{"id":4789,"date":"2014-04-02T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T16:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/ausgezeichnet-mit-dem-mvp-award-fuer-sql-server\/"},"modified":"2017-11-28T17:55:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T16:55:53","slug":"received-mvp-award-for-sql-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/received-mvp-award-for-sql-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Received MVP Award for SQL Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-047889cddead4e01b3b4742f79b1776d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-047889cddead4e01b3b4742f79b1776d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-047889cddead4e01b3b4742f79b1776d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-047889cddead4e01b3b4742f79b1776d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-047889cddead4e01b3b4742f79b1776d av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Received MVP Award for SQL Server <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Yesterday, on 1 April 2014, I got great news:<\/p>\n<p>I was awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/de-de\/overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MVP Award<\/a> by Microsoft (MVP=Most Valuable Professional) for my contributions to the community (click here for <a href=\"http:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/de-de\/mvp\/Andreas%20Wolter-5000627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MVP profile<\/a>).<!--more--><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-be44d4a70b7fee5e9605c8348244725c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-be44d4a70b7fee5e9605c8348244725c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-be44d4a70b7fee5e9605c8348244725c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-be44d4a70b7fee5e9605c8348244725c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-4771 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4771 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1404_MVP_Award_SQL_Server.png\" alt='' title='1404_MVP_Award_SQL_Server'  height=\"150\" width=\"370\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1404_MVP_Award_SQL_Server.png 370w, https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1404_MVP_Award_SQL_Server-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I am very excited about this recognition of my many contributions to conferences, usergroup meetings, and other activities!<\/p>\n<p>In fact, since 2009 till today, I have appeared as a speaker in 27 conferences, speaking on different SQL Server topics from security to performance &#038; index design to reporting services, and have given presentations in 34 usergroup meetings.<\/p>\n<p>2013 saw yet another boost in my activities: That year alone I was speaker at 11 conferences, from Istanbul\/Turkey to Charlotte\/USA, and at 14 PASS regional group meetings (<a href=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/conferences\/conferences-2013\/\">list<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, too, I can already look back on 2 conferences and 4 regional group meetings (<a href=\"https:\/\/andreas-wolter.com\/en\/conferences\/conferences-2014\/\">list<\/a>) \u2013 with more to come: Portugal, England, and \u2013 hopefully it will work out \u2013 USA for the 6<sup>th<\/sup> time. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I am participating in conferences to an almost similar extent as three other German MVP colleagues who have already been awarded, quite deservedly, the very award for their commitment to the German SQL Server Community <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlpass.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PASS Deutschland e.V.<\/a>: Tillmann Eitelberg, Oliver Engels \u2013 both of them in the chair of the PASS \u2013 and Constantin Klein who heads the Just Community e.V. and the .NET User Group Frankfurt, among others. \u2013 I am honored to be joining this illustrious circle!<\/p>\n<p>This award is indeed a <strong>fantastic acknowledgement and incentive<\/strong> to continue \u2013 of course, this doesn\u2019t mean I wouldn\u2019t do so without this award, because the interaction with the community is in itself already an enrichment from which everyone is benefiting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I would like to express my personal thanks to the following people <\/strong>who have supported my nomination to MVP in various ways:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Anna Feth <\/strong>(Microsoft MVP Programmkoordinator Region DACH), <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@AnnaFeth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AnnaFeth<\/a>), <strong>Constantin Klein<\/strong> (MVP, <a href=\"http:\/\/kostjaklein.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@KostjaKlein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KostjaKlein<\/a>), <strong>Daniel Weinmann<\/strong> (Product Marketing Manager &#8211; SQL Server\/ BI Microsoft GmbH), <strong>Florian Endres<\/strong> (Community Program Manager, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@senorf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@senorf<\/a>), <strong>Heike Ritter<\/strong> (Technical Evangelist Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@HeikeRitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HeikeRitter<\/a>), <strong>Jack Richins<\/strong> (Principal Development Lead Microsoft SQL Server Security), <strong>Katrin Letzel<\/strong> (Microsoft MVP Community Program Manager, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@katko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@katko<\/a>), <strong>Niko Neugebauer <\/strong>(MVP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikoport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@NikoNeugebauer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NikoNeugebauer<\/a>), <strong>Oliver Engels<\/strong> (MVP, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@oengels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@oengels<\/a>), <strong>Scott Klein<\/strong> (SQL Server Evangelist, Microsoft, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@SQLScott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SQLScott<\/a>), <strong>Tillmann Eitelberg<\/strong> (MVP, <a href=\"http:\/\/ssis-components.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/@_Tillmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_Tillmann<\/a>) and the Team of the <strong>datafino GmbH<\/strong>, to which I have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datafino.de\/Unternehmen\/News\/Seiten\/Andreas-Wolter-wurde-ausgezeichnet-zum-MVP-fuer-SQL.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strong partnership<\/a> as well as all anonymous supporters and technical sparring Partners.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I am at least equally grateful for all the valuable contacts, opportunities for dialogue and mutual exchange as for the award itself.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas<\/p>\n<p>MCSM, MCM and MVP \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0ff602b3e980a3377077ff3c1c834df6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-97c650ae075063b375f558a776c570f8\">\n#top 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