Edwin Sarmiento

Edwin M Sarmiento is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and Microsoft Certified Master from Ottawa, Canada specializing in high availability, disaster recovery and system infrastructures.

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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Category	Title
Analysis Services Administration	Clustering SQL Server Analysis Services Part 2
Analysis Services Administration	Troubleshooting Common SQL Server Analysis Services Connectivity Issues
Auditing and Compliance	SQL Server 2008 TSQL Auditing Commands for SELECT statements
Availability Groups	Build Distributed Availability Groups to migrate SQL Server databases to a different AD Domain - Part 2
Availability Groups	Configure a Dedicated Network Adapter for SQL Server Always On Distributed Availability Groups Data Replication Traffic
Availability Groups	Configure a Read-Scale Always On Availability Group on Windows for Offloading Reporting and Analytical Workloads
Availability Groups	Configure Distributed Availability Groups Between Failover Clusters on Different Active Directory Domains - Part 3
Availability Groups	Configure Distributed Availability Groups for SQL Server Disaster Recovery with Failover Clustering
Availability Groups	Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups Read-Only Routing using PowerShell
Availability Groups	Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups Read-Only Routing using T-SQL
Availability Groups	Configuring a Dedicated Network for SQL Server Always On Availability Groups Data Replication Traffic
Availability Groups	Configuring Distributed Availability Groups Between Failover Clusters on Different Active Directory Domains – Part 1
Availability Groups	Configuring Transparent Data Encryption with SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Availability Groups	Create and Configure SQL Server 2016 Always On Availability Groups using Windows PowerShell
Availability Groups	Enable SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups Using Windows PowerShell
Availability Groups	Implement a SQL Server 2016 Availability Group without Active Directory Part 1
Availability Groups	Implement a SQL Server 2016 Availability Group without Active Directory Part 2
Availability Groups	Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 1
Availability Groups	Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 2
Availability Groups	Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 3
Availability Groups	Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 4
Availability Groups	Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 5
Availability Groups	Manual Failover of SQL Server Always On Distributed Availability Group for Disaster Recovery Testing
Availability Groups	Setup and Implement SQL Server 2016 Always On Basic Availability Groups
Availability Groups	Setup and Implement SQL Server 2016 Always On Distributed Availability Groups
Availability Groups	SQL Server Availability Group Maintenance with Distributed Availability Groups
Availability Groups	Step-by-step Configuration of SQL Server Read-Scale Always On Availability Group on Windows for Disaster Recovery
Azure	Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 1
Azure	Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 2
Azure	Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 3
Azure	Introduction to Azure PowerShell Modules for the SQL Server DBA Part 4
Backup	Check for full SQL Server database backups before creating other backups
Backup	SQL Server backup and restore of the Resource database
Big Data	Introduction to PolyBase in SQL Server 2016 - Part 1
Big Data	Introduction to PolyBase in SQL Server 2016 - Part 2
Clustering	Clustering SQL Server Analysis Services Part 1
Clustering	Configure Cloud Witness for Windows Server 2016 Failover Clusters
Clustering	Configure Network Binding Order for a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster
Clustering	Configuring Volume Mountpoints on a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster running on Windows Server 2008
Clustering	Deploy a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Active Directory - Part 1
Clustering	Deploy a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Active Directory - Part 2
Clustering	Fix SQL Server Agent on Windows Failover Cluster
Clustering	Force Start a Windows Server Failover Cluster without a Quorum to bring a SQL Server Failover Clustered Instance Online
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 1
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 2
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 3
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2008 on a Windows Server 2008 Cluster Part 4
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 1
Clustering	Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 2
