Bo Chen

Database administrators and system administrators often ask the same question, ‘what storage do you recommend for mission critical databases, and why?’ Bo Chen examines the different device types available, making recommendations for different database platforms. Background Often times, DBAs or system administrators will ask the same question, what storage do you recommend for mission critical […]

Adding and removing nodes in SQL Server Clusters is not so difficult, and instructions on how to do so abound on the internet. However, mismanagement when adding/removing nodes can quickly become a ‘gotcha’ that wastes time. Bo Chen offers insight into some of those scenarios that are not normally covered in the standard online documents. […]

There is no silver bullet in the database world. Which database to choose depends on who you are, what you’re trying to achieve, how much data you want to store, which OS/Language platform you use for applications, your budget, whether you need a data warehouse, a BI or decision supporting system on top of it, […]