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Resources

Articles
Click here to see all of the articles Allan has written for SQL Server Magazine

Books Allan Wrote or Contributed To
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 High Availability (Microsoft Press, 2003)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Operations (Patterns & Practices) (Microsoft Press, 2002)
Pro SQL Server 2005 High Availability (Apress, 2007) - This is my latest book, and can be found in a hardback print edition or as an eBook in PDF format.
Pro SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering (Apress) - Coming Spring, 2009!
SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit - This can be found for free online at TechNet.

Books Allan Recommends
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Knowledge Base/Support Articles
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Presentations
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Scripts
Pro SQL Server 2005 High Availability - This is a ZIP file containing all of the scripts from the book Pro SQL Server 2005 High Availability.

Useful Links
DBA 24 Hours -
These guys make the DBLaunch and SQL Nitro products. Both are excellent low cost, high value tools that can really help out many folks out there. Check them out.
Hyperbac
- This is the company started by the guys who originally created SQL Litespeed. I saw their new SQL Server backup product at SQL PASS in Denver and it looked great.
Inside SQL Server
- This is Kalen Delaney's page for her Inside SQL Server books, and it contains a lot of good information as well as errata for the books.
Solid Quality Mentors - Need some training or consulting for SQL Server? If Allan is not available, I bet they can help you.
Quest - Manufacturers of some of the best SQL Server tools out there.
SQL Skills
- This is Kimberly Tripp's home base. 'nuff said!
White Knight Technology - This is Brian Knight's website.

Webcasts Done By Allan
Leveraging SQL Server Technologies to Build a Solid High-Availability Strategy - This was a webcast done during TechEd 2008 with other SQL Server folks like Kimberly Tripp, Paul Randall, and Microsoft's own Kevin Farlee.
RunAs Radio #60
- I chat with the guys about virtualization.
.NET Rocks #212
- I chat with the guys about SQL Server high availability and applications.
The Growing World of SQL Server: Surviving the Data Avalanche - This was a panel that happened during PASS 2006 in Seattle.
Podcast for Polyserve
TechNet chat April 24, 2002 – SQL Server High Availability
TechNet chat May 28, 2003 – Log Shipping
TechNet webcast from 2005 - SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering for SQL Server 2000 Users

Webcasts Allan Recommends
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Whitepapers Allan Wrote or Contributed To
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide.
Failover Clustering for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 High Availability Patterns & Practices
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Failover Clustering
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations
Chapter 5 of the Microsoft Systems Architecture: Reference Architecture Guide
Planning for Consolidation with Microsoft SQL Server 2000
SQL Server Operations Guide
Team Development with Visual Studio .NET and Visual SourceSafe

Whitepapers Allan Recommends
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Other
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