Paul Bertucci is the founder of Database Architechs (www.dbarchitechs.com), a global database consulting firm with offices in the United States and Paris, France. He is one of the primary authors of the SQL Server Unleashed series (2000, 2005 and now 2008 R2), Microsoft SQL Server High Availability, and ADO.NET in 24 Hours (All from SAMS Publishing). He has more than 30 years of experience with database design, data architecture, data replication, performance and tuning, master data management (MDM), data provenance/digital DNA, distributed data systems, data integration, high-availability, and systems integration. He has been the Chief Data Architect for multi-billion dollar companies such as Veritas and Symantec and Chief Enterprise Architect for Autodesk. Paul can be contacted at pbertucci@dbarchitechs.com.