HA vs DR, what’s it all mean
People often get HA (High Availability) and DR (Disaster Recovery) mixed up. There are a couple of reasons that this happens. First is the fact that there aren’t any clear guidelines which separate the two. There are standard terms which are used to help define HA and DR, but there’s nothing which says this is […]
Any testing on the effect of Hiding NX/XD flag from guest with SQL Server on ESX?
During the webcast which I did for the SQL PASS Virtulization Virtual Chapter on July 13th, 2011 a question came up that I didn’t have the answer for. The question was if I had done “Any testing on the effect of Hiding NX/XD flag from guest with SQL Server on ESX?”. I hadn’t done any […]
Want to try out Windows Azure for free for 30 days?
If you’ve been wanting to try out Windows Azure and haven’t been able to yet, now is the time. I’ve been given an access code that you can use which will give you 30 days of full Windows / SQL Azure for free. And the best part is there is no credit card required. Just […]
Interview with our new whipping boy Adrian Bethune
While at Tech Ed 2011 I spent a good amount of time talking with Adrian Bethune (@canon_sense) who is the new product manager for SQL Server Manageability, originally hired onto the team by the magnificent Dan Jones (blog | twitter) who was smart enough to run screaming from the team towards an awesome new position […]