2020 kicked-off with a rather ambitious New Year’s resolution for many SQL Server DBAs: implement high availability (HA) for Microsoft SQL Server on Linux. Unfortunately, it’s not even February, and many have already thrown in the towel. In this live webinar, Microsoft SQL Server MCM / Data Platform MVP, Edwin Sarmiento, together with DH2i’s Connor Cox, will help make sense of two of the clustering options available for SQL Server on Linux—Pacemaker and DxEnterprise—including how each are configured and managed.

Despite mainstream society’s best efforts, not everyone will get into the holiday spirit this year. There are plenty of Grinches who only have one thing on their list: hacking your organization. Don’t make it easier for them! Make 2020 the year you unVPN® for good!

PASS Summit Seattle is among the top Microsoft SQL Server events of the year. Did you miss the show this year? Or, attended but didn’t have a chance to swing by the DH2i PASS Summit booth? Not to worry!

PAYCOQ, the world’s premier provider of all-in-one mobile point-of-sale (POS) software and services, has deployed DH2i’s DxEnterprise software to ensure the high availability (HA) and disaster recoverability (DR), as well as to lower the overall costs, of its IT infrastructure.

DH2i will be an exhibitor and sponsor at PASS Summit 2019, the world’s largest and most intensive technical training conference for Microsoft SQL Server and data professionals, taking place November 5-8 in Seattle, Washington (DH2i Booth 118).

DH2i’s DxAdvantage Partner Program enables channel partners to provide end customers with the most innovative, proven and cost effective solutions for ensuring high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR) and perimeter security via its innovative DxOdyssey®, DxEnterprise® and DxAG™ software solutions.

Sometimes (perhaps, most of the time) Microsoft Availability Groups (AGs) make IT professionals want to crush their desktops much like how the Incredible Hulk crushes a 4-door sedan. It is simply no fun dealing with Microsoft Pacemaker and/or Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) every day of the week. But, there has been no reasonable alternative, until now…

Whether working from home or on the road, an organization’s team members need access to company resources at all hours. Modern business has done a fantastic job of enabling this level of flexibility, but it comes at a cost. Trying to lock down these connections is extremely stressful for IT professionals, and traditional methods like VPNs and open ports leave organizations vulnerable and dependent on a terrifying amount of blind trust.

What’s the only thing IT pros hate more than unplanned outages? Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). That’s been the unanimous opinion of the SQL Server professionals DH2i has chatted with anyway… It is really quite ironic. If WSFC is so widely despised, why does it remain the default clustering tool for Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs) and Availability Groups (AGs)?

Modern IT requires secure network connectivity between remote users and resources running in on-premises or cloud sites. These complex, hybrid deployments mean organizations can no longer afford to risk the security of their data by granting excessive access at the network level with VPNs. Fortunately, a pioneering new tool is available to help bridge this gap and kick off an organization’s journey to Zero Trust Security.

DH2i® today announced the general availability launch of DxConnect™ network security software for integrated Zero Trust (ZT) connectivity.  DxConnect enables developers and network administrators to build an integrated ZT connectivity security infrastructure for cloud native applications, hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity and privileged user access without using a VPN.

DBAs are the backbone of their organization’s most critical IT assets—constantly fighting on the front lines to ensure the least possible downtime in their SQL Server environment.  Despite their tireless efforts and late nights going through labor-intensive patches/updates, they are usually rewarded with a continuously shrinking capital and operational budget.  It’s time for a change!  (After all, everyone deserves a summer vacation!)