Azure Database Migration Service partners with DMA to migrate existing on-premises SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL databases to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Managed Instance or SQL Server on Azure virtual machines.
Prepare a database in a SQL Server for migration to Azure SQL Database using the Data Migration Assistant (DMA).
Export the database to a BACPAC file.
Import the BACPAC file into an Azure SQL Database.
Install the newest version of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Installing SSMS also installs the newest version of SQLPackage, a command-line utility that can be used to automate a range of database development tasks.
Download and Install the Microsoft Data Migration Assistant (DMA).
Identify and have access to a database to migrate.
Open the Microsoft Data Migration Assistant. You can run DMA on any computer with connectivity to the SQL Server instance containing the database that you plan to migrate; you do not need to install it on the computer hosting the SQL Server instance.
In the left-hand menu, click New to create an Assessment project. Fill in the form with a Project name (all other values should be left at their default values), and then click Create.
On the Options page, click Next.
On the Select sources page, enter the name of SQL Server instance containing the server you plan to migrate. Change the other values on this page if necessary, and then click Connect.
In the Add sources portion of the Select sources page, select the checkboxes for the databases to be tested for compatibility, and then click Add.
When the assessment completes, look for the checkmark in the green circle to see if the database is sufficiently compatible to migrate.
Review the results the SQL Server feature parity results. Specifically review the information about unsupported and partially supported features, and the recommended actions.
Review the Compatibility issues by clicking that option in the upper left. Specifically review the information about migration blockers, behavior changes, and deprecated features for each compatibility level. For the AdventureWorks2008R2 database, review the changes to Full-Text Search since SQL Server 2008, and the changes to SERVERPROPERTY('LCID') since SQL Server 2000. For details about these changes, links for more information are provided. Many search options and settings for Full-Text Search have changed.
Optionally, click Export report to save the report as a JSON file.
Close the Data Migration Assistant.
Follow these steps to use the SQLPackage command-line utility to export the AdventureWorks2008R2 database to local storage.
Open a Windows command prompt and change your directory to a folder in which you have the 130 version of SQLPackage, such as C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DAC\bin.
Execute the following SQLPackage command at the command prompt to export the AdventureWorks2008R2 database from localhost to AdventureWorks2008R2.bacpac. Change any of these values as appropriate to your environment.
Once the execution is complete the generated BACPAC file is stored in the directory where the sqlpackage executable is located. In this example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DAC\bin.
A SQL Server logical server acts as a central administrative point for multiple databases. Follow these steps to create a SQL server logical server to contain the migrated Adventure Works OLTP SQL Server database.
Click the New button found on the upper left-hand corner of the Azure portal.
Type sql server in the search window on the New page, and select SQL server (logical server) from the filtered list.
Click Create, and enter the properties for the new SQL Server (logical server).
Complete the SQL server (logical server) form with the values from the red box in this image.
Click Create to provision the logical server. Provisioning takes a few minutes.
Click All resources from the left-hand menu, and click the new server on the All resources page. The overview page for the server opens and provides options for further configuration.
Click Firewall in the left-hand menu under Settings on the overview page.
Click Add client IP on the toolbar to add the IP address of the computer you are currently using, and then click Save. This creates a server-level firewall rule for this IP address.
The SQLPackage command-line utility is the preferred method to import your BACPAC database to Azure SQL Database for most production environments.
In the Connect to Server dialog box, enter this information.
In Object Explorer, expand Databases, and then expand myMigratedDatabase to view the objects in the sample database.
Azure Database Migration Service (ADMS), now in limited preview, can help you migrate existing on-premises SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL databases to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, or SQL Server on an Azure Virtual Machine.
ADMS is designed to simplify the complex workflows you can encounter when migrating various database types to databases in Azure.
In the Azure portal, select Data Migration Service, and then click New Migration Project.
In New Migration Project, enter a unique project name, server source type and a target server type.
Provide all options under Migration target details, and then click Save.
Provide all options under Migration source detail, and then click Save.
In the Select source databases list, select each source database you want to migrate, and then click Save.
Review the details summary, and then click Run Migration to start the migration. The amount of time the migration will run depends on a variety of factors including size and complexity of the database, source disk speed, and network speed.
Once the migration is finished, a Completed status will be displayed in the SQL Migration dashboard.
Migrating to the cloud doesn't have to be difficult, but many organizations struggle to get started. Before they can showcase the cost benefits of moving to the cloud or determine if their workloads will lift and shift without effort, they need deep visibility into their own environment and the tight interdependencies between applications, workloads, and data. Azure Migrate, Azure Database Migration Service, and Azure Cost Management provides a frictionless approach to moving VMware VMs to Azure.