Clustering	Installing SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Shared Storage - Part 1
Clustering	Installing SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Shared Storage - Part 2
Clustering	Installing SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster without Shared Storage - Part 3
Clustering	Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 1
Clustering	Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 2
Clustering	Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 3
Clustering	Installing, Configuring and Managing Windows Server Failover Cluster using PowerShell Part 4
Clustering	SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 1
Clustering	SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 2
Clustering	SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 3
Clustering	SQL Server 2012 Multi-Subnet Cluster Part 4
Clustering	SQL Server 2017 Unattended Installation on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster via Command Line Part 1
Clustering	SQL Server 2017 Unattended Installation on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster via Command Line Part 2
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 1
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 2
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 3
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster - Part 4
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster - Part 1
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster - Part 2
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster - Part 3
Clustering	Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2019 on a Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster - Part 4
Clustering	Upgrade or Migrate a SQL Server Failover Clustered Instance While Using the Same Virtual Network Name and Virtual IP Address (Option 1)
Common Table Expressions	Recursive Queries using Common Table Expressions (CTE) in SQL Server
Compression	Exploring Database Backup Compression in SQL Server 2008
Compression	Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008
Containers	Create SQL Server on Linux Docker Container using Dockerfile - Part 5
Containers	Create SQL Server on Windows Docker Container using Dockerfile - Part 6
Containers	Docker Commands with Examples for SQL Server DBAs - Part 3
Containers	Docker Container Names, Internals and Configuring Storage for SQL Server - Part 4
Containers	Getting Started with Linux Containers for SQL Server - Part 2
Containers	Getting Started with Windows Containers for SQL Server - Part 1
Containers	Update SQL Server 2017 on Linux Container
Database Administration	Configuring Windows Instant File Initialization for SQL Server 2005
Database Administration	Slipstream Installation of Service Packs and Cumulative Updates on SQL Server 2016 and Higher
Database Configurations	Check If a SQL Server Database Is In Pseudo-Simple Recovery Model Using Windows PowerShell
Database Console Commands DBCCs	Check DBCC CHECKDB Last Execution using PowerShell
Database Mail	An alternative to SQL Server email alerts
Database Mirroring	Automate SQL Server Database Mirroring Failover for Multiple Databases With No Witness
Database Mirroring	Implementing Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2005 across domains
Disaster Recovery	Disaster Recovery Procedures in SQL Server 2005
Disaster Recovery	Isolating Critical Objects for SQL Server Disaster Recovery Procedures
Disaster Recovery	SQL Server Partitioned Tables with Multiple Filegroups for High Availability
Disaster Recovery	Using Page Level Restore as a Disaster Recovery Procedure in SQL Server 2005
Encryption	Implementing Transparent Data Encryption in SQL Server 2008
Express Edition	Automate SQL Server Express Backups and Deletion of Older Backup Files
High Availability	SQL Server Networking High Availability and Disaster Recovery Best Practices Webcast Q and A
Language Integrated Query LINQ	Creating LINQ to SQL Object Models using SqlMetal
Language Integrated Query LINQ	Introduction to Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Language Integrated Query LINQ	Querying SQL Server databases using LINQ to SQL
Language Integrated Query LINQ	Reading XML documents using LINQ to XML
Language Integrated Query LINQ	Using Stored Procedures with LINQ to SQL
Log Shipping	Automate Restoration of Log Shipping Databases for Failover in SQL Server
Log Shipping	Configure Log Shipping for SQL Server on Linux
Microsoft Excel Integration	Introduction to PowerPivot for Excel and SQL Server
Policy Based Management	Evaluate and Implement Policies in Multiple SQL Server Instances
PowerShell	Backup SQL Server Databases with a Windows PowerShell Script
PowerShell	Check SQL Server Virtual Log Files Using PowerShell
PowerShell	Check the Last SQL Server Backup Date using Windows PowerShell
