Ross Mistry is a Technical Architect with Microsoft. Ross provides executive briefings, architectural design sessions, and proof of concept workshops to organizations located in the Silicon Valley. His core speciality is SQL Server, however, he also focuses on Active Directory, Exchange and Hyper-V. Ross is also an author on many books, articles and whitepapers. His recent books include; Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2 (MSPress), Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed (SAMS) and SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration (SAMS). Ross is a former SQL Server MVP, well known in the worldwide SQL Server community and frequently speaks at technology conferences and user groups around the world, such as PASS, SQL Connections, Europe PASS, SQL BITS and Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft, Ross was a Managing Partner and Principal Consultant responsible for designing and implementing technology solutions for organizations with a global presence. Some of his customers included; EBay, MacAfee, Yahoo, Gilead Sciences, Ross Stores Dress for Less, The Sharper Image, McDonalds, CIBC, Radio Shack, Wells Fargo and TD Waterhouse. You can follow and contact Ross on Twitter @RossMistry.