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Edwin M. Sarmiento is the Managing Director of 15C, a consulting and training company that specializes on designing, implementing and supporting SQL Server infrastructures. He is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and Microsoft Certified Master from Ottawa, Canada specializing in high availability, disaster recovery and system infrastructures running on the Microsoft server technology stack ranging from Active Directory to SharePoint and anything in between. He is very passionate about technology but has interests in music, professional and organizational development, and leadership and management matters when not working with databases. Edwin lives up to his primary mission statement: "To help people and organizations grow and develop their full potential."

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TitleCategoryDate
PostgreSQL High Availability OptionsPostgreSQL2025-08-07
Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster Step by Step for SQL Server 2022Clustering2025-03-12
Identify CPU Intensive SQL Queries from Implicit ConversionsPerformance Tuning2025-01-22
Clustering SQL Server 2019 Step by StepClustering2024-12-31
SQL Server Query Store for Query Performance HistoryQuery Store2024-10-30
Identify CPU Intensive SQL Queries with SQL Server Query StoreQuery Store2024-06-28
Troubleshoot SQL Server Always On Availability Groups with AGDiagAvailability Groups2024-05-14
Troubleshoot SQL Always On Availability Groups with SQL LogScoutAvailability Groups2024-04-25
Add Nodes to SQL Server 2022 and Windows Server 2022 Failover ClusterClustering2024-02-06
Install SQL Server 2022 on Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster WSFCClustering2024-01-10
PowerShell Commands to Administer Virtual Machines on Amazon AWSAmazon AWS2023-11-15
AWS Tools for PowerShell to Administer Virtual MachinesAmazon AWS2023-07-12
SQL Server Best Practices Check to Assess your SQL ServersDatabase Administration2023-02-16
SQL Server Contained Availability Groups ConfigurationAvailability Groups2023-01-10
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit to Inventory SQL ServersDatabase Administration2022-10-13
Migrate SQL Server Databases to Different Active Directory DomainAvailability Groups2022-06-13
Distributed Availability Groups to migrate SQL Server databasesAvailability Groups2022-05-26
Distributed Availability Groups to Migrate SQL Server DatabasesAvailability Groups2022-05-17
Perform Maintenance on SQL Server Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2021-10-19
Recursive Queries using Common Table Expressions (CTE) in SQL ServerCommon Table Expressions2021-10-06
Distributed Availability Groups for SQL Server Disaster RecoveryAvailability Groups2021-10-01
Read-Scale Always On Availability Group to Offloading ReportingAvailability Groups2021-07-29
SQL Server Read-Scale Always On Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2021-07-01
SQL Server 2019 Cluster Setup Adding a NodeClustering2020-11-11
SQL Server 2019 Installation on Windows Server 2019 Failover ClusterClustering2020-10-07
Configure Log Shipping for SQL Server on LinuxLog Shipping2020-09-14
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster – Part 1Clustering2020-09-01
Introduction to PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA – Part 3SQL Server on Linux2020-08-12
SQL Server 2017 Unattended Install on FCI via Command Line – Part 2Clustering2020-08-03
SQL Server 2017 Unattended Install on FCI via Command Line – Part 1Clustering2020-07-28
Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 2Clustering2020-07-13
Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 1Clustering2020-06-30
Slipstream Installation of Service Packs and Cumulative Updates on SQL Server 2016 and HigherDatabase Administration2020-06-24
Manual Failover of SQL Server Always On Distributed Availability Group for Disaster Recovery TestingAvailability Groups2020-05-28
Learning PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA Part 2SQL Server on Linux2020-03-24
Introduction to PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA Part 1SQL Server on Linux2020-03-11
Install a Specific SQL Server Version on Linux Step by StepSQL Server on Linux2020-02-27
Update SQL Server 2017 on Linux ContainerContainers2020-01-30
Create SQL Server on Windows Docker Container – Part 6Containers2019-04-11
Create SQL Server on Linux Docker Container using Dockerfile – Part 5Containers2019-04-02
Docker Container Names, Internals and Storage for SQL Server – Part 4Containers2019-03-20
Docker Commands with Examples for SQL Server DBAs – Part 3Containers2019-03-07
Getting Started with Linux Containers for SQL Server – Part 2Containers2019-02-27
Getting Started with Windows Containers for SQL Server – Part 1Containers2019-02-14
Dedicated Network for Always On Distributed Availability Groups DataAvailability Groups2018-11-30
Upgrade SQL Server FCI Using Same Virtual Network Name and Virtual IPClustering2018-11-19
Automate SQL Server Express Backups and Deletion of Older Backup FilesExpress Edition2018-06-02
Check for full SQL Server database backups before creating other backupsBackup2018-06-02
Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux – Part 5Availability Groups2018-05-01
Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux – Part 4Availability Groups2018-04-06
Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux – Part 3Availability Groups2018-01-17
Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux – Part 2Availability Groups2018-01-08
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 3Clustering2018-01-02
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 2Clustering2017-12-08
Configure Cloud Witness for Windows Server 2016 Failover ClustersClustering2017-11-30
Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux – Part 1Availability Groups2017-11-22
SQL Server 2016 on Windows 2016 FCI without Shared Storage – Part 1Clustering2017-11-08
Configure Dedicated Network for SQL Always On Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2017-09-21
Setup SQL Server 2016 Always On Distributed Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2017-08-29
Create and Configure SQL Server 2016 Always On Availability Groups using Windows PowerShellAvailability Groups2017-08-08
Setup SQL Server Always On Basic Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2017-08-01
Implement SQL 2016 Availability Group without Active Directory Part 2Availability Groups2017-07-27
Implement SQL 2016 Availability Group without Active Directory Part 1Availability Groups2017-07-19
Deploy a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Active Directory – Part 2Clustering2017-07-05
Deploy Windows Server Failover Cluster without Active Directory Part 1Clustering2017-06-27
Configure Network Binding Order for a Windows Server 2016 Failover ClusterClustering2017-06-14
Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 4Azure2017-05-04
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 4Clustering2017-04-26
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 3Clustering2017-04-20
Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster – Part 2Clustering2017-04-13
Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 3Azure2017-04-03
Install SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Failover ClusterClustering2017-03-21
Introduction to PolyBase in SQL Server 2016 – Part 2Big Data2017-03-09
Introduction to PolyBase in SQL Server 2016 – Part 1Big Data2015-11-02
Troubleshooting Common SSAS Connectivity IssuesAnalysis Services Administration2015-08-25
Clustering SSAS Part 2Analysis Services Administration2015-08-19
Clustering SSAS Part 1Clustering2015-08-07
Installing and Configuring Reporting Services 2012 SP1 or 2014 in SharePoint-Integrated Mode Part 2Reporting Services Installation2015-03-11
Determine Minimum Possible Size to Shrink SQL Transaction Log FilePowerShell2015-02-04
Install SSRS 2012 SP1 and 2014 in SharePoint Integrated ModeReporting Services Installation2015-01-26
Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 2Azure2015-01-21
Modify SSRS Rendering Format In SharePoint-Integrated ModeReporting Services Configuration2014-10-28
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 4Clustering2014-09-23
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 3Clustering2014-09-15
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 2Clustering2014-09-04
Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 1Azure2014-08-27
Force Start a Windows Server Failover Cluster Without a QuorumClustering2014-08-22
SQL Server Networking High Availability and Disaster Recovery Best Practices Webcast Q and AHigh Availability2014-07-28
Configuring TDE for SQL Server Always On Availability GroupsAvailability Groups2013-12-31
Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 1Clustering2013-07-17
Check If a SQL Server Database Is In Pseudo-Simple Recovery Model Using Windows PowerShellDatabase Configurations2013-06-10
Rename SharePoint Content DatabaseSharePoint2013-05-14
Check DBCC CHECKDB Last Execution using PowerShellDatabase Console Commands DBCCs2013-05-02
Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups Read-Only Routing using PowerShellAvailability Groups2013-03-27
Configure SQL Server Always On Availability Groups Read-Only RoutingAvailability Groups2013-01-29
Disable or Enable SQL Server Agent Jobs using PowerShellPowerShell2012-10-17
Check SQL Server Virtual Log Files Using PowerShellPowerShell2012-10-09
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 4Clustering2012-09-06
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 3Clustering2012-08-13
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 2Clustering2012-07-26
SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 1Clustering2012-07-11
Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Part 3SQL Server Configurations2012-06-28
Renaming the SharePoint Admin Content Database to Follow SQL Server Naming ConventionsSharePoint2012-06-14
Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Using PowerShellSQL Server Configurations2012-05-24
Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Part 1SQL Server Configurations2012-03-27
Enable SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups with PowerShellAvailability Groups2012-02-20
