Last year, I got introduced to DH2i and DxEnterprise. Since I work with different customers to provide SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery solutions, I’m always trying to find different ways to help meet business objectives while reducing total cost of ownership. I was a bit hesitant at first to try out DxEnterprise since I’ve […]
With less than a year before SQL Server 2005 extended support ends, customers can start planning for upgrading their databases to SQL Server 2014. In a previous blog post, I talked about how to integrate Microsoft Product Lifecycle and Support Policies into IT Operations which concluded with planning upgrades and migration based on the version of […]
“We need consistency and predictability, and a sense of proper placement. We need these things before we can mold the world into what we know it can be.” – Allan Dare Pearce – lawyer, author Whenever I assist customers with deploying new SQL Server infrastructures or upgrading existing ones, the one thing that I try to consider […]
Last week, I have had the wonderful opportunity to deliver a webinar for StarWind Software on providing high availability with SQL Server failover clustering and cluster shared volumes. I had a great time delivering the presentation and answering some questions regarding SQL Server high availability and how StarWind Software can help meet that goal while […]
One of the demos that I show when I talk about AND dependencies in a Windows Server Failover Cluster is moving a SQL Server resource group (or role as of Windows Server 2012 and higher) to a different cluster node. During the failover, I highlight that the SQL Server cluster resource will not come online until […]