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customers with Software Assurance to run Windows Server VMs on Azure at a lower rate.
Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances to further reduce costs—up to 72% on PAYG prices per year or per three years terms on both Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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You can specify whether you're enrolled in Software Assurance and can use the Azure Hybrid Use Benefit.
Microsoft offers an end-to-end solution to provide you with a proven framework and tools to migrate your first workload and give you a complete roadmap for discovery, migration, and continual optimization, including better insights and strategies for running your entire datacenter portfolio on Azure. Migrating to Azure is simple three-stage process and focuses on how to identify virtual machines, applications, and data that can easily be moved to the cloud.
Appliance-based, agentless, and non-intrusive discovery of on-premises virtual machines.
Currently Azure Migrate supports only Locally redundant storage (LRS). However, once you migrated to Azure, you can use Geo-redundant storage.
Use these four steps to discover and assess your on-premises workloads for migration to Azure.
Assess the groups of virtual machines.
To get started with Azure Migrate, you need a Microsoft Azure account or the free trial.
Assess VMware Virtual machines located on vSphere ESXi hosts that are managed with a vCenter server running version 5.5 or 6.0.
The ESXi host or cluster on which the Collector VM (version 8.0) runs must be running version 5.0 or later.
To discover virtual machines, Azure Migrate needs an account with read-only administrator credentials for the vCenter server.
Create a vCenter virtual machine in .ova format. Download an appliance and import it to the vCenter server to create the virtual machine. The virtual machine must be able to connect to the internet to send metadata to Azure.
Set statistics settings for the vCenter server to statistics level 2. The default Level 1 will work, but Azure Migrate won't be able to collect data for performance-based sizing for storage.
Use these steps to tag your virtual machines in vCenter server.
In the VMware vSphere Web Client, navigate to the vCenter server instance.
To review current tags, click Tags.
To tag a virtual machine, click Related Objects > Virtual Machines, and select the virtual machine.
In Summary > Tags, click Assign.
Click New Tag, and specify a tag name and description.
To create a category for the tag, select New Category in the drop-down list.
Specify a category name and description and the cardinality, and click OK.
Using Azure Migrate to discover on-premises workloads involves these steps.
Create the Collector virtual machine.
Run the Collector to discover virtual machines.
Verify discovered virtual machines in the portal.
Azure Migrate projects hold the metadata of your on-premises machines and enables you to assess migration suitability. Use these steps to create a project.
Log on to the Azure portal and click New.
Search for Azure Migrate in the search box, and select the service Azure Migrate (preview) in the search results, and then click Create.
Select the Azure Migrate service from the search results.
Specify a name for the new project.
Select the subscription you want the project to get associated to.
Create a new resource group, or select an existing one.
To quickly access the project from the Dashboard, select Pin to dashboard.
Click Create. The new project appears on the Dashboard, under All resources, and in the Projects blade.
Select the project, and click Discover & Assess on the Overview blade.
Click Discover Machines, and then click Download.
Copy the Project ID and project key values to use when you configure the Collector.
In the Deploy OVF Template Wizard > Source, specify the location for the .ovf file.
In Name and Location, specify a friendly name for the Collector virtual machine, the inventory object in which the virtual machine will be hosted.
In Host/Cluster, specify the host or cluster on which the Collector virtual machine will run.
In Storage, specify the storage destination for the Collector virtual machine.
In Disk Format, specify the disk type and size.
In Network Mapping, specify the network to which the Collector virtual machine will connect. The network must be connected to the internet to send metadata to Azure.
Review and confirm the settings, and then click Finish.
In the vSphere Client console, right-click the virtual machine > Open Console.
Provide the language, time zone, and password preferences for the appliance.
o Accept the license terms, and read the third-party information.
o The Collector checks that the virtual machine has internet access. If the virtual machine accesses the internet via a proxy, click Proxy settings, and specify the proxy address and listening port. Specify credentials if proxy access needs authentication.
o The Collector checks that the Windows profiler service is running. The service is installed by default on the Collector virtual machine.
o Select to download and install the VMware PowerCLI.
o Specify the name (FQDN) or IP address of the vCenter server and the read-only account the Collector will use to discover virtual machines on the vCenter server.
o Select a scope for virtual machine discovery. The Collector can only discover virtual machines within the specified scope. Scope can be set to a specific folder, datacenter, or cluster, but it shouldn't contain more than 1000 virtual machines.
o If you're using tagging on the vCenter server, select tag categories for virtual machine grouping. Azure Migrate automatically groups virtual machines based on tag values in the category. If you're not using tagging, you can group virtual machines in the Azure portal.
