SQL MVP

UserVoice

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the many wonderful things that came out of the MVP Summit for me last week was UserVoice. Both readers of my blog may have noticed the red ‘Feedback’ tab on the left hand side of the page. This tab will lead you to a forum that I have configured with UserVoice.
Last week we [...]

MVP Summit Recap

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 22, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

The 2010 MVP Summit took place last week on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. I arrived on Tuesday, barely making it out ahead of a snowstorm. I missed out on some sessions on Monday and Tuesday, having made my plans before any extra sessions were announced. When I got into town I couldn’t find any [...]

2010 MVP Summit Preview

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The 2010 Microsoft MVP Summit is upon us. This will be my very first Summit and I am looking forward to connecting with a lot of other database professionals as well as members of the SQL team at Microsoft. I felt a Summit preview was in order and decided that the most fitting movie would [...]

SQL Prime Rib

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ December 28, 2009 ⋅ One comment

We decided to host Christmas dinner for our families this year. There were to be about fifteen people coming over for dinner. Suzanne and I set the menu and we went with a standing rib roast as the main attraction. Early in the week Suzanne stopped at our local meat outlet and walked out with [...]

Why I Dislike Newsgroups

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 21, 2009 ⋅ 13 comments

I forget when I first discovered newsgroups. After all, I have been online for what seems like my entire life and have bounced from one forum to another. But as the Internet has evolved one thing remains true for me: newsgroups are an awful way to communicate and get help.
Would you consider posting a question [...]

EXECUTE AS and Linked Servers

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Well today was one of those days where there just does not seem to be enough time to take care of everything on your plate. Of course you want to finish what you have, after all it is just sitting there, and it would be rude to not finish your meal, your host might be [...]

Does Size Matter?

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have always been told to not worry, that size doesn’t matter. But if you feel that it does, then voice your opinion over at Paul Randal’s blog.
http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/PAUL/post/Weekly-survey-does-size-really-matter-or-is-it-what-you-do-with-it.aspx
Paul is looking for as large a sample size as he can get with regards to this question. The survey will run through at least the end of [...]

First Week as MVP

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 8, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Well, I have managed to make it through one full week as an MVP without upsetting anyone. Well, not anyone inside the MVP program at least. And I decided that it was about time to expose the MVP’s for what they really are: people.
Turns out that MVP’s have questions, just like the rest of us [...]

Latest Email Scam

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 2, 2009 ⋅ 18 comments

Normally I do not spend any time on this blog talking about all the email scams that get sent my way, no matter how interesting they may appear. But I wanted to mention one email that came my way yesterday. It was trapped by our corporate spam filter, and I did not see it until [...]