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Availability Groups Supporting Distributed Transactions

New blog post takes on configuration considerations for SQL Server availability groups supporting distributed transactions. Learn more.

Accelerated Database Recovery Alleviates DBAs’ Frustrations

Accelerated Database Recovery (ADR) is a new feature in SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL database. New blog lays out the process and steps to alleviate issues.

Keep These Preparations in Mind for Disaster Recovery

New blog details tips and tricks for disaster recovery preparation for your SQL Server databases.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Test the Virtual Lab

The final post tests the virtual lab by registering all the SQL Server instances and then running a multi-server query to query all SQL Server instances.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Configuring VMs for the SQL Servers

Blog post #7 in the series: Building a SQL Server Lab in Windows covers configuring VMs for the SQL Servers.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Create VMs for the SQL Servers

Blog post #6 in the series on building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows covers creating VMs for the SQL Servers.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Creating the Domain Controller (DC) VM

New blog series Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows takes on topic: Creating the Domain (DC) VM.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Installing Oracle VirtualBox

Blog post #4 in the series takes on the topic: Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Creating a Virtual Network.

Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows: Software & Hardware Requirements

Blog #3 in the series of Building a SQL Server Virtual Lab in Windows covers software and hardware requirements.