Sometime having the right command in place opens up new doors to test things, like a failover for example. In this post we will take a look at a new ability that has recently surface within the Azure eco-system to help manage fail-overs. Let’s jump to it. High availability is […]
Azure SQL DB Failover Group Orphaned Users
I have a client that resides in the Azure data platform arena, focusing mainly on Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Azure SQL DB. They have a decent landscape of Azure resources and currently utilize failover groups within SQL DB to facilitate high availability. Under the covers, failover groups are […]
Gathering VMWare Metrics
Anytime that you a large environment, gathering metrics in any form can be daunting and cumbersome. Using scripting languages can usually greatly improve the efficiency of this process as well as be more accurate. Whether it’s VMWare, SQL Server, or some other platform, it would behoove you to see what […]
Microsoft Update Catalog
In today’s world of database administrations, there are a plethora of tools and resources that can be available to utilize to help solve problems, such as performance tuning, configuration, and many others. Some are third party tools, some are free, and some are provided by the vendor themselves. Regardless of […]