Month: December 2012

SP2010: Whoops! I mirrored all of my databases…

So you’re building a SharePoint farm which has to have a high percentage of availability. And to get that, you decide to make your databases highly available by the techniques offered by SQL Server. Think mirroring, or AlwaysOn if you’re using SQL2012. Which technique you’re using doesn’t really matter; you have to realise that this

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Breaching security, the easy way

Today I was fiddling around with Azure once more, this time exploring the capabilities of the Service Bus Relay functionality. That sounds more difficult than it actually is. The scenario comprises of an internal webservice and the wish to make that available through the internet. Many developers will know the troubles this usually gives you. You

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