I am very glad to announce that Microsoft has awarded me Most Valuable Professional Award for SQL Server. I would like to thank Microsoft and MVP Lead Abhishek for awarding this honor to me. The Most Valuable Professional Award is the most prestigious award for me and I am very pleased to receive it. I thank all of my readers for their continuous support in my journey. Please feel free to contact me if you need any help or assistance.
Pinal Dave
SQL – MVP, MCDBA, MCAD, MCP
Bachelors of Engineering (Electronics and Communications), Masters of Science (Computer Networks)
Founder – SQLAuthority.com
What the Most Valuable Professional Award Means to Me
So what does an MVP actually do? The answer is simple. Microsoft gives this award to people who help others in the technical community through blogs, forums, user groups and talks. It is not an exam and there is no course to take. It is a thank you for work that is already done, and that is what makes it special to me. Nobody asked me to write this blog. I wrote it because I enjoy solving problems and sharing the answers.
Looking back, the award did not change the work. I kept writing about the problems I solve every day, answering questions in the comments and meeting people at user group meetings. What changed was the responsibility. When a reader trusts a script because an MVP wrote it, that script had better be right. I test my examples before I publish them, and I fix mistakes the moment someone points them out. Thank you again for reading, commenting and correcting me. This award belongs to this community as much as it belongs to me.
Published by Pinal Dave on SQLAuthority. More of my work at pinaldave.com.
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Congratulations Mr Dave. I think this award is for all your help for others and struggle. Congratualtions on your marriage as well.
May Allah shower his blessings on you and your family.
Thanks
Hi Pinal,
What would you suggest as tricks for becoming MVP?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions?
Viral
@Viral
A trick for becoming MVP? Go to the MVP website, and type in: ‘; INSERT INTO MVP..Professional(First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES ‘Viral’, Jain’; —
Let me know if it works :)
@Brain TKatch
By doing that definitely you cannot become MVP, ( because there is syntax error ), may be you should try this,
INSERT INTO MVP..Professional(First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES (‘Viral’, ‘Jain’) ;
If there are no more MVP position’s available for this year then try doing this,
DELETE FROM MVP..Professional
WHERE First_Name not in ( ‘Viral’)
and Last_Name not in ( ‘Jain’)
GO
Use MVP
alter table Professional
add constraint CK_FirstName check ( First_Name = ‘Viral’)
GO
Use MVP
alter table Professional
add constraint CK_LastName check ( Last_Name = ‘Jain’)
INSERT INTO MVP..Professional(First_Name, Last_Name) VALUES (‘Viral’, ‘Jain’) ;
IF @@Error = 0
PRINT ‘ Congracts You are the only MVP for this year and for all years from now on…’
GO
I wish I could be as lucky as Pinal Dave to become MVP and to meet the Master of Master’s for SQL Server. I could only dream…..
Regards,
IM.
Hey Brian and Imran,
Thanks for your innovative solutions. I can see you at abysmal depth.
Anyway, my question was targeted to Pinal not to you! Do you like answer for him?
Viral.
Oh, I am sure you went to dictionary, didnt you??
In any case, I think Pinal knows me (or rather I know Pinal) and I am surprised that he allows such notes on his page!!!
Thanks,
Viral.