I recently got back from a wilderness camping trip in upstate New York. It’s an opportunity for me to disconnect and enjoy the opportunity to be alone in nature. Wilderness camping means you will be off the grid for a few days. This means no phone signals, no public restrooms, no grocery stores, nothing. […]
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I did my very first AMA session live almost a month ago and I’ve had great results. People were interacting during the live Q&A session while some sent follow-up questions afterwards. Given the below freezing temperatures where I’m at, I’ll keep doing this indoors for now until I can stay outside for longer than 5 […]
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For more than a decade-and-a-half of working with SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery, I’ve gotten hundreds of questions from clients, event attendees, and training class students. That number has increased when Microsoft introduced Always On Availability Groups. I’m guessing it’s because of the level of complexity of the technology that tech professionals are […]
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