Bill Baker is chief technology officer for Visible Technologies, a provider of social media analysis and engagement solutions. He previously spent twelve years at Microsoft where he directed the company’s SQL Server Business Intelligent Unit and was general manager of Business Intelligence applications for the Microsoft Office Business Platform. Baker's deep expertise in leading teams to design and develop Microsoft solutions resulted in his recognition as one of only 36 worldwide Microsoft Distinguished Engineers.

Your Customer is Talking - To Everyone
April 13, 2009 Social media is the new channel for customer connection

SQL Server Executive: Spreadsheets Are Not the Problem
September 1, 2007 The real issue is the misapplication of informal processes to team or company problems.

The BI Tipping Point
June 1, 2007 This column appeared in the June issue of SQL Server Executive.

SQL Server Executive - BillBak's Corner: Performance Management is Accountable Business Intelligence
April 1, 2007 The performance management system should support the whole cycle of monitoring, analyzing and planning the business.

Scorecards
February 1, 2007

What's New at Microsoft?
November 1, 2006 Microsoft moves to a complete BI solution with the integration of their new performance management product built upon the SQL...

Data Warehousing and the Desk of the Future
September 1, 2006 Does your personality predict the way you perceive information?

SQL Server Executive
August 1, 2006 Contents include: BillBak's Corner: Where is my OLAP Server? Stephen Wynkoop: Security in SQL Server 2005 and What it...

High Availability in Databases
May 1, 2006

SQL Server Executive
May 1, 2006 Content includes: Robert Thompson: SQL Server and the Data Warehouse Explosion Bill Baker: High Availability in Databases

SQL Server Executive
January 1, 2006 Content includes: Bill Baker: Putting the A Back in Analytics Stephen Wynkoop: Business Intelligence with New SQL Server...