Benjamin Nevarez is a database professional based in Los Angeles, California. He has more than 15 years of experience with relational databases and has been working with SQL Server since version 6.5. Benjamin has been the technical editor of the two latest Kalen Delaney’s books including “SQL Server 2008 Internals”. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and has been a speaker at several technology conferences, including the PASS Community Summit. He's just finished writing the book "Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer" which will be available at the PASS Summit. He can be reached at BNevarez at SQLServerInternals dot com.