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Dave Bermingham Offers High Availability and Clustering Resources for Windows Server vNext from his Latest Clustering 101 Webcast

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In the latest Clustering 101 webinar, Cluster MVP Dave Bermingham gave an overview of three very compelling new features coming in Microsoft next release of Windows Server, slated to release sometime in 2016. Rolling cluster OS upgrades, Storage Replica and Cloud Witness were all introduced along with their features and use cases. This webinar was recorded and will be available soon for on demand viewing. For additional information on each of these features please see the following resources.

Resources

Storage Replica
Storage Replica Guide Released for Windows Server Technical Preview | Technet: The Storage Team Blog — Oct 7, 2014
Stretching Failover Clusters and Using Storage Replica for Disaster Recovery in the Next Release of Windows Server | Channel 9 – MSDN — Oct 19, 2014

Cloud Witness
Introducing Cloud Witness | MSDN Blog — Nov 13, 2014

Rolling Cluster OS Upgrades
Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade in Windows Server Technical Preview | Technet — October 28

Additional Clustering Resources
ClusteringForMereMortals.com — David Bermingham’s Personal Clustering Blog
Clustering 101: Configuring a Windows Cluster Quorum — On Demand Clustering 101 Webinar
SIOS On Demand Webinar Library — A full catalog of SIOS’ high availability and clustering-focused webcasts

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).

 

March 12, 2015: Microsoft MVP Presents High Availability and Azure at the New York City Metro SQL Server User Group

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SIOS is proud to sponsor the New York City Metro User Group’s March meeting. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this month’s session “High Availability and Azure for SQL Server” presented by Microsoft Cluster MVP and SIOS’ own Senior Technology Evangelist, Dave Bermingham.

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Location: Microsoft , 11 Times Square, New York, NY (NE Corner of 41st St and 8th Ave.)
Date: March 12, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM

Session Abstract

High Availability and Azure for SQL Server

Come and Join us for a presentation on SQL Server High Availability using Azure sponser by SIOS. Refreshments will be provided.

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 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. David 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. David has recently begun speaking on deploying highly available SQL Servers in the Azure Cloud and deploying Azure Hybrid Cloud for disaster recovery.

Presentation:

  • Understand the concept of Azure Fault Domains and Update Domains in relation to SQL Server high availability in Azure IaaS
  • Learn how SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups and Failover Cluster instances can be deployed in Azure for High Availability
  • Learn how Azure’s Internal Load Balancer is used in AlwaysOn deployments for client redirection
  • Learn how Azure Hybrid cloud configurations can be used in Azure to provide both high availability and disaster recovery

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).