ScaleIO SAN - Great for VMware, Not so great for SQL Server
Hello, we have a new miniseries coming up, we haven't decided on formats (Blog, Youtube, podcast...) but, we've recently gained a good...
IsDST function for SQL Server
I've seen my share of in-house logics to detect if a given day falls under daylight saving time or not, and the conclusion I've come to...
Finally, a mirrored drive!
Lacie came up with a hard drive that actually looks like a mirror ball. Now we challenge them to come up with mirrored *AND* striped model.
Deciding between Availability Group and Clustering - Episode IV: Software side of the story
Hello all - we hope all is well with your SQL server. In this post - we're going to talk a bit about software side of the story when...
Availability Group is a Klingon Warrior
One thing you should know about AG is that it carries the sign of house it was born in, like a Klingon Warrior. One of the cool features...
Out of space? SQL dead? Here's what you do.
Microsoft makes it pretty easy to run a SQL database - and of course, the flip side of it is that there are gazillion improperly managed...