Author: Murilo Miranda

It’s already a fact: cloud is here to stay. As time goes by, we have a better understanding of how it really works as well as its real pros and cons. But here is the most important lesson: We don’t…

It’s not uncommon to have authentication issues with Microsoft SQL Server. Not only with users trying to access the server, but problems related to the connection between instances, like AlwaysOn Availability Groups. The traditional way to solve it is well…

Have you ever tried to change the definitions of your Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine? Tasks like changing the Virtual Network, or moving the Virtual Machine to another location/region are not that simple, even impossible. Today the Azure Portal has simplified…

In my work as a Database Consultant, I enjoy technical challenges, but it’s always a painful process when I need to transfer my technical knowledge into a report. Writing the report isn’t really the difficult part; the real challenge is…

SQL Server 2016 is making lots of news, and promises to be a revolutionary SQL Server version. In talking about AlwaysOn Availability Groups, a very good number of improvements were already announced as part of the Basic Availability Groups. By…

Murilo Miranda, Pythian Database Expert and Microsoft MVP, discusses why you may want to know how to move your database from on-premises to Azure.

  This Saturday October 11, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Bulgaria 2014 in Sofia. It’s my first time in the country and I’m really excited to be part of another SQL Saturday :) I will be speaking about Buffer…

This blog post is the last of this series and which will demonstrate how to configure a Point-to-Site VPN step-by-step. In my first blog post, I demonstrated how to configure a virtual network and a dynamic routing gateway. This was followed…

This blog post is the second in a series of three which will demonstrate how to configure a Point-to-Site VPN step-by-step. In my first blog post, I demonstrated how to configure a virtual network and a dynamic routing gateway. Today’s…

This blog post is the first in a series of three which will demonstrate how to configure a Point-to-Site VPN step-by-step. Today’s post will teach you how to configure a virtual network and a dynamic routing gateway, and the following…