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5. Scott Lowe Blog ( http://blog.scottlowe.org/ )
SQL Rock Star Thomas LaRock
A very useful blog with a Microsoft SQL Server focus is Thomas LaRock's blog
located at http://thomaslarock.com/ . Here's Tom's bio, from the Professional
Association of SQL Server website:
Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical
and management experience. Currently serving as a Head Geek at Solarwinds, he
has progressed through several roles in his career including programmer,
analyst, and DBA.
A PASS member for 10 years, Thomas has been on the PASS Board of Directors
since 2009, serving as VP, Marketing, before becoming PASS President in 2014.
Thomas holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Washington State University
and is a SQL Server MCM, a SQL Server MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer,
and a VMware vExpert.
Tom knows a lot about Microsoft SQL Server and is also very wired into the SQL
Server community. This makes Tom uniquely qualified to create a list of people whose
SQL Server blogs are worth reading. Tom's blog list is one that I trust. You can find
this list at http://thomaslarock.com/rankings/ .
The newest category in Tom's list is Virtualization. At the time this topic was written,
Tom has two names listed in this category:
Allan Hirt ( http://www.sqlha.com/blog/ )
David Klee ( http://www.davidklee.net/ )
Both Allan and David have excellent blogs that are worth a read. They both come at the
topic of virtualization from a SQL Server perspective first and foremost. They are also
frequent speakers at SQLSaturday events all over the country.
Twitter: 140 Characters of Real-Time Action
For years, a lot of people have questioned the value of Twitter: How could a 140-
character text message possibly have value? Yet, on January 15, 2009, when Captain
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 landed that
plane on the Hudson River in New York without a single loss of life, we all heard about
it from Twitter first. Yes, this information was on Twitter first—not CNN, not the local
news, but on Twitter. Twitter is about real-time access to information.
A shout-out on Twitter can get you an immediate timely answer or a suggestion on
where to find the right answer. Taking the time to follow people such as @Sqlrockstar,
@SqlHa, @vcdxnz001, @szastak, @michael_corey, and @Kleegeek can provide you
with an excellent support system of help. A great place to start is to follow the many
 
 
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