{"id":95,"date":"2014-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/blog\/my-epic-life-quest-level-2-achieved"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:51:28","slug":"my-epic-life-quest-level-2-achieved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqlhammer.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/17\/my-epic-life-quest-level-2-achieved\/","title":{"rendered":"DING \u2013 LEVEL 2 !!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>DING \u2013 LEVEL 2 !!!<\/h1>\n<p>I am excited to announce that I have achieved level 2 in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/blog\/my-epic-life-quest\/\">My Epic Life Quest<\/a>. My epic life quest is an idea that I got from Steve Kamb via Brent Ozar. As life goals are achieved you gain experience and after 5 achievements I get to reward myself with an advanced level. I encourage you to check out the link above for full details and begin your epic life quest today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>To earn level 2, I completed these goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduated from DeVry University with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Systems with a focus in Database Management, summa cum laude achieving a 3.97 GPA. Completed\u00a0June 21st, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>First editorial published.\u00a0Publish date: July 16th, 2014 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlservercentral.com\/articles\/Editorial\/111464\/\">One Size Does Not Fit All<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlservercentral.com\/\">SQLServerCentral.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>First article published. Publish dates: Oct. 21st, 2014 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlshack.com\/backup-testing-powershell-part-1-test\/\">Backup testing with PowerShell<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlshack.com\/\">SQLShack.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Certification achieved \u2013 Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases (70-462). Completed October, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Started a PASS User Group. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrssug.org\/\">Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group<\/a> relaunched on Nov. 19th, 2014 with myself and David Stokes as leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/hammer-derik-172x140.png\" alt=\"\" \/><strong>Written by Derik Hammer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/\">SQL Hammer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Derik is a data professional focusing on Microsoft SQL Server. His passion focuses around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/blog\/category\/high-availability\/\">high-availability<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/blog\/category\/general\/disaster-recovery\/\">disaster recovery<\/a>, continuous integration, and automated maintenance. his experience has spanned long-term database administration, consulting, and\u00a0entrepreneurial ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Derik gives the SQL community credit for plugging the gaps in his knowledge when he was a junior DBA and, now that his skills have matured, started <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/\">SQLHammer.com<\/a> as one small way to give back and continue the cycle of shared learning.<\/p>\n<p>Derik is the owner and lead author of SQL Hammer, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/\">Microsoft SQL Server resource<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com\/\">http:\/\/www.sqlhammer.com<\/a>. Follow Derik on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SQLHammer\">Twitter<\/a> for <strong>SQL tips and chat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DING \u2013 LEVEL 2 !!! I am excited to announce that I have achieved level 2 in My Epic Life Quest. My epic life quest is an idea that I got from Steve Kamb via Brent Ozar. 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