Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp just had a really bad Monday
It’s the end of the work day here on the east coast and I see that the Facebook is still unavailable. Facebook acknowledged the problem in the following two...
2021-10-04
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Clustering for Mere Mortals
AWS BYOC – Bring your own SQL Server cluster with AWS EC2 and SIOS
Originally posted on DataSteve: Introduction They are multiple options to implement HADR solution for SQL Server in AWS public cloud. The easiest way to do that is to use...
2021-09-10 (first published: 2021-08-25)
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Clustering SAP #ASCS and #ERS on #AWS using Windows Server Failover Clustering
When ensuring high availability for SAP ASCS and ERS running on WIndows Server, the primary cluster solution you will want to use is Windows Server Failover Clustering. However, when...
2021-07-27
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How to create a DataKeeper Replicated Volume that has Multiple Targets via CLI
I often help people automate the configuration of their infrastructure so they can build 3-node clusters that span Availability Zones and Regions. The CLI for creating a DataKeeper Job...
2021-06-16 (first published: 2021-06-01)
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How to extend your existing SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance to the Cloud for Disaster Recovery
I get asked this question all the time, so I figured it was time to write a blog post, record a video and write some code to automate the...
2021-06-09 (first published: 2021-05-22)
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Changing a Drive Letter with PowerShell
Here is a short but sweet post on how to change the drive letter of a partition. Despite using my best Google skills I couldn’t find an example that...
2021-06-07 (first published: 2021-05-21)
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Using Amazon FSx for SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances – What You Need to Know!
Intro If you are considering deploying your own Microsoft SQL Server instances in AWS EC2 you have some decisions to make regarding the resiliency of the solution. Sure, AWS...
2021-01-14 (first published: 2021-01-08)
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Calculating Application Availability in the Cloud
When deploying business critical applications in the cloud you want to make sure they are highly available. The good news is that if you plan properly, you can achieve...
2020-08-05 (first published: 2020-07-24)
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Step-by-Step: iSCSI Target Server Cluster in Azure
I recently helped someone build an iSCSI target server cluster in Azure and realized that I never wrote a step-by-step guide for that particular configuration. So to remedy that,...
2020-06-03 (first published: 2020-05-20)
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Achieving application consistent recovery points of SQL Server 2008 R2 with Azure Site Recovery in Azure
If you want to use ASR to replicate SQL Server 2008 R2 standalone or clustered instances, you will need to update the SQL Writer to 2012 or later. You...
2019-06-18
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Blogs
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Forums
Logic question in a WHERE clause using IIF?
Thanks in advance, I'm trying to avoid using IIF for performance reasons, but the...
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
BIT_COUNT() V
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BIT_COUNT() V
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