I think if you can make the parties inclusive, you might as well. Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, (late?) Samhain, Eid, random-mid-winter-made-up-whatever. Sure.

Thanks for your reply. I forgot to say that I did try creating the registry key and it didn't make any difference, but it was worth a try. I've checked...

I won't be going to my work Christmas party this year. I'm the only woman in a team of men, and although they're good guys and we get along well,...

I have witnessed a candidate actually answer a phone during a job interview.

You would need an additional licence.

I also don't want to work with people (of any gender) wearing shorts. I do not want to see that. Also, please cover your toes. 

Where I work it's...

Slave isn't a term that's used in Availability Groups.

Take a look at Perry Whittle's Staircase here for lots of useful information.

Just be aware that if you use SSIS, there's an issue with SSMS 17 not "seeing" it. I've had to install SSMS 16 on some servers to get round that.

Are you definitely trying to connect to the new Primary? Is there a DNS alias (or something) pointing you at the original Primary (now Secondary)?

Not that I know of, I'm afraid. It would be handy. (Maybe somebody else knows.)

If you right-click on the Availability Group name and click Show Dashboard, there is some information at top right under View AlwaysOn Health Events. It's not the friendliest format. It...

You just set up the solution once, and use the Job Activity Monitor if you want to view the schedules. The general advice (here and elsewhere) is almost always to...

Can I ask why you want to use maintenance plans? They're a total pain. I'd use the Ola Hallengren solution.