Will SQL Server 2012’s Availability Groups Replace Clustered Instances? Posted February 20, 2012 by Allan Hirt in AlwaysOn, disaster recovery, failover clustering, high availability, SQL Server 2012 Are clustered instances obsolete in SQL Server 2012? Read More » Tweet
Stop Automatically Updating Production Servers Posted February 15, 2012 by Allan Hirt in mission critical, patching, SQL Server, upgrade, Windows, Windows Update The road to success is paved with good intentions. Intentions can lead to failure, though. Read More » Tweet
Upgrades and Slipstreamed Installations Posted February 13, 2012 by Allan Hirt in failover clustering, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1, upgrade Odd upgrade bug when using a slipstreamed install Read More » Tweet
Weird Slipstream Observation with SQL Server 2008 R2, SP1, and a CU Posted February 6, 2012 by Allan Hirt in slipstream, SQL Server 2008 R2 Observations on slipstreaming RTM + SP + CU with SQL Server 2008 R2 Read More » Tweet
Just Because You Don’t Like The Answer Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong Posted February 3, 2012 by Allan Hirt in advice, annoyed, consulting, DBA, politics, presenting, rant, Speaking Engagement You asked for it … Read More » Tweet