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March 19, 2015: Live Webinar: High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Low Cost Storage in Virtual and Cloud Environments

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In this session presented by Microsoft MVP, MCM and MCSM Denny Cherry will discuss some of the high availability options which are available to you when it comes to Microsoft SQL Server in virtual server and cloud environments. We will also review some of the problems (both technological and financial) with these options, and how we can overcome these various problems.

This webinar is interactive so come ready to ask your questions, add your comments, and join the discussion.

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Date: March 19, 2014
Time: 10:00a PST / 1:00p EST

About Denny Cherry

Denny Cherry is the owner and principal consultant for Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting and has over a decade of experience working with platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server, Hyper-V, vSphere and Enterprise Storage solutions. Denny’s areas of technical expertise include system architecture, performance tuning, security, replication and troubleshooting.

Denny currently holds several of the Microsoft Certifications related to SQL Server for versions 2000 through 2012 including the Microsoft Certified Master as well as being a Microsoft MVP for several years. Denny has written several books and dozens of technical articles on SQL Server management and how SQL Server integrates with various other technologies.

March 25, 2015: Live Webinar – Clustering 101: Windows 10 Technical Preview – What You Need To Know About Windows Server 10 Failover Clustering

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In this month’s Clustering 101 session, Microsoft Cluster MVP, Dave Bermingham will give a preview the new Windows 10 features, including the introduction of Cloud Witness, Rolling upgrades, Storage Replica, VM Compute Resiliency, Improved Diagnostics and more. Join Dave Bermingham for the must see clustering features of Windows 10.

You can participate before the event by tweeting your questions to @SIOSTech using #Clustering101 and of course bring your own questions and comments.

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Windows 10 Technical Preview – What You Need To Know About Windows Server 10 Failover Clustering
Date: March 25, 2014
Time: 10:00a PST — 1:00pm EST

About Clustering 101 Series

Clustering 101 is a webinar series hosted by Microsoft MVP, Dave Bermingham focused on addressing the numerous facets of clustering for high availability, data replication and any combination there of. This series will air monthly, the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00a PST / 1:00p EST.

About Dave Bermingham

David Bermingham is recognized within the technology community as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in clustering since 2010. David’s work as director, technical evangelist at SIOS Technology Corp., has him focused on Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions as well as providing hands on support, training and professional services for cluster implementations. David holds numerous technical certifications and draws from more than twenty years of experience in IT, including work in the finance, healthcare and education fields, to help organizations design solutions to meet their high availability and disaster recovery needs. Learn more at www.us.sios.com

March 11, 2015: SIOS is Proud to Sponsor the New England SQL Server User Group

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SIOS is proud to sponsor the New England User Group’s February meeting. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this month’s session “Do More With Less: SQL Central Management Server and SQL Agent” presented by SQL Server MVP and Database Administrator, Mike Hillwig.

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Location: Microsoft Technology Center, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Date: March 11, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM

Session Abstract

Do More With Less: SQL Central Management Server and SQL Agent
Two of the of the most under-utilized management features of SQL Server are the Central Management Server and the SQL Agent Multi-Server Administration tools. The CMS is a powerful little tool creates a catalog of servers that allows you to execute any query or script against multiple servers at the same time. The SQL Agent Multi-Server Administration (MSX) tool allows you to create a SQL Agent job on one server and then deploy it to multiple servers instantly. When used in conjunction with each other, you have a powerful set of features that make managing your enterprise a lot simpler.

SQL Server MVP Mike Hillwig will show you how to to deploy these two powerful features right out of the box without writing a single line of new code.

About Mike Hillwig
SQL Server MVP and Boston resident Mike Hillwig is a senior DBA for a global financial institution. He’s been working with SQL Server since version 7. He’s got a background in infrastructure and networking. In his current role, Mike’s portfolio of SQL servers grows weekly, sometimes daily. He’s quite passionate about automating administrative tasks. You can follow him on Twitter (@mikehillwig) and at his blog, mikehillwig.com.

 

Feb 25, 2015: Live Webinar – Clustering 101: Configuring a Windows Cluster Quorum – What You Need to Know

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Are you wondering how your Microsoft cluster quorum should be configured? Microsoft MVP Dave Bermingham will simplify your quorum configuration options and give you the building blocks to better define or improve your cluster and quorum configuration. Dave will also break down quorum configurations based on your current server version, upgrade advantages and he’ll showcase some new options to achieve a majority and tackle interesting cases such as: What happens if you have no shared storage or want to use the cloud as a file share witness…

You can participate before the event by tweeting your questions to @SIOSTech using #Clustering101 and of course bring your own questions and comments.

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Date: February 25, 2014
Time: 10:00a PST — 1:00pm EST

About Clustering 101 Series

Clustering 101 is a webinar series hosted by Microsoft MVP, Dave Bermingham focused on addressing the numerous facets of clustering for high availability, data replication and any combination there of. This series will air monthly, the fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00a PST / 1:00p EST.

About Dave Bermingham

David Bermingham is recognized within the technology community as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in clustering since 2010. David’s work as director, technical evangelist at SIOS Technology Corp., has him focused on Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions as well as providing hands on support, training and professional services for cluster implementations. David holds numerous technical certifications and draws from more than twenty years of experience in IT, including work in the finance, healthcare and education fields, to help organizations design solutions to meet their high availability and disaster recovery needs. Learn more at www.us.sios.com

February 17, 2015: Cluster MVP to Present at Silicon Valley SQL Server Group

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SIOS is proud to sponsor this month’s Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group meeting. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this month’s session featuring our own Senior Technology Evangelist & Cluster MVP Dave Bermingham: Deploying Highly Available SQL Server in Microsoft Azure IaaS.

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Location: Microsoft, 1065 La Avenida, Building 1, Mountain View, CA (map)
Date: Feb 17, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Session Abstract

Deploying Highly Available SQL Server in Microsoft Azure IaaS
Abstract: Microsoft Cluster MVP David Bermingham will be discussing Windows Azure High Availability options for SQL Server. SQL Server AlwaysOn AG and FCI still form the underpinning of SQL Server availability in Windows Azure, but there are a few things you need to know before you jump in with both feet. If you ever plan on deploying SQL Server in Windows Azure IaaS, this is the meeting you don’t want to miss.

About Dave Bermingham
Dave Bermingham is recognized within the technology community as a high availability expert and has been honored by his peers by being elected to be a Microsoft MVP in Clustering since 2010.  Dave’s work as director of Technical Evangelist at SIOS has him focused on evangelizing Microsoft high availability and disaster recovery solutions as well as providing hands on support, training and professional services for cluster implementations.

Dave hold numerous technical certifications and draws from over twenty years of experience IT, including work in the finance, healthcare and education fields, to help organizations design solutions to meet their high availability and disaster recovery needs. Dave has recently begun speaking on deploying highly available SQL Servers in the Azure Cloud and deploying Azure Hybrid Cloud for disaster recovery.

Check out Dave’s blog at www.ClusteringForMereMortals.com and follow him on twitter (@DaveBerm).