Bringing them back from the dead

When trying to find the causes for why the SQL Server service doesn’t start, one of the best places to start is the SQL Server Error log, but there is a problem!

SharePoint Disaster Recovery Plan

Hot standby disaster recovery process where SharePoint farm will become available in minutes

Disaster Recovery Preparations

What You Need To Know About DR Testing

Practice makes perfect. That’s true of everything, including disaster recovery. If you aren’t already testing your DR plan, you should be - here’s what you need to know to get started.

Broken tempdb

Why PolyBase matters - Part 2

Part 2, a more in depth look at An alternative approach to disaster recovery and backup strategies using PolyBase.

Disaster Recovery and Big Data

Big data applications are not usually considered mission-critical: while they support sales and marketing decisions, they do not significantly affect core operations such as customer accounts, orders, inventory, and shipping. Why, then, are major IT organizations moving quickly to incorporating big data in their disaster recovery plans?

Practically Cloudy: SQL Server Disaster Recovery to Microsoft Azure - Backups

In the first in a series on the practicalities of using the Microsoft Azure Platform for the SQL Server professional, Buck Woody shows that, whatever your version of SQL Server, there is a way of storing offsite backups in the cloud.

Disaster Recovery Tip #8: Maintain up-to-date contact information

A corollary to Murphy's Law states that disaster is most likely to strike when your senior people are out of the office.

Disaster Recovery Tip #6 - Monitor Your Systems

Today's complex systems are too large to be able to rely on any DBA's memory for knowledge of each component, and its configuration options and settings.