SQL Server on Linux?! I think we all remember learning about that exciting and significant news when the details for SQL Server 2017 were released for the first time. While it was certainly an intuitive move for Microsoft to make, that didn’t detract from the initial surprise. Since then, Microsoft has remained steadfast in its Read More…
A multitude of talented organizations are trying to make their mark on the Software Defined Perimeter space, so what is so doggone special about DxOdyssey? Let’s take it from the top—discussing DH2i’s SDP offering one technical aspect at a time. Data Transmission Protocol DxOdyssey utilizes UDP/DTLS encryption, contrary to the TCP/TLS utilized by the Read More…
What would make SQL Server Availability Groups better? For many IT pros, it’s not something they would add, but rather, something they would take away. The underlying cluster orchestration technologies of Availability Groups, WSFC and Pacemaker, can be quite restrictive for many organizations. Not only that, but these technologies seem to have been created without Read More…
Network-Level Access – Traditional perimeter security approaches such as VPNs grant users access to your organization’s entire network. That means the breach of any one of these connections can compromise the entire network. Ease of Scalability – Being able to scale up and out is vital to organizational success, but with conventional perimeter security methods, Read More…
You can have your cake and eat it too! That’s the best thing about DxEnterprise—regardless of your primary motivator to adopt the software, your organization will inevitably experience some rather substantial additional benefits. The most frequent adoption motivators we’ve witnessed among our customer base are: The desire for easy-to-manage, instance-level HA The power to achieve Read More…
There’s nothing better than the blissful, optimistic lyrics of Willie Nelson pulling a bunch of IT pros together on a Tuesday for a good ol’ fashion webinar! Thank you so much to all those who tuned in and joined us for, “On the Road Again: How to Secure Your Network for Remote User Access.” Once Read More…
While I still like to think humans have a superior ability to synthesize original thoughts—here’s to hoping we don’t accidentally let robots and AI technology take over the world—there are certainly plenty of things that computers are better at. One of those things is consistent accuracy—in this case, executing an automated script the same way Read More…
Stacking can be scary, there’s no denying that. Whether it’s the most recent Jenga piece you pulled out of the foundation of your tower, or a bunch of heavy-duty SQL Server instances, things can spiral out of control quickly. For many years, industry convention remained stubbornly fixed on the idea of only mapping 1 SQL Read More…
Aside from the internet itself, The Internet of Things has the potential to become the most transformative technological application of our times. Conservative estimates indicate it will encompass approximately 30 billion devices in the next couple years, more than half of which will include machine to machine communication. With each of those smart devices connected Read More…
Living in a cave—despite the amenities it deprives you of—can still be considered doable. Fortunately, most of us have seen the light (pun intended) and embraced the amazing offerings of a technologically advanced reality. While traditional high availability solutions seem to be enough to get by today, the future is quickly trending towards something “smarter.” Read More…
VPN is on an unstoppable path towards obsolescence—between the physical infrastructure limitations and the serious vulnerabilities it poses in a cloud-centric world, evolution needs to happen for organizations’ perimeters to remain secure. We’re a little biased, but DxOdyssey is a great solution for perimeter security in today’s world. So on a more granular level, what Read More…
It’s a sick joke—you’ve been put on the highway with a steering wheel that’s so hard to move you can barely control yourself at all… High availability is absolutely imperative for organizations today, but Microsoft and other clustering providers seem to have built their products with an utter disregard for the day-to-day management experience. In Read More…
