In the fall last year I learned about the 2015 EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition. This is a writing competition hosted by EMC to promote sharing of information about technology topics. All EMC certified professionals are welcome to submit abstracts for consideration in the contest. I thought the work I had done with Data Domain Boost (DD Boost) for SQL Server would a good topic and decided to give the contest a shot.
The previous work I have done on this topic can be found at the links below.
Data Domain Boost for SQL – Deployment Planning Considerations for DBAs
SQL Server Data Domain Boost Scripting Toolkit
In November I was notified my abstract was accepted and it was time to get started writing the article. It was a lot of work especially because I was in the middle of writing and publishing the SQL Server Data Domain Boost Scripting Toolkit. It turned out to be a great experience and last week I was notified my article, How to Boost SQL Server Backups with Data Domain, was selected for publishing. It will be included in the 2015 book of abstracts and published at some point during the year.
Find our more about the EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition here
While I was not selected as a finalist, the experience was enjoyable and interesting. I think this is a very cool event EMC does, I appreciate being part of it, and I’m sure it takes a lot of work internally. I will be looking forward to the awards session at EMC World 2015 to hear the winners announced and congratulate them.
Regards,
Dave