The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM - Red Gate Software

AcknowledgementsJacob SebastianThis is my third book and, as always, the first name I would like to mention is Steve Jonesat SQLServerCentral.com, who deserves the credit for igniting my passion for writing.Thereafter, I've benefited from the help of numerous mentors. Big thanks, in particular, toJeff Moden, Madhu Nair, Kent Waldrope, Arnie Rowland, and Michael Coles, all of whomplayed a significant role in shaping my attitude towards the SQL Server community.I would like to thank Tony Davis at Red Gate, who helped me to get this project startedand guided me throughout this long journey. Tony not only managed the project, butalso stepped in at every stage throughout the writing process, commenting, correcting,rephrasing and reorganizing to mold the content into the shape in which you see it inthis book.Sven Aelterman, technical reviewer and co-author of this book deserves major creditsince this book would not have been possible without his involvement and hard work.He wrote the entire chapter on FileTable and rewrote several sections of other chapters,including many of the code samples. His expertise in SQL Server, FILESTREAM andvarious Web/.NET technologies has played a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy ofinformation presented in the book.Several other people contributed, directly or indirectly, to this book throughout thejourney. Michael Rys and Srini Acharya at Microsoft were kind enough to answer manyof my various questions, as was Paul Randal at sqlskills.com. My friend, Sudeep Raj, dida wonderful internal review of the SSIS lab and provided some valuable comments. Manytimes during this journey, I needed to recharge and refocus on the goal of completing thebook. For helping me achieve this, I thank my friends Anil, Khyati, Pinal, Krupali, Tejas,Nakul, Vinod Kumar, and everyone else who helped motivate me along the way.xvi