Tag Archives: high availability

Republish: The Cost of Switching

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Still on vacation. Enjoy The Cost of Switching

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What’s Downtime?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

There was a time when I worked for a company that sold products on-line  Since our wares could be purchased at any time of the day or night, we wanted to ensure that our systems were running all the time. This … Continue reading →

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The Reliable DBA

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Many of us would consider ourselves to be reliable at work. Our employers count on us, co-workers may assume we’re handling certain tasks, and it’s human nature to think that we are meeting our obligations and responsibilities. Maybe not 100% … Continue reading →

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Database Mirroring Needs FQDNs

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

A quick basic post, and one that I’ve forgotten. Since blogging is a good way to remind myself of things, here goes. I was testing Database Mirroring (DBM) recently for an upgrade situation. I’ve set up it up in the … Continue reading →

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