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Let’s be honest here, data security is really important to me. Some people probably think that I go to extremes to ensure that my data as well as my customers data is secured. With that, sometime ago, I wrote a blog post on utilizing a VPN server that I built […]
In a previous post, I described how you can use Azure storage to store SQL Server database backup files. This flexible option offers the ability to get your critical backups off site and in certain regions, they could be configured to be automatically redundant to a secondary region. Having backups […]
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about boot diagnostics and how they can help you troubleshoot issues when virtual machines won’t start. But what if you selected to disabled boot diagnostics when the virtual machine was created? Can you go back and retro-actively add them back? Yes, Virginia, yes […]
If you have ever rebooted a virtual machine and feel like you are in the dark to it’s current state, you aren’t alone. Thankfully, Azure provides a number of tools to aid in your experience in the cloud when it comes to “reboot darkness”. Boot diagnostics allows you to see […]
In a previous post, I talked about some of the available storage options that can be used to back up your databases directly to the cloud. Doing this is a really good way to get your backups off-site and replicated in a single motion, depending on the region and redundancy […]
Azure offers a lot of features that enable IT professionals to really enhance their environment. One feature that I really like about Azure is storage accounts. Since disk is relatively cheap, this continues to hold true in the cloud. For less than $100 per month, you could get up to […]
More and more I am impressed on the Azure Portal. Microsoft continues to make enhancements to the user interface (UI) and add in new features. One of these new features that I’ve recently become aware of is the ability to easily switch accounts. As a consultant, I work with clients […]
As a database administrator, I am very conscious of how data is being backed up. Up until SQL Server 2012, you were limited to backing up your databases to a physical device. That device could be a tape, local disk, or network storage. After successfully creating a backup, if you’re […]