In Select Project, specify the Azure Migrate project ID and key you copied from the Azure portal. If didn't copy them, open Azure in a browser from the Collector virtual machine. In the project Overview page, click Discover Machines, and copy the values.
In Complete Discovery, you can monitor the discovery status, and check that metadata is collected from the virtual machines in scope. The Collector provides an approximate discovery time.
In the migration project, click Manage > Machines.
Check that the virtual machines you want to discover appear in the portal.
Enterprises typically migrate virtual machines with dependencies together at the same time to ensure their functionality after migration to Azure. Azure Migrate allows you to categorize the virtual machines by group so you can assess all the virtual machines in a group.
If you provided a tag category—which was an optional step while configuring the Collector—groups will be automatically created for the workloads based on the tag values.
If a tag category is not provided while configuring the Collector, you can create groups of virtual machines in the Azure Migrate portal.
In Manage > Machines, search the Machine for which you want to view the dependencies.
In the Dependencies column for the machine, click Install agent.
Copy the workspace ID and key to use later when you install the Microsoft Monitoring agent on a machine.
After you install the agents on the machine, return to the portal and click Machines. This time the Dependencies column for the machine should contain the text View dependencies. Click View dependencies.
By default, the dependency time range is an hour. Click the time range to shorten it, specify start and end dates, or change the duration. Press Ctrl + Click to select multiple machines on the map, and then click Group machines.
In Group machines, specify a group name. Verify the machines you added have the dependency agents installed and have been discovered by Azure Migrate. Machines must be discovered to assess them. We recommend that you install the dependency agents to complete dependency mapping.
Click OK to save the group settings. Alternatively, you can add machines to an existing group.
You can create groups of virtual machines from the Machines blade or from the Groups blade, using a similar process.
Navigate to the Dashboard of a project and click the Machines tile.
Specify a name for the group in the Name box, and then select the machines that you want to add to the group.
Navigate to the dashboard of a project and click the Groups tile.
Select the Group you want to add/remove machines to/from.
Click Add Machines or Remove Machines.
Select the machines that you want to add/remove to/from the group.
Follow these steps to generate an assessment for the group.
Select the project you want under Project.
On the project dashboard, click Groups.
Create a new group or select an existing group to assess under Group.
Click Create Assessment to create a new assessment for the group.
The assessment includes these details.
Summary of the number of machines suitable for Azure which is referred to as Azure Readiness.
Monthly estimate of the cost for running the machines in Azure after migration.
Before you start deployment, review the architecture and make sure you understand all the components you need to deploy.
Mobility service component installed on the virtual machine you want to replicate.
Set up Azure services such as Virtual Networks, Availability Group, Network Load Balancer, Address Space, Subnets, Resource Group, Storage Accounts, Public IPs.
Set up the target environment.
I assume, you have completed the step1. So I am moving on to step 2.
Sign in to the Azure portal > Recovery Services.
Click New > Monitoring & Management > Backup and Site Recovery.
In Name, specify a friendly name to identify the vault. If you have more than one subscription, select one of them.
Create a resource group, or select an existing one. Specify an Azure region. To check supported regions, see geographic availability in Azure Site Recovery Pricing Details.
If you want to quickly access the vault from the dashboard, click Pin to dashboard, and then click Create.
The new vault will appear on Dashboard > All resources and on the main Recovery Services vaults blade.
In this task, select what you want to replicate, and where you want to replicate to.
Click Recovery Services vaults > vault.
In the Resource Menu, click Site Recovery > Prepare Infrastructure > Protection goal.
In Protection goal, select To Azure > Yes, with VMware vSphere Hypervisor.
In this task, set up the configuration server, register it in the vault, and discover virtual machines.
Click Site Recovery > Step 1: Prepare Infrastructure > Source.
If you don't have a configuration server, click Configuration server.
The next task requires you to run Unified Setup to install the configuration server, the process server, and the master target server. First however, do these three steps.
On the configuration server virtual machine, make sure that the system clock is synchronized with a Time Server. It should match. If it's 15 minutes in front or behind, setup might fail.
Run setup as a Local Administrator on the configuration server virtual machine.
Make sure TLS 1.0 is enabled on the virtual machine.
Now you are ready to run Setup.
