About the Author

Hope has over 12 years experience in the IT world, she has worked across many industries including small business enterprises, start ups, and Fortune 500 companies, and has a vast knowledge of database design, administration and support, data warehousing and data mining, and custom database solutions. Hope joined PTI in 2007 as a SQL Server Database Administrator/Analyst, and in 2009 took over as Principal Microsoft Consultant, where she leads a team of expert Database Administrators and Developers. Hope is a SQL Server MVP and an active member within the SQL Server community, and is often asked to present at IT events both locally and on a national level. Hope blogs at http://www.hopefoley.com/ and http://lessthandot.com/ and can be followed on Twitter @hope_foley