Matija Lah is an independent consultant in the general and legal information management domains. Data warehousing represents an essential data management element in practically any business domain and Matija has had the opportunity to solve a variety of data warehousing problems since he started working with data warehouses in 2001. He is a frequent speaker on conferences related to technologies built on top of Microsoft platforms, especially conferences dedicated to Microsoft SQL Server. Matija has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for SQL Server since 2007, and is a mentor in SolidQ, a trusted global provider of advanced consulting, mentoring and education solutions for the Microsoft platforms.