SQL Behind the Scenes – English

Torsten Grabs is a Lead Program Manager on the SQL Server Engine Team. He discusses his work as a Lead Program Manager on Microsoft SQL Server 2008. He explains his contribution to Data Warehousing in SQL 2008, and its benefits to the customers. (Includes a white board example.) He also talks…

Tatyana Yakushev is a Developer in the SQL Server Analysis Services Team.  She discusses working as a Data Mining Developer on the Analysis Services Team as well as Data Mining for Microsoft Office.

Lukasz Pawlowski is a Program Manager on the SQL Server Reporting Services team and he worked on the server part of the product which includes all the Soap APIs, management, configuration, etc.  He talks about working on changing the architecture of Reporting Services for the 2008 version.

Alejandro worked primarily on scenario testing. His biggest challenges were the data warehousing scenarios.

Xiaoyu Li is a Program Manager who worked on programs that collect feedback from early adopters of SQL Server 2008. She also worked on Resource Governor and several other features.

Fernando makes sure that the features of SQL Server 2008 are globally correct for different markets. He works with internal teams to educate them on globalization. He goes into detail on how collations differ from one locale to another. Fernando discusses some of the challenges of…

As a Lead for the Build Operations team Cate manages the build labs and component builds for SQL. She talks about her role of ensuring that all components get built properly, on time, as well as fixing any breaks. She discusses her biggest accomplishment - moving SQL Server 2008 builds to the…

Lindsey Allen is a CAT (Customer Advisory Team) team member and worked on developing best practices. Her team’s mission is to push the boundaries of product deployment in real-world customer scenarios. She also discusses the challenges of dealing with the complex customer workload and test…

As a Release Manager, Robert worked on shipping the product as fast as possible and overcoming technical hurdles, while maintaining quality. He also talks about his experiences in ship room.

Eddie Fong runs the SQL Server Release Team, and he talks about his team’s work. He also discusses the philosophy changes that have happened in how software is developed. His unique difficulties (and the growth of his team as a result) are touched upon.