As I understand it if you are using mirroring on SQL server and have failover setup you can adjust the connection strings of your applications that use it so they ...

We've had SQL 2005 mirroring running successfully for a while now, but the issue I have is our applications reference the primary server by name directly and when the mirror fails over to box #2 I'm ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

While the cloud continues to grow in popularity for many, if not most, enterprise applications, IT departments remain reluctant to trust public clouds, including the Google Cloud Platform, for ...

I have been testing out Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2008. There are numerous enhancements in 2008, mainly under the hood in the name of performance and reliability but still worth testing out. I ...

DBAs have many options for how to ensure high availability (HA) for SQL Server. Some of these options are available in the different versions and editions of SQL Server itself. Some are available in ...

In a previous blog entry, I talked about the new FILESTREAM data capability in SQL Server 2008 where we can store Binary Large Object (BLOB) data on the file system but have it transactionally part of ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...