PowerShell	Checking SQL Server Agent jobs using Windows PowerShell
PowerShell	Connect to SQL Server via Windows PowerShell with SQL Server authentication
PowerShell	Determine Minimum Possible Size to Shrink the SQL Server Transaction Log File
PowerShell	Disable or Enable SQL Server Agent Jobs using PowerShell
PowerShell	Find SQL Server Instances Across Your Network Using Windows PowerShell
PowerShell	Generating SQL Scripts using Windows PowerShell
PowerShell	Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 1
PowerShell	Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 2
PowerShell	Retrieve a List of SQL Server Databases and their Properties using PowerShell
PowerShell	Retrieve Default SQL Server Backup Folder using PowerShell
PowerShell	Using PowerShell with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO)
Reporting Services Configuration	Modify SQL Server Reporting Services Rendering Format In SharePoint-Integrated Mode
Reporting Services Installation	Install and Configure SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 SP1 and 2014 in SharePoint Integrated Mode Part 1
Reporting Services Installation	Install SQL Server Reporting Services 32 bit on a 64 bit Windows Server
Reporting Services Installation	Installing and Configuring Reporting Services 2012 SP1 or 2014 in SharePoint-Integrated Mode Part 2
Reporting Services Network Load Balancing	Build a Scale Out SQL 2008 R2 Reporting Services Farm using Windows NLB Part 3
Reporting Services Network Load Balancing	Building a Scale Out SSRS 2008 R2 Farm using Windows NLB Part 4
Reporting Services Network Load Balancing	Scale Out SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Farm using NLB Part 1
Reporting Services Network Load Balancing	Scale Out SSRS R2 Farm using Windows Network Load Balancing Part 2
Reporting Services Performance	Highly Available, Scale-Out SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Farm
Security	Extend the REVERT statement using the WITH COOKIE clause in SQL Server
SharePoint	Configuring Alternate Access Mapping in SharePoint 2010 using Windows PowerShell
SharePoint	Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a Single Server - Part 1
SharePoint	Rename SharePoint Content Database
SharePoint	Renaming the SharePoint Admin Content Database to Follow SQL Server Naming Conventions
SharePoint Administration	Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on a Single Server - Part 2
SharePoint Configuration	Configuring Alternate Access Mapping in SharePoint 2010
SharePoint Configuration	Slipstream Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Packs for Windows Server 2008 R2
SQL Server Configurations	Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Part 1
SQL Server Configurations	Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Part 3
SQL Server Configurations	Installing SQL Server 2012 on Windows Server Core Using PowerShell
SQL Server on Linux	Install a Specific SQL Server Version on Linux Step by Step
SQL Server on Linux	Introduction to PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA - Part 3
SQL Server on Linux	Introduction to PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA Part 1
SQL Server on Linux	Learning PowerShell Core on Linux for the SQL Server DBA Part 2
Stored Procedures	Switching Stored Procedure Execution Context in SQL Server using the REVERT clause
Surface Area Configuration Manager	Using the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Command Line Tool
Triggers	Using the EventData() Function with DDL triggers in SQL Server 2005
Upgrades and Migrations	Slipstream Service Packs and Cumulative Updates on a SQL Server 2008 Installation
Windows Internal Database	Administering your Windows Internal Database MICROSOFT##SSEE instance

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Category	Topic
Availability Groups	SQL Server Availability Group Monitoring
Clustering	Dodge the Gotchas of SQL Server Clustering: 5 Expert Tips that Could Save Your Bacon
Disaster Recovery	Providing High Availability to an Existing SQL Server Workload
High Availability	Are You Making the Right Choices for SQL Server HA?
High Availability	Ensure High Availability for your Virtualized SQL Server Workloads
High Availability	How To Disaster-Proof SQL Server
High Availability	How to Protect SQL Server in the Cloud
High Availability	Improving SQL Server TCO - Performance, Licensing, High Availability & Disaster Recovery
High Availability	Leveraging Storage Spaces Direct for SQL Server High Availability
High Availability	Protecting SQL Server in the Cloud
Restore	Restoring SQL Server databases: the options and steps
Upgrades and Migrations	How to Save Significant Time When Upgrading to SQL Server 2014
Upgrades and Migrations	Upgrade Strategies for Highly Available SQL Server Environments

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