Hi, I am Hans Michiels, an independent Business Intelligence and Datawarehouse Consultant using Microsoft Technology, working in the Netherlands.

I have been working in the software industry since 1996 and with SQL Server since the year 2001 (initially with SQL Server 2000).
Since 2008 I have primary focus on datawarehouse- and business intelligence projects using Microsoft technology in a Datavault and Kimball architecture. I have a special interest in Datawarehouse Automation and Metadata driven solutions.

Certified in Data Vault Modeling:
– Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner
– CDVDM (aka Data Vault 1.0)

Certified in MS SQL Server:
MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate) SQL Server 2012
MCITP Business Intelligence Developer 2005/2008
MCITP Database Developer 2005/2008
MCITP Database Administrator 2005/2008