Comments on: Community Communication https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Raw Data Podcast Available! - Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-76232 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:46:24 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-76232 […] known Rob Collie ever since he accosted me ten years ago above a hotel in New Orleans. Since then he and I have had several good, long conversations about data. Our friendship led to […]

]]> By: Book Review: DAX Formulas for PowerPivot | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-7668 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:32:29 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-7668 […] known Rob Collie (blog | @powerpivotpro) for over two years now, ever since he accosted me at TechEd in 2010. Since then we’ve met up at some SQL Saturdays, the 2010 PASS Summit, and we even […]

]]> By: PASS 2010 Summit Review | SQLRockstar https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-1658 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:16:43 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-1658 […] outside of actual sessions. Such is my meeting with Rob Collie (blog | @PowerPivotPro). Rob and I met at TechEd last June and have stayed in contact since. He made it to PASS this year and we happened to be in the same […]

]]> By: Going to PASS? Track me down! « PowerPivotPro https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-1657 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:01:38 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-1657 […] and asked him point-blank what’s up with the SQL Community.  He blogged his answer here (the comments at the end are also worth a look).  So I’m pretty jazzed to […]

]]> By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-1656 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:51:04 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-1656 In reply to David Waugh.

Great points, now I remember why I wanted to work for Confio, because I get to work with you! I think the part about younger and more energy is a good one. Plus MS is making a push into social media and collaboration tools, whereas the other platforms cannot make as big a dent or have as much influence.

]]> By: Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links this Week 02/07/10 | John Sansom - SQL Server DBA in the UK https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-1655 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:04:52 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-1655 […] Coomunity Communication – A non-technical post here from Thom LaRock providing a philosophical look at what is it that makes the SQL Server Community so dam awesome, whilst other I.T disciplines struggle. […]

]]> By: Dave Schutz https://thomaslarock.com/2010/06/community-communication/#comment-1654 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:52:01 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=4436#comment-1654 I like David Waugh’s t-shirt idea, especially the one with bacon.
What’s makes us so willing to communicate, network, and share our expertise with others? Maybe it’s the push from those at the top who encourage us to mentor and help each other. There are so many of you who blog, answer forum questions, etc. all for free, so that the rest of us can grow.
And like Jeremiah says: we make nerdy fun.

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