Tag Archives: disaster recovery

Preparation for Disaster Talk

Posted on June 6, 2011 by way0utwest

This talk looks at the reasons and ways that you might prepare for disaster. I cover a number of areas, some of which might seem obvious, but are often overlooked: What is a disaster? Why Prepare for Disaster? RTO/RPO Overview … Continue reading →

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Learn to Use Filegroups

Posted on May 12, 2011 by way0utwest

In SQL Server, filegroups are a management technique that I don’t see many people using. It’s amazing how many people ask questions about filegroups on the discussion forums, often unsure of how they fit into a well architected SQL Server. … Continue reading →

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The Chance of Failure

Posted on March 31, 2011 by way0utwest

I’ve always worked on the notion that my hardware rarely fails, and while I protect it with backups RAID, etc., I don’t expect failures. That seems to be how most of the RDBMSes are structured, with this idea that things … Continue reading →

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An Overview of SQL Server AlwaysOn

Posted on March 8, 2011 by way0utwest

One of the changes coming in SQL Server v11 (not sure what the name will actually be), also known as “Denali”, is the addition of more High Availability/Disaster Recovery Options. When I first heard about this, I was excited, but … Continue reading →

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