We don’t always drink cold beverages during the winter, but when we do, we enjoy them in a DH2i branded koozie. Swag abounded on the exhibitor floor at PASS Summit Seattle, and the event has continued to follow its upward trajectory—growing bigger and crazier every year. While we definitely hoped some folks would grab a Read More…
“The proof is in the pudding.” That’s our motto when asked about the best way to get an understanding of DxEnterprise, our Multi-Platform Smart Availability software. Just reading about the software is a start, but the capability doesn’t really start to come to life until you try it for yourself and comprehend how significantly easier Read More…
Got trust issues? Good news, so does the entire IT security industry—and justifiably so. The creation of Zero Trust Security is a direct response to the increase in large-scale hacks and stolen data. The implication of trust within an organization’s network is no longer beneficial. A Zero Trust architecture means that nothing—no user, system, or Read More…
It’s as natural a phenomenon as temperatures dropping, aspens turning bright gold, and pumpkin spice everything descending on our lives. PASS Summit season is once again upon us! Whether you are a veteran of the conference, or have never heard of it before, here’s a quick breakdown of this year’s event: What is it? Read More…
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…
