Azure DevOps – Never manually create a Docker container again!
Azure DevOps is a suite of offerings from Microsoft that aims to help companies deliver better software faster. They have a great article on “what is DevOps” here. But why…
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In 16 months Windows and SQL 2008 and 2008 R2 will no longer be supported, what’s your plan?
Let’s not kid each other, you or someone you know is still running Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, or SQL 2008, 2008 R2 in production. I’m not trying to say…
Serial Consoles FTW like its 1978!
A little history If you’re older than me I need not explain what a serial console is, but if you are younger than me then let me give you a little…
Remote Desktop Error: CredSSP encryption oracle remediation
Lately, I’ve been having trouble using Remote Desktop to get into machines in my lab. The error is always the same: What is CredSSP and why it is an issue?…
Moving a SQL Cluster – The really easy way
A while ago (like 5 years ago) I wrote an article about how I migrated a virtualized SQL cluster from an old SAN to a new SAN. It is still…
MS SQL AlwaysOn Availability Groups, a better way to cluster
I’ve done posts before about how much I hate Microsoft Clusters, mainly because of their shared disk requirements. While VMware does support a virtualized Microsoft cluster with shared disks, the…
How-To: Migrate MS SQL Cluster to a New SAN
During a recent SAN installation I ran into a Microsoft SQL cluster that needed to be migrated from an old SAN to a new SAN. After doing a bunch of…
Accelerating Branch Office File Sharing with MS BranchCache
I’ve done a bunch of articles about how to save your bandwidth when you are trying to replicate backups and virtual machines to your disaster recovery site, however I don’t…
The Missing Manual Part 3: Veeam Application Aware Backups
One thing that I don’t think is stressed enough in the Veeam manual is the “Application-Aware” checkbox that is, by default, not checked. Because Veeam (like most other image level…
Microsoft Licensing in a Virtual World
I have thought about touching this topic several times, and each time I start to write the post I find myself stopping. I think it’s mostly because this debate is…
