Thursday, June 14, 2018

The mysteries of HA and DR

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In this day and age where nearly every company in the US (perhaps the world)  relies upon information technology and may even have its own...
Wednesday, May 02, 2018

(Mis) adventures in Always On Availability groups

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(Mis) adventures in Always On Availability groups As almost a part 2 to my last post I have done more AOAG testing.  To say that I’m a l...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

He's Back.... and he has an Always On post

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I had an AOAG issue yesterday, the 'fix' was to remove and re-add the DB's to the AG..... I tried simply removing and rejoining ...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013

High Availability vs Disaster Recovery. What are they, and do you really need them?

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I’ll admit, Disaster Recovery and High Availability are almost an obsession with me.  Having been a production DBA for a number of years an...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Part 5 DBAs distribute data to the 4 corners...

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Another role a DBA plays is distributor of data.  Keeping the data safe, well fed and maintained, accessible and highly available are al...
Monday, April 29, 2013

DBA Part 4 Architect and Builder

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Another metaphor, perhaps even a labored one!   DBA’s are Designers and builders.  Even if you have a system in place it needs renovat...
Friday, April 26, 2013

DBA Part 3 Pit Crew of the company

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I am a die-hard Formula 1 and LeMans style endurance racing fan.  I watch every F1 race and qualifying session broadcast in the US every y...