In Before You Begin, select Install the configuration server and process server.
From the Third-Party Software License screen, click I Accept to download and install MySQL.
From the Registration screen, select the registration key you downloaded from the vault, and then click Next.
From the Internet Settings screen, specify how the Provider running on the configuration server connects to Azure Site Recovery over the Internet.
If you want to connect with the proxy that's currently set up on the machine, select Connect to Azure Site Recovery using a proxy server.
If you want the Provider to connect directly, select Connect directly to Azure Site Recovery without a proxy server.
If the existing proxy requires authentication, or if you want to use a custom proxy for the Provider connection, select Connect with custom proxy settings. o If you use a custom proxy, you need to specify the address, port, and credentials.
From the Prerequisites Check screen, run a check to make sure that installation can run. If a warning appears about the Global time sync check, verify that the time on the system clock (Date and Time settings) is the same as the time zone.
In the MySQL Configuration screen, create credentials for logging on to the MySQL server instance that is installed.
From the Environment Details screen, select whether to replicate VMware virtual machines. If you will, Setup checks that PowerCLI 6.0 is installed.
From the Install Location screen, select where you want to install the binaries and store the cache. The drive you select must have at least 5 GB of disk space available, but we recommend a cache drive with at least 600 GB of available space.
From the Network Selection screen, specify the listener (network adapter and SSL port) on which the configuration server sends and receives replication data. Port 9443 is the default port used for sending and receiving replication traffic, but you can modify this port number to suit your environment's requirements. In addition to the port 9443, we also open port 443, which is used by a web server to orchestrate replication operations. Do not use port 443 for sending or receiving replication traffic.
In the Summary screen, review the information and click Install. When installation finishes, a passphrase is generated. You will need this when you enable replication, so copy it and keep it in a secure location. After registration finishes, the server is displayed on the Settings > Servers in the vault.
o Datacenter, Datastore, Folder, Host, Network, Resource, Virtual machine, vSphere Distributed Switch.
o The vCenter server needs Storage views permissions.
When you add VMware servers to Site Recovery, it can take 15 minutes or longer for them to appear in the portal.
Before you set up the target environment, make sure you have an Azure storage account and a virtual network set up.
Site Recovery verifies that you have one or more compatible Azure storage accounts and networks.
You need a replication policy to automate the replication to Azure.
To create a new replication policy, click Site Recovery infrastructure > Replication Policies > Replication Policy.
Under RPO threshold, specify the RPO limit. This value specifies how often data recovery points are created. An alert is generated if continuous replication exceeds this limit.
Under Recovery point retention, specify (in hours) how long the retention window is for each recovery point. Replicated virtual machines can be recovered to any point in a window. Up to 24 hours retention is supported for machines replicated to premium storage, and 72 hours for standard storage.
Under App-consistent snapshot frequency, specify how often (in minutes) recovery points containing application-consistent snapshots will be created.
Click OK to create the policy.
When you create a new policy it's automatically associated with the configuration server. By default, a matching policy is automatically created for failback. For example, if the replication policy is rep-policy then the failback policy will be rep-policy-failback. The failback policy isn't used until you initiate a failback from Azure.
The Mobility service must be installed on all virtual machines you want to replicate. There are several ways to install the service, including manual installation, push installation from the Site Recovery process server, and installation using methods such as System Center Configuration Manager. Here you can review prerequisites and installation methods for the Mobility Service.
If you want to use push installation from the Azure Site Recovery process server, you need to prepare an account that Azure Site Recovery can use to access the virtual machine.
For Windows, if you're not using a domain account, you need to disable Remote User Access control on the local machine. To do this, in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, add the DWORD entry LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, with a value of 1.
If you want to add the registry entry for Windows from a CLI, type: REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1.
For Linux, the account should be root on the source Linux server.
Copy the installer executable to the virtual machine that is being migrated to Azure, and then open the installer.
On the Installation Option pane, select Install Mobility Service.
Select the install location and click Install to being the installation procedure.
You can use Installation Progress page to monitor the installer's progress.
Once installation is complete, click the Proceed to Configuration button to register the Mobility Service with your Configuration server.
Click on the Register button to complete the registration.
After you have installed and configured both the Process Server and the Mobility Service agents, continue configuring replication in Azure.
In the Azure portal, navigate to Site Recovery > Step1: Replicate Application > Enable Replication, and then click Step 1: Source Configure > Source.
In Source location, select your Configuration Server.
Select the process server or the configuration server if you haven't created any additional process servers, and then click OK.
