I had a chat with Steve Jones while I was at PASS. And he asked if I'd do an interview. I've included a link to the interview but there's one thing I want to correct. In the main page it says:
SQL Server Integration Services is one of the most highly anticipated subsystems of SQL Server 2005 and Kirk Haselden is the guy that got it done.
That's both a bit embarrassing and very inaccurate. I was only part of the SSIS development team. It was a team effort and the truth is that they are the ones that made it happen. The development team included:
Ashvini Sharma, Sergei Ivanov, Ted Lee, Mike Blasczcak, Mark Durley, Michael Entin, Mohammed Shatnawi, Bob Bojanic, Brian Hartman, Ovidiu Burlacu, Silviu Guea, Matt David, and Raman Bakshi.
This team along with the test and program management team accomplished some pretty incredible stuff, overcame enormous challenges and pulled together in the end to deliver a great product. They are each talented and passionate about what they do and should be recognized for their efforts.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/sjones/sqlserverspotlightonkirkhaselden.asp
Thanks,
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