davebem

Dave Bermingham has been an IT professional since 1991. In 2004 he started work at SIOS Technology and began to focus on high availability and disaster recovery solutions for Windows and Linux applications. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2010 with a current focus on high availability for SQL server and other applications running in the Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. He also maintains the blog Clustering for Mere Mortals where he writes many step-by-step guides and other resources in the area of his expertise. You can commonly find him speaking at SQL Saturday events and other conferences, generally on high availability and disaster recovery options for SQL Server.

Interests: high availability, disaster recovery, cloud

Twitter: @daveberm
Website: http://us.sios.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebermingham/

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Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

I’ve had a Dropbox account for years. Like a lot of people, I started using it when it was one of the easiest ways to sync files across machines...

2026-06-16 (first published: 2026-06-15)

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Extending a SQL Server Failover Cluster Across Regions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

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Clustering for Mere Mortals

I was the principal author of this SIOS whitepaper, which describes how to build a 2-node SQL Server cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) spanning multiple zones. Today, I’ll...

2024-11-13 (first published: 2024-10-29)

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Building a Cost-Effective SQL Server Failover Cluster in Google Cloud Platform

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

Building a SQL Server Failover Cluster in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a powerful way to ensure your databases remain highly available, even in the face of unexpected failures....

2024-09-02 (first published: 2024-08-13)

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The Importance of Patch Management to Avoid Downtime

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

A recent Microsoft outage caused by a bad patch pushed out to Windows instances managed by CrowdStrike has thrown a spotlight on the critical importance of effective patch management....

2024-07-29 (first published: 2024-07-19)

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“Surviving the Digital Heatwave: Lessons Learned from Singapore’s Datacenter Meltdown”

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

Today, we’re unpacking a real-world tech drama that unfolded in Singapore, offering a stark reminder about the vital role of Disaster Recovery (DR) planning and the often overlooked, yet...

2023-12-06 (first published: 2023-11-21)

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Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

Today, we’re diving into the world of cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, breaking them down into three categories: Reflected XSS, Stored XSS, and DOM XSS. Let’s explore these digital threats...

2023-05-17 (first published: 2023-04-10)

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How to cluster SAP ASCS/SCS with SIOS DataKeeper on VMware ESXi Servers

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

This article describes the steps you take to prepare the VMware infrastructure for installing and configuring a high-availability SAP ASCS/SCS instance on a Windows failover cluster by using SIOS...

2022-11-28

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How to use Azure Site Recovery (ASR) to replicate a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) that uses SIOS DataKeeper for cluster storage

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

Intro So you have built a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI), or maybe an SAP ASCS/ERS cluster in Azure. Each node of the cluster resides in a different...

2022-10-24 (first published: 2022-10-12)

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How To Linux: A Windows Administrator’s Guide to Linux for the Newbie

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

Well, it’s long overdue that I left the comfort of my Windows GUI and ventured into the world of Linux. Mind you I have dabbled a very little bit...

2022-09-09 (first published: 2022-08-29)

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Performance of Azure Shared Disk with Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)

by davebem

Clustering for Mere Mortals

On September 9th, 2021, Microsoft announced the general availability of Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disk Storage, including Azure Shared Disk. What makes this interesting is that you can...

2022-06-01 (first published: 2022-05-11)

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davebem

Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone

Extending a SQL Server Failover Cluster Across Regions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Building a Cost-Effective SQL Server Failover Cluster in Google Cloud Platform

The Importance of Patch Management to Avoid Downtime

“Surviving the Digital Heatwave: Lessons Learned from Singapore’s Datacenter Meltdown”

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

How to cluster SAP ASCS/SCS with SIOS DataKeeper on VMware ESXi Servers

How to use Azure Site Recovery (ASR) to replicate a Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) that uses SIOS DataKeeper for cluster storage

How To Linux: A Windows Administrator’s Guide to Linux for the Newbie

Performance of Azure Shared Disk with Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)

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Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running

Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations

Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion

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