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Availability databases hosted on SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AG) can be connected using a unique Virtual Network Name (VNN), called the Availability Group Listener. When an Availability Group is enabled, clients can connect to databases in both primary and secondary replicas without explicitly specifying the SQL Server instance name. You don’t even need […]

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How to Provision a Set of Databases to Multiple Azure-based Servers

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A Step by Step Guide to the Availability Group (AG) Listener

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Database Delivery with Docker and SQL Change Automation

Filtering Object Explorer Detailed Information in SSMS

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