for encouraging me to write this book. My sister, Katheryn, and brother-in-law, Gareth Lewis, who have just given birth to twin boys. I would also like to mention my niece and two new nephews, Carys Gwen, Iwan, and Efan Lewis. Last but not least, I also wish to mention my two golden retriever dogs, Seth and Jake. While I wrote this book, these two helped me dearly by providing necessary distractions from the writing process by demanding regular long walks.