In Target, select the subscription and the resource group in which you want to create the migrated virtual machines. Choose the deployment model for the migrated virtual machines that you want to use in Azure (classic or resource manager).
Select the Azure storage account you want to use for replicating data. If you don't want to use an account you've already set up, you can create a new one.
Select the Azure network and subnet to which Azure Virtual Machines will connect when they're created after migration. Select Configure now for selected machines to apply the network setting to all machines you select for protection, or select Configure later to select the Azure network per virtual machine.
Point to Virtual Machines > Select, select each enabled machine you want to replicate, and then click OK.
In Properties > Configure properties, select the process server account that will automatically install the Mobility service on the machine.
By default, all disks are replicated. Click All Disks and clear any disks you don't want to replicate, and then click OK. You can set additional virtual machine disk properties later if needed.
In Replication settings > Configure replication settings, verify that the correct replication policy is selected. If you modify a policy, changes will be applied to the replicating machine and to new machines.
Enable Multi-VM consistency if you want to gather machines into a replication group, specify a name for the group, and then click OK.
Because migration is different than failover, it is important to configure Site Recovery for a migration.
For migration, you don't need to commit a failover or delete machines. Instead, select the Complete Migration option for each machine you want to migrate.
In Replicated Items, right-click the virtual machine, and then click Complete Migration.
Click OK to complete the migration.
You can track progress in the virtual machine properties by monitoring the Complete Migration job in Site Recovery jobs. The Complete Migration action completes the migration process, removes replication for the machine, and stops Site Recovery billing for the machine.
As organizations move on-premises virtual machines to Azure, a best practice is to move workloads through three stages: discover, migrate, and optimize. Microsoft and its partners offer tools to help increase the efficiency and reduce the complexity of those stages.
Microsoft introduced an advanced quorum configuration option in Windows Server 2012/R2. You can choose to enable dynamic quorum management by cluster. There are major benefits of having dynamic quorum in any Microsoft cluster whether for Exchange DAG, SQL cluster, Hyper-v cluster or file server cluster. When you configure dynamic quorum, the cluster dynamically manages the vote assignment to nodes, based on the state of each node. Votes are automatically removed from nodes that leave active cluster membership, and a vote is automatically assigned when a node re-joins the cluster. Dynamic quorum remove dependencies of a quorum disk in Hyper-v and also enable multi-site cluster in a diverse geographic location without sharing common disk.
With dynamic quorum management, it is also possible for a cluster to run on the last surviving cluster node.
By dynamically adjusting the quorum majority requirement, the cluster can sustain sequential node shutdowns to a single node.
The cluster software automatically configures the quorum for a new cluster, based on the number of nodes configured and the availability of shared storage.
Dynamic quorum management does not allow the cluster to sustain a simultaneous failure of a majority of voting members. To continue running, the cluster must always have a quorum majority at the time of a node shutdown or failure.
If you have explicitly removed the vote of a node, the cluster cannot dynamically add or remove that vote.
How to configure a dynamic quorum?
Configure a standard cluster as you do in a Microsoft environment. Then use Quorum Configuration Wizard in Cluster Manager to configure advanced quorum.
In Failover Cluster Manager, select the cluster that you want to change.
With the cluster selected>under Actions>click More Actions> and then click Configure Cluster Quorum Settings> Click Next.
On the Select Voting Configuration page>select an option to assign votes to nodes. By default, all nodes are assigned a vote.
Once quorum is reconfigured then you run the Validate Quorum Configuration test to verify the updated quorum settings. Follow the steps to validate quorum.
In Failover Cluster Manager, select the cluster> run the Validate Quorum Configuration test to verify the updated quorum settings.
Since the emergence of vSphere 6.0, I would like to write an article on vSphere 6.0 vs Windows Server 2012 R2. I collected vSphere 6.0 features from few blogs and VMware community forum. Note that vSphere 6.0 is in beta program which means VMware can amend anything before final release. New functionalities of vSphere 6.0 beta are already available in Windows Server 2012 R2. So let's have a quick look on both virtualization products.
Another key feature to be compared here that those who are planning to procure FC Tape library and maintain a virtual backup server note that vSphere doesn't support FC Tape even with NPIV and Hyper-v support FC Tape using NPIV.
I assume you have the following infrastructure ready.
First in Order- WAP internal adapter connected to the trusted network.
Second in Order- WAP external adapter connected to the un-trusted network.
The following are the network configuration for WAP server.
