Future of Database Mirroring
One of the beloved feature of SQL server standard edition for HA is database mirroring, since you only have 2-node...
2015-03-12
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SQL backup directly to Azure storage
Most companies required to keep their database backup offsite (on tape) for many years due to audit requirement. This normally...
2015-03-12
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2015 - the year of upgrade
2015 should be a very busy year for most DBAs, due to the end of support of SQL server 2005...
2015-02-06
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Mentor blog
I have been following a few blogs for a number of years now, and one of the most enjoying blog...
2015-02-02
289 reads
Memory consideration (Windows + SQL)
We all know that with the latest Windows 2012 R2 and SQL 2014, even with the standard edition, it can...
2014-11-14
412 reads
DR drill - Part 1: General
Every DBA in their career should have done DR drill at some point, in fact it should be done in...
2014-09-18
2,451 reads
SQL Server licensing consideration
You might already read lots of post about SQL server 2012 is license per core rather then per socket and...
2014-04-07
519 reads
AlwaysOn Availability Groups Setting
Many of us are planning to move to SQL Server 2012 in the coming year, and one of the feature...
2014-04-01
341 reads
Checking Backup/Restore progress
Every now and then we all need to perform backup or restore, for large databases when we need to perform...
2013-10-09
618 reads
Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server 2012
Everyone knows that installing SQL server requires .Net frameworks 3.5, and it normally install by default, when you run the...
2013-03-12
606 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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