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

February 10, 2015 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

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

February 9, 2015 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

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

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

March 3, 2015: SIOS Sponsors Ohio North SQL Server User Group

February 3, 2015 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor the Ohio North SQL Server User Group’s March meeting. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this month’s session “Updating Statistics Affects Query Performance More Than You Think” featuring Erin Stellato, Principal Consultant SQLskills.com.

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Location: Microsoft Corporation, 6050 Oak Tree Blvd. Suite 300, Independence, OH 44131
Date: March 3, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Session Abstract

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, “This query is slow, let’s update statistics.” But what does updating statistics *really* do to your query performance? And is it the right solution? While updating statistics may provide a short-term solution, it can bury the true root cause. If you’re not familiar with what happens to query plans when you update statistics, then don’t miss this session. We’ll set the stage with a review of what statistics are, how the optimizer uses them, and discuss the various ways you can update them. Then we’ll explore what happens to plans when you *do* update statistics, and you’ll see why that might not always be the right long-term solution.

About Erin Stellato

Erin Stellato is a Principal Consultant with SQLskills and lives in Cleveland, OH. She has over 12 years of technology experience and has worked with SQL Server since 2003. Her areas of interest include internals, performance tuning, and high availability and disaster recovery. Erin is a SQL Server MVP and an active member of the SQL Server community. She is involved with the Ohio North SQL Server User Group and blogs at SQLskills.com/blogs/erin. You can find her on Twitter at @ErinStellato.

February 17, 2015: SQL Server User Group — Chicago Suburban

January 20, 2015 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor the Chicago Suburban User Group’s February meeting. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend checking out this month’s session featuring Frank Gill, Senior Technology Specialist at Aperatus.

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Location: DeVry University 3005 Highland Parkway #100, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Date: February 17, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Session Abstract

There are two kinds of DBAs in the world — those who have experienced corruption, and those who will. Join me for this session to learn what corruption is, how it can occur, and how to check if your data is corrupt. And if you do find corruption, I will show you how to identify what data is affected using DBCC CHECKDB and DBCC PAGE.

About Frank Gill
Frank Gill is a database administrator with 15 years of experience in IT, the last 7 of it with SQL Server. He is huge fan of all things internal and loves teaching others about what he has learned. Frank active in the SQL Community and is co-president of the Chicago SQL Server User Group. When not working with SQL Server, Frank reads voraciously and volunteers at the Art Institute of Chicago. You can follow him on Twitter (@skreebydba) and at his blog, www.skreebydba.com.

September 20, 2014: SQLSaturday #331 Denver

August 20, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

SIOS is proud to sponsor SQLSaturday Denver. Though we will not be able to make it there in person, be sure to visit the SIOS display to and pick up some literature (and candy) and learn all about our SAN and #SANLess Clustering solutions. Be sure to enter our “End of Day Raffle” for your chance to win $100 or a special prize courtesy of SanDisk too!

About SQLSaturday Denver

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held Sep 20, 2014 at University of Denver – Driscoll Student Center, 2055 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80208. Admittance to this event is free, but there will be small $10.00 fee to cover the cost of lunch. Please register soon as seating is limited, and let friends and colleagues know about the event.

Register Now for SQLSaturday Denver
When: Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: University of Denver – Driscoll Student Center – 2055 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO 80208