Michael Otey is president of TECA, a technical content production, consulting and software development company in Portland, Ore. Michael is a former SQL Server MVP and was Senior Technical Director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro. He covers the topics of SQL Server, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, VMware vSphere, PowerShell and .NET development. Michael has written hundreds of technical articles and performed numerous hardware and software product reviews. He does frequent webcasts, is a presenter at IT/Dev Connections and other technical conferences and has written several books on SQL Server and .NET development.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Looking to dive into containers as a possible recovery option but don’t know where to start? Mike Otey has you covered.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Today the hybrid cloud has become the new norm for many businesses and in this post, Mike shows you how many companies are using this technology.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
There’s no doubt that building disaster recovery (DR) plans for your organization can be tough. There are an amazing number of factors that you have to consider, plan for, and purchase.

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Azure SQL Data Sync is useful where data needs to be unidirectionally or bidirectionally synchronized across several Azure SQL Databases or SQL Server databases.

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WorkSpace One, vSphere, Cloud Management are the hot buzzwords leaving VMworld and Mike breaks down the latest on these products following the conference in Las Vegas.

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If you are running Windows Server 2016, you already have a robust set of DR tools at your disposal but the question is, are you utilizing them?

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he VMworld 2018 Day 2 keynote took a different turn than the previous day but was still packed with updates and announcements.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
VMWorld is happening this week and if you missed the action from day one, here’s a brief summary of everything that was announced.

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Learn about the differences in SQL Server’s disaster recovery options so that you know what options you have to prevent your next outage.

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See how businesses are modernizing their IT infrastructure with HCI and the hybrid cloud to make for a more stable computing environment.

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Vital steps to maintaining an effective DR plan so that you don’t find yourself in the dark during the next outage.

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Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Server 2019 release improves its support for hybrid cloud scenarios.