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Mike Davis, MCTS, MCITP, Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at Pragmatic Works. He is an author on two Business Intelligence books. Mike is an experienced speaker and has presented at many events such as several SQL Server User Groups across the US, Code Camps, SQL Server Launches, and SQL Saturday events. Mike is an active member at his local user group (JSSUG) in Jacksonville, FL.

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