What will the next version of Windows bring to the area of failover clustering?
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Vote for (My) Sessions at PASS Summit 2011: The Power Is In Your Hands
Vote for your preferred sessions at PASS … which I hope includes some of mine!
Upcoming Webcasts and Appearances
I’ve got two webcasts this month that I’m doing with Quest:Pain of the Week: Mission Critical SQL: High Availability – From Amateur to Aficionado in Less Than an Hour October 148 AM Pacific/11 AM Eastern/4 PM UK/5 PM Central EuropeClick here for more information and to register and a followupPain of the Week: Mission Critical SQL: High Availability Part 2October 218 AM Pacific/11 AM Eastern/4 PM UK/5 PM Central EuropeClick… Read More
Want To Learn About SQL Server Consolidation? Sign Up For An Online Webinar Plus Other Schedule Updates
On May 13 and May 20, Ben DeBow and I will be giving two days worth (six sessions) of webinars dedicated to the topic of consolidation with SQL Server. There is no requirement to attend both days, and you can do just one, or both. These webinars are not free, but are great value for the money and your boss does not need to send you anywhere – you can… Read More
Going to TechEd North America 2010? So Am I!
I just found out one of my proposed sessions was approved, so I’ll be speaking at TechEd North America 2010. This year it’s back in New Orleans from June 7 – 10. I was at I think the last TechEd in around 2003 or so in New Orleans (well, the last one in New Orleans *I* spoke at). Clearly it’s too early to know what day or time, but I’m very… Read More
Come See Me at World of Windows Server in Singapore Dec 8 – 10.
Well, it’s official – the website just went up. Can’t hide it anymore … I’m delivering a 3-day masterclass on consolidation and virtualization at World of Windows Server in Singapore as well as delivering two sessions (although the current website shows two different, it is going to be a two parter on clustering). I’m very exicted and honored to have been asked to do this. If you don’t live in Singapore… Read More
PASS Wrapup and Other Musings
PASS was a whirlwind week between the three main conference days and the two MS Insider days on either end. I don’t ever remember being so busy at PASS, yet for the first time in … well … I don’t know how long I actually attended a handful of sessions. I highly recommend the HA customer panel led by two good friends on SQLCAT Prem Mehra and Sanjay Mishra. Besides… Read More
SQLHA Experts Tip #4
Allan Hirt
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An optimal disk design for SQL Server will take into account both speed and capacity. They are two different concepts with often conflicting goals. Since writing and reading data quickly is crucial for SQL Server’s performance, deploying on a suboptimal disk subsystem will cause you pain. A SAN is not a guarantee of performance.