SQL Server Read-Only Routing

Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a friend about how SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and how they could be configured for Read-Only routing. This is a typical scenario when folks want to leverage their secondary replicas (nodes) for read-only workloads. This allows you to build an active-active cluster where one…

SQL Server 2017 – Deferred Name Resolution Bug.

This issue came up recently while in the midst of an upgrade to SQL Server 2017, but it's actually not related to the upgrade and has been around all along on previous versions. So I took a moment to write this, cause a friend told me it would make a nice blog post. Mad credit…