About Us

With decades of experience in business intelligence, Pragmatic Works specializes in implementing business intelligence solutions on the Microsoft BI stack (Analysis Services, Integration Services and Reporting Services for example) for large-scale customer.


Our Principal Staff

Brian KnightBrian Knight, Principal Consultant

Brian Knight, SQL Server MVP, MCSE, MCDBA, is the co-founder of SQLServerCentral.com and JumpstartTV.com. He runs the local SQL Server users group in Jacksonville (JSSUG) and was on the Board of Directors of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). Brian is a contributing columnist for SQL Server Standard and also maintains a regular column for the database website SQLServerCentral.com and does regular webcasts at Jumpstart TV. He has co-authored and authored more than 9 SQL Server books including Admin911: SQL Server (Osborne/McGraw-Hill Publishing), Professional SQL Server DTS, Expert SSIS, Professional SQL Server 2005 Administration and Professional SQL Server 2005 SSIS (Wrox Press). Brian has spoken at conferences like PASS, SQL Connections and TechEd and many Code Camps. Brian spends most of his time trying to think about how to use the word onomatopoeia in every day sentences.

Darren HerboldDarren Herbold, Principal Consultant

Darren Herbold, MCDBA, MCSE is a dedicated consultant, author, trainer and mentor who is passionate about delivering business value to his clients. He has expertise in all areas of Business Intelligence including Data Modeling, ETL, Data Warehousing, OLAP, Dashboard Reporting, Database Administration, and .Net Software Development. Darren has created BI and software solutions for clients such as Microsoft, Post Properties, and University of South Florida. As an avid developer, he has developed a robust .Net application development framework and a code-generation tool that saves clients an average of 30-40% off of development time. Darren also participates as a speaker at events like SQL PASS meetings and SQL Saturday. He is also a co-author of Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services.


Our Clients

Many clients have used Pragmatic Works for consulting, mentoring and training. Below, you'll find a partial list of those clients who have used us for consulting:

  • Allstate
  • Acosta
  • Albany Medical Center
  • JM Family
  • Neilson
  • Microsoft
  • Levi Strauss
  • InfoTech
  • Top 5 airline
  • Tree of Life
  • Tampa General Hospital
  • Beeline
  • Mayo
  • City of Sacramento
  • Red Rocket Solutions

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