A new PowerShell-based Hyper-V health tool goes beyond replication status to estimate whether a VM is actually ready for a successful failover.

> * [Linux](../linux/sql-iaas-agent-extension-register-vm-linux.md) Register your SQL Server VM with the [SQL IaaS Agent extension](sql-server-iaas-agent-extension ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. In helping students prepare for this exam, I have identified a number of commonly misunderstood ...

The web-based UI for managing all aspects of Windows Server, Windows Server Admin Center (WAC) sure has grown up a lot in the last seven years. If you're new to the concept, you can run WAC on a ...

Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. In ...

This section covers backup operation failure of Azure Virtual machine. Error message: VM is not in a state that allows backups. The backup operation failed because ...

When many of us moved our server and application needs to the cloud, we rejoiced that we no longer had to worry about the drudgery of patching. We didn’t have to monitor servers and their Patch ...

With apologies to Shakespeare, Azure Arc is a set of technologies to enable hybrid IT, connecting "something" to Azure to enable it to be managed by Azure's governance features, such as Azure Policy, ...

Running Windows Server on your own infrastructure and using cloud services to do it offers lots of benefits. But that cloud harmony means subscriptions rather than unsupported free operating systems.