[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] We are excited to announce that we are sponsoring InnoTech Austin IT & Innovation Conference for a second year in a row. Last year’s training event saw over 1000 attendees, if you didn’t make it, well here’s your chance to get in for FREE! Just go to www.innotechaustin.com and use our complimentary […]
Author Archives: Jim Murphy
I’m excited to say that my AlwaysOn session was selected for the South Florida SQL Saturday (in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area). I have never been to this part of FL before so I am quite excited. They scheduled me to speak at the same time as another AlwaysOn session in the next room. Synchronous redundancy. […]
I am super excited that I was selected to present my AlwaysOn – Finally A Usable ‘Mirror’ session in Redmond, WA. The session is an hour long and is for SQLSaturday 212 on May 18th, 2013. The place will be loaded with SQL Server all-stars, oh and I’ll also be there. Some will be Microsoft […]
Intro Microsoft SQL Server has had Mirroring starting with version 2005, and now that SQL Server 2012 is released, there is an additional feature set called AlwaysOn (marketing info | technical info). AlwaysOn in currently an Enterprise only feature, so Standard Edition users will still need to use Mirroring. I would describe AlwaysOn this way: […]
One of my favorite clients: EOG Resources, asked me to create a custom 4 hour training class for five of their employees. I worked it up and delivered it yesterday. The audience seemed really pleased. But that is probably because they had a chance to catch some much needed zzzzzz’s. The goal was to prepare […]
When I was at the PASS Summit 2012 last November, a friend of mine Jason Brimhall (b|t SQL MCM and a lead author of this book) asked me to present my AlwaysOn – Finally, A Usable ‘Mirror’ presentation at the S3OLV SQL Server Users Group in Las Vegas in April 2013. I accepted. Fortunately, they […]
SQLWatchmen company lunch was at GattiTown this quarter. As soon as we got in the door it was a mad dash to the pizza buffet. Everyone piled their plates high with pizza and we made our way to the cartoon room. After we finished eating and sipping soda an announcement was made that the company […]
I am happy to announce that I’ve been selected for Red Gate’s Friends of Red Gate program! This is a great honor since so many people apply and so few people actually get awarded. Personally, I think a Red Gate clerk was trying to click the Reject button but accidentally hit the button next to […]