As the SQLServerPedia Editor-in-Chief, I talk to a lot of bloggers and writers, and I like to ask about their motivation. Why do they do it? Why do they spend their spare time writing? Some people are doing it to give back to the community, some people are doing it to build their resume, and some people just like to see their name in colorful pixels, but they all have one thing in common – nobody’s doing it for perks.
We wanted to give back to the people who are giving back, so we’re introducing a new contest: the SQLServerPedia Wiki Article of the Month. Once a month, I’m going to ping a different group of people to ask for help in selecting the best new wiki article.
The winner gets perks big time. They get a Box O’ Swag, and they’re invited to join the Quest Experts Community. The Experts get licensing & support for the Quest SQL Server portfolio (LiteSpeed, Spotlight, Performance Analysis, Capacity Manager, Change Director, Toad, etc.), early downloads of betas, inside access to Product Managers, and more. (Coincidentally, Microsoft MVPs get this same access – if you’re an MVP and you didn’t know about this, go register for the community now.)
The inaugural winner of the Wiki Article of the Month is Mike Walsh (Blog – Twitter) for his article on Shrinking Databases. Mike’s article explains the issue in clear, easy-to-understand language, and we got a lot of good feedback about it from the community. I want to congratulate Mike, and thank him for taking the time to blog and post articles to help other database administrators.
If you’d like to see your name in lights, check out the How to Contribute page at SQLServerPedia. If you’re not sure what to write about, check out the article requests by section. These are topics our readers have found interesting or would like to learn about. When you’ve picked a topic, shoot me an email and I’d be glad to help you get started. You can use material you’ve written for other sites, too, like your own blog.
And if you want to borrow a Quest t-shirt, talk to Mike. He’ll have an abundance shortly!
