Last Post of The Year 2012

This year in November, while attending a training titled "Making it Happen", when trainer asked everyone to write down their current goals and hurdles that they are facing to achieve those goals, I took lot of time to think about these hurdles and finally filled all five options of hurdles with same words i.e. Me and Myself.

Though year 2012 was amazing, when I have learned a lot about 

• SQL Server Wait Stats, and how actually to use them to resolve different issues.
• SQL Serve Extended Events, and how they are going to be a biggest tool in near future for every DBA.
• SQL Server Service Broker, and its real magics for single point of Administration for multiple instances.
• SQL Server Log, and interpretation of different type of messages.
• How to modify System stored procedures according to your need.
•  And much more

 I think I have shared far less (45 Blog Posts) then I have learned, and I have made a commitment that during 2013 I will keep sharing (through blog post and a book), that What Ever I Will Learn from this community.

For me most inspiring blogger of the year 2012 was Paul Randal and most inspiring personalities were  Jacob Sebastian and Afeef Janjua.

 

My Hero

It’s my 100^th post and today I have decided NOT to write about SQL Server, rather I would like to share something about my aim in life. What I want to be.

A Database Administrator or Database Architect or something like that. NO, I have always wished to be like Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Edhi is a common person, who is running an NGO named “EDHI Foundation”. With Worlds largest Ambulatory service, Over 400 Help Centers, Dozens of Child Houses and Women Safe Houses, its annual budget is more then $50 millions. But his personal (whole family) monthly budget is only $100. A person who never spent more then $5 dollars for his own dressing.

Do you know, how he collects this $50 million every year, to help others. At the age of 80 he daily goes out on streets and collect funds himself.

 According to wikipedia some 20000 abandoned babies have been saved and about a million babies have been delivered in the Edhi maternity homes.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. (Mother Teresa)