Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Currently serving as Head Geek at SolarWinds, Thomas also holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Washington State University. Thomas serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), is a SQL Server MCM, and a SQL Server MVP. Thomas blogs at http://thomaslarock.com and is the author of DBA Survivor: Become a Rock Star DBA (http://dbasurvivor.com).