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Webinar: Availability Options and Requirements for SQL Server 2008 in Azure

May 25, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Webinar: Availability Options and Requirements for SQL Server 2008 in Azure

Time is running out for your SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 instances. On July 9th the extended support date for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 officially runs out, meaning no more security updates will be issued. But wait, there is an option. By moving your SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Instances to Azure, Microsoft will provide an additional three years of Extended Security Updates at no additional charge Running. Before taking the plunge on moving your SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 instances to Azure you need to understand the availability options and requirements to ensure that your high availability and disaster recovery concerns are addressed.

Learn how to deploy SQL Server 2008 /2008 R2 Failover Cluster Instances in Azure properly, including addressing the lack of a shared storage option as well as networking requirements including the Internal Load Balancing requirements. Azure Site Recovery will be introduced as a viable alternative as a disaster recovery option which allows for a robust RPO/RTO in an entirely different Azure region.

Webinar: Best Practices for running SQL Server on AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Webinar: Best Practices for running SQL Server on AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)

Running SQL Server in the cloud doesn’t have to be complicated or anxiety-inducing. Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) like AWS, have optimized their infrastructure to run SQL Server with price, performance and availability as key requirements. This webinar covers how AWS in partnership with SIOS, addresses those three requirements in their industry leading IaaS offering, EC2.

Webinar: Failover Clustering in the Cloud – Understanding Your Options

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Webinar: Failover Clustering in the Cloud – Understanding Your Options

Windows Server 2016 introduced Storage Spaces Direct, to allow for shared storage in Azure that could help with building and configuring a Windows cluster in the cloud. While this sounded like a killer feature (and it can be with proper infrastructure) it runs into challenges in cloud environments with limited bandwidth available for both storage and data traffic.

In this webinar, you will learn about the configuration of clusters in the cloud, some real-world examples of problems, and alternatives for maintaining a shared storage infrastructure within Azure.

Webinar: How to survive the next Azure outage

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Webinar: How to survive the next Azure outage

IT IS UP TO YOU to ensure you have covered all the bases when it comes to your disaster recovery plan. Not everyone needs all of their applications to be available all of the time. However, after witnessing the Azure outage of 2018, you want to make sure that you have High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions in place to keep your business running optimally in the event of another outage. This webinar reviews the options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in the cloud and the levels of availability and trade-offs you will achieve with each option.