I'm slightly confused here. The purpose of SQLMI is that MS handles backups and restores. There is automation to allow this, whether PITR or from a specific backup, but AFAIK,...

Two things.

1. Filetable (2012+) solves some of the code hassles of using FileStream. Filestream uses a File I/O access, but not a SMB share.
2. Rather than help a normal user...

A lot of the same things are used, but you don't have the same access in the master / msdb databases, so those items are evaluated differently. Is there something...

Short answer, I'm not quite sure. This feels more complex than it appears.

Always a challenge to learn something new when you're working, though I am surprised you can't do some of this at work. I'd think some of these might be useful...

My mistake. I re-read this. Corrected to 2017.

It was very quick, and I knew about it yesterday, but didn't really do much other than give a vote to try. Still amazed it happened.

Comments, suggestions, feedback on the...

Ah, you might be right. If I go back and think, the GDR should be only for that level, but future CUs will include it.

For SQL 2017,

• RTM
• GDR patch...

Thanks. This is actually SQL Server 2016+, but I've edited the question

Arrgghh, the static site for Blob Storage seems to want to be difficult.

The base URL is: https://sqlmemorialstorage.z22.web.core.windows.net/

I'm still trying to figure out why the DNS doesn't work.

Thanks, I'll take a look and ask if I have questions.

I think the google https redirect goes to a different chain in Azure. I have a report into McAfee to remove this.

The host is http://www.sqlmemorial.org. Getting the domain to redirect has been a bit of a pain

I don't know how SAN replication will work here. Typically, when you replicate across a SAN, you can't have a secondary node up. The files are being changed by the...

Rod,

I think both of those are the reasons that 70+% of people don't feel empowered.