Cincinnati-based Technology Consultants to Lead Strategic Data Systems' Microsoft Practice

05/19/08 - Strategic Data Systems (SDS) appoints co-directors Michael Levy and Michael Wood to lead its Microsoft practice.

As Microsoft practice co-directors, Levy and Wood will oversee the implementation of key Microsoft initiatives like Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Based in the Cincinnati area and already well-known throughout the tri-state IT development community, Levy and Wood bring impressive credentials to the SDS Microsoft Practice.

"We are committed to having the leading Microsoft team customers can rely on," said David Pledger, SDS Managing Partner. "As directors of the SDS Microsoft practice, Mike and Mike will be able to leverage their extensive experience and ensure we continue to stay on top of new developments, focus our efforts, and deliver the most value to our customers who are using Microsoft."

Levy has been delivering software solutions to clients, in a variety of industries, for over 18 years. He has spoken at multiple developer conferences on various topics and is an active participate of the Cincinnati .Net User's Group (CINNUG) where he has also presented. Levy co-authored the book Client-Server Applications with Visual FoxPro and SQL Server and has been published by various technical journals.

Wood is a Director and founding member of CINNUG. He also has helped plan several local developer events in addition to speaking at regional user groups and conferences. In addition to being a contributing writer for the book Visual Studio Hacks, Wood publishes a regular series on .NET-related topics on his blog. He has been developing applications in Microsoft technologies for over ten years.

 

About Strategic Data Systems (SDS)

Strategic Data Systems (SDS) is a custom software development partner and technology resource for the tri-state area that provides project leadership through an end-to-end team of experts in Requirements, User Interface, Application Design/Architecture, and Database Development.

SDS specializes in Agile Development and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). It also offers proprietary Project Acceleration and Project Recovery services specifically designed to meet the critical needs of development projects that are off-schedule or potentially off-course.

SDS offers a broad range of technology capabilities including Microsoft, Java and J2EE. It is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an Oracle Partner.

To learn more about how SDS consistently delivers results that drive significant savings, please visit www.sds-consulting.com or call Rick Held at 800-970-7374, ext. 102.

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