Monthly Archives: June 2013

No R2

Posted on June 10, 2013 by way0utwest

At least not for SQL Server. There was an announcement last week at TechEd that the next version of SQL Server will be coming in the next year and will be named SQL Server 2014. No SQL Server 2012 R2, which I think … Continue reading →

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The Decision to Fail

Posted on June 7, 2013 by way0utwest

We have a number of automated technologies that we can us to seamlessly move from primary to secondary systems without human intervention. SQL Server incorporates a number of these, and many companies use them to ensure their applications are highly available. However things don’t … Continue reading →

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Quickly Copy Data

Posted on June 6, 2013 by way0utwest

There’s no magic solution for many of the problems we face in SQL Server. Whether we are trying to maintain concurrency under high write loads, restore databases quicker, or ensure extremely high availability we need to make trade-offs. Sometimes those … Continue reading →

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Fear Fear

Posted on June 5, 2013 by way0utwest

I’m a conservative DBA. I get nervous when backups aren’t running, code isn’t in source control, and developers have access to production systems. I’ve had too many late night pages and weekend phone calls, not to mention many extra hours … Continue reading →

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