Configuring Volume Mountpoints on a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster running on Windows Server 2008Clustering2012-02-14
Fix SQL Server Agent on Windows Failover ClusterClustering2012-01-19
Highly Available, Scale-Out SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services FarmReporting Services Performance2011-11-15
Building a Scale Out SSRS 2008 R2 Farm using Windows NLB Part 4Reporting Services Network Load Balancing2011-11-08
Scale Out SQL 2008 R2 Reporting Services Farm using Windows NLB Part 3Reporting Services Network Load Balancing2011-11-01
Introduction to PowerPivot for Excel and SQL ServerMicrosoft Excel Integration2011-06-27
Configuring Alternate Access Mapping in SharePoint 2010 using Windows PowerShellSharePoint2011-04-14
Scale Out SSRS R2 Farm using Windows Network Load Balancing Part 2Reporting Services Network Load Balancing2011-03-28
Scale Out SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Farm using NLB Part 1Reporting Services Network Load Balancing2011-03-24
Configuring Alternate Access Mapping in SharePoint 2010SharePoint Configuration2011-03-17
Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a Single Server – Part 2SharePoint Administration2010-07-06
Find SQL Server Instances Across Your Network Using Windows PowerShellPowerShell2010-05-20
Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a Single Server – Part 1SharePoint2010-05-04
Retrieve Default SQL Server Backup Folder using PowerShellPowerShell2010-04-15
Slipstream Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Packs for Windows Server 2008 R2SharePoint Configuration2010-03-17
Connect to SQL Server with PowerShell and SQL Server AuthenticationPowerShell2010-02-22
Slipstream Service Packs and Cumulative Updates on a SQL Server 2008 InstallationUpgrades and Migrations2009-12-16
Install SSRS 32 bit on a 64 bit Windows ServerReporting Services Installation2009-11-13
Backup SQL Server Databases with a Windows PowerShell ScriptPowerShell2009-10-20
Generating SQL Scripts using Windows PowerShellPowerShell2009-09-22
Creating LINQ to SQL Object Models using SqlMetalLanguage Integrated Query LINQ2009-08-27
Checking SQL Server Agent jobs using Windows PowerShellPowerShell2009-07-21
Check the Last SQL Server Backup Date using Windows PowerShellPowerShell2009-07-01
Retrieve List of SQL Server Databases and Properties with PowerShellPowerShell2009-05-26
Using PowerShell with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)PowerShell2009-05-06
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 4Clustering2009-04-02
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 3Clustering2009-03-17
Implementing Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005 across domainsDatabase Mirroring2009-03-11
Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 2PowerShell2009-03-09
Automate SQL Server Database Mirroring Failover for Multiple Databases With No WitnessDatabase Mirroring2009-03-05
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 2Clustering2009-03-02
Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 1Clustering2009-02-13
Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 1PowerShell2009-02-04
Using the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Command Line ToolSurface Area Configuration Manager2009-01-29
Extend the REVERT statement using the WITH COOKIE clause in SQL ServerSecurity2009-01-06
SQL Server 2008 TSQL Auditing Commands for SELECT statementsAuditing and Compliance2008-12-30
Page Level Restore as a Disaster Recovery Procedure in SQL ServerDisaster Recovery2008-12-12
An alternative to SQL Server email alertsDatabase Mail2008-11-12
SQL Server Partitioned Tables with Multiple Filegroups for HADisaster Recovery2008-11-06
Isolating Critical Objects for SQL Server Disaster Recovery ProceduresDisaster Recovery2008-10-27
Disaster Recovery Procedures in SQL Server 2005Disaster Recovery2008-10-01
Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008Compression2008-09-12
Switching Stored Procedure Execution Context in SQL Server using the REVERT clauseStored Procedures2008-09-09
Administering your Windows Internal Database MICROSOFT##SSEE instanceDatabase Administration2008-09-05
Configuring Windows Instant File Initialization for SQL Server 2005Database Administration2008-08-28
Using the EventData() Function with DDL triggers in SQL Server 2005Triggers2008-08-27
SQL Server backup and restore of the Resource databaseBackup2008-07-21
Using Stored Procedures with LINQ to SQLLanguage Integrated Query LINQ2008-07-17
Querying SQL Server databases using LINQ to SQLLanguage Integrated Query LINQ2008-07-07
Reading XML documents using LINQ to XMLLanguage Integrated Query LINQ2008-06-24
Automate Restoration of Log Shipping Databases for Failover in SQL ServerLog Shipping2008-06-10
Exploring Database Backup Compression in SQL Server 2008Compression2008-06-05
Implementing Transparent Data Encryption in SQL Server 2008Encryption2008-05-28
Introduction to Language Integrated Query (LINQ)Language Integrated Query LINQ2008-05-20
Evaluate and Implement Policies in Multiple SQL Server InstancesPolicy Based Management2008-05-07

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