SQL Server 2019 big data clusters with enhancements to PolyBase act as a data hub to integrate structured and unstructured data from across the entire data estate–SQL Server, Oracle, …

This confusion can lead to unnecessary hardware, deployment and operations costs that can make the licensing cost seem irrelevant. This paper discusses the difference between FCI and …

This document is intended for storage, SQL Server database, and system administrators who plan to implement FlashArray and ActiveCluster for a range of deployment scenarios including …

This guide is intended for experienced Windows Server system administrators, IT professionals and SQL Server database administrators who need to install and configure a 2-node Windows …

Run via Failover Cluster Manager or PowerShell (PS is W2K8 R2 only) TIP: great way to document your servers and check for changes over time

What is a SQL Cluster? Why use one? Is Virtualization protecting the Virtual OS? Who supports? Diverse range of knowledge required, perhaps too much for a specialist DBA? How do we …

The goals of an appropriately engineered compute resource cluster include maximizing the VM and SQL Server availability, minimizing the impact of hardware component failures, and …