I found his writing style to
merge well with mine, but it was his actual use of the product in a large corporate
environment that proved invaluable for seeing how to actually set up and work with
models. Sony, thanks a million!
There are many people to thank at McGraw-Hill, of course. Mandy Canales was
my acquisitions coordinator and she somehow managed to put up with me and my
schedule changes, all the while remaining positive. Wendy Rinaldi, the Editorial
Director, first approached me about doing the book and she continued to stay involved.
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Wendy helped drive the book to completion and was always professional and
friendly. My copy editor, Julie Smith, helped ensure that none of my former English
teachers would throw a fit.
Thanks to Russ Whitney of Microsoft for looking over the chapters and providing
feedback; I think his team has done a superb job and I expect great things from them
in the future. I??™d also like to thank Mark Souza, Lubor Kollar, and the rest of the
SQL Server Customer Advisory Team who gave me a chance to work directly with
the Analysis Services team for over a year.
Naturally there are others who did not have a direct impact on the book, but
had to deal with me while I wrote. First and foremost is my wife, Linda, who was
supportive from start to finish. My daughter, Alison, continued to grow into a fine
young lady while I was busy.
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