About the Technical Reviewer

Louis Davidson has over 19 years as a corporate database developer and architect. Currently he is the data architect for the Christian Broadcasting Network in Nashville, Tennessee. Nearly all of Louis’s professional experience has been with Microsoft SQL Server, from the early days to whatever is the latest version currently in beta. Louis has been the principal author of several books, including one on DMVs and five editions of a book on database design, including one for SQL Server 2012. Louis’s primary areas of interest are database architecture and coding in T-SQL, with experience designing many databases and writing thousands of stored procedures and triggers throughout the years. Louis blogs at simple-talk.com with an ongoing series of posts regarding “What Counts for a DBA.” He also has a blog at SQLblog.com, where he writes about technical issues and upcoming presentations, including previewing the thought process that goes into a blog. On his web site, drsql.org, Louis includes his professional activity calendar, book descriptions, code samples, utilities, as well as code and slides from all of the presentations he has done throughout the years.