November 7, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
Clustering,
Database,
Microsoft Cluster Service,
MSCS,
SQL Licensing,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2012With the release of SQL Server 2012 and specifically the AlwaysOn feature we need to rethink the way that we handle the licensing for servers that will be passive servers. In the past it's been assumed that passive servers didn't need to be licensed, and that was true, for the most part. The...
November 1, 2012 6:17 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Data Loss,
DataCenter,
Distaster Recovery,
Recovery,
SQL ServerWhile I applaud the hard work and ingenuity of the sysadmins who works through the days after hurricane Sandy to keep the generators running, one thing kept coming to my mind. Why...
October 16, 2012 5:56 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
SQL PASS,
SQL PASS 2012,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2012This year the PASS Summit has 14 fantastic PreCons which are available for attendees to sign up for at an additional cost of just
August 9, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
Azure,
Data Loss,
Data Security,
Database Administration,
Database security,
Microsoft Windows,
Security,
SQL,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2000,
SQL Server 2005,
SQL Server 2008,
SQL Server 2008 R2,
SQL Server 2012,
StorageIn case you missed the blog post over on securingsqlserver.com, I wanted to repost it here...
I'm afraid that I've got some bad news. You can no longer pre-order
August 6, 2012 10:00 AM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
Database,
Microsoft Cluster Service,
MSCS,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2012,
SSMSBy now hopefully everyone knows about AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL Server 2012 and the high availability options that they provide to databases. One problem with AlwaysOn Availability Groups when combined with third party applications is that the third party application may configure the...
July 23, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
SQL PASS,
SQL PASS 2012,
SQL Saturday,
SQL Saturday 147,
SQL ServerIf you are planning on attending SQL Saturday 147 down in Recife Brazil you would check out my pre-con session being held on August 24th. In this session I'll be talking about all of the High Availability options which are available for SQL Server...
June 19, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
Availability Groups,
Data Security,
Database security,
In Person Events,
SQL PASS,
SQL PASS 2012,
SQL ServerIt appears that I've been selected to give a couple of presentations at the premier Microsoft SQL Server conference again this year. At the 2012 SQL PASS Summit in Seattle, WA this year I'll be presenting a regular session titled "
November 10, 2011 2:00 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
CALs,
Social Commentary,
SQL Licensing,
SQL ServerSo as a followup to My SQL Server 2012 licensing blog post I wanted to follow up on what exactly is a core license good for.
When working in the physical world it's pretty easy to figure out. ...
November 3, 2011 5:06 PM
Posted by: Denny Cherry
AlwaysOn,
CALs,
Social Commentary,
SQL Licensing,
SQL ServerSo you may have heard earlier today about the license changes that are coming out for SQL Server 2012. I know that the official announcement can be a little hard to get through and the changes can be a little confusing at first (or even second or third) glance. The SQL Server licensing team was...