Important! External Network can be assigned public IP if WAP server isn't placed behind frontend router/firewall. In an edge configuration WAP external network is configured with public IP and internal network is assigned an IP address of internal IP range.
The External Network adapter will normally be connected to your un-trusted environment. This could be your actual Internet connection if using an edge deployment, or could be a public DMZ (perimeter network) if using an existing edge/front firewall.
Please Note: The 'File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks' binding on the TMG internal adapter is left at the default settings of Enabled on the WAP Internal Network adapter. This allows for the use of the Internal Network adapter for intra-array services when using a WAP cluster.
The following NAT rules will be added into perimeter network to publish application and services through WAP. This rule is only apply if you please Web Application Proxy (WAP) behind a firewall or Cisco ASA otherwise you don't need it.
1. On the domain controller, open Server Manager. To do this, click Server Manager on the Start screen.
2. Click Tools, and then click ADSI Edit.
3. On the Action menu, click Connect To, and then on the Connection Settings dialog box, accept the default settings to connect to the default naming context, and then click OK.
4. In the left pane, expand Default naming context, expand DC=yourdomain, DC=com, expand CN=Computers, right-click CN=DC1PVWAP01, and then click Properties.
5. On the CN=DC1PVWAP01 Properties dialog box, on the Attribute Editor tab, in the Attributes list, select servicePrincipalName, and then click Edit.
6. On the Multi-valued String Editor dialog box, in Value to add, enter HTTP/DC1PVWAP01.yourdomain.com and click Add. Then enter HTTP/DC1PVWAP01 and click Add. The Values list now contains two new entries; for example, HTTP/DC1PVWAP01.yourdomain.com and HTTP/DC1PVWAP01.
7. On the Multi-valued String Editor dialog box, click OK.
8. On the CN=DC1PVWAP01 Properties dialog box, click OK.
9. In Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
10. In the navigation pane, under yourdomain.com, click Computers. In the details pane, right-click the Web Application Proxy server, and then click Properties.
11. On the DC1PVWAP01 Properties dialog box, on the Delegation tab, click Trust this computer for delegation to specified services only, and then click Use any authentication protocol.
12. Click Add, and on the Add Services dialog box, click Users or Computers.
13. On the Select Users or Computers dialog box, in Enter the object names to select, enter the name of the web servers that use Integrated Windows authentication; for example, WebServ1, and then click OK.
14. On the Add Services dialog box, in the Available services list, select the http service type, and then click OK.
15. On the DC1PVWAP01 Properties dialog box, click OK.
1. On the Start screen, type AD FS Management, and then press ENTER.
2. Under the AD FSTrust Relationships folder, right-click Relying Party Trusts, and then click Add Relying Party Trust to open the Add Relying Party Trust Wizard.
3. On the Welcome page, click Start.
4. On the Select Data Source page, click Import data about the relying party published online or on a local network. In Federation metadata address (host name or URL), type the federation metadata URL or host name for the partner, and then click Next.
5. On the Specify Display Name page type a name in Display name, under Notes type a description for this relying party trust, and then click Next.
6. On the Choose Issuance Authorization Rules page, select either Permit all users to access this relying party then click Next.
7. On the Ready to Add Trust page, review the settings, and then click Next to save your relying party trust information.
8. On the Finish page, click Close. This action automatically displays the Edit Claim Rules dialog box. For more information about how to proceed with adding claim rules for this relying party trust, see the Additional references.
Note: This steps is only applicable when using Enterprise certificate authority.
1. Open the Certificate Templates snap-in.
2. In the details pane, right-click an existing certificate that will serve as the starting point for the new certificate, and then click Duplicate Template.
3. Choose whether to duplicate the template as a Windows Server 2003–based template or a Windows Server 2008–based template.
4. On the General tab, enter the Template display name and the Template name, and then click OK.
5. Define any additional attributes such as mark "private key exportable" for the newly created certificate template.
This is a very important steps for published app to work correctly. You must export .pfx certificate from application servers (Exchange, SharePoint or Lync Server) to Web Application Proxy Server so that internet explorer, web application proxy server and application servers validate same certificates.
Choose to save the file and then click Finish. You should receive an "export successful" message. The .pfx file is now saved to the location you selected.
1. On the Web Application Proxy server, in the Server Manager console, in the Dashboard, click Add roles and features.
2. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, click Next three times to get to the server role selection screen.
3. On the Select server roles dialog, select Remote Access, and then click Next.
5. On the Select role services dialog, select Web Application Proxy, click Add Features, and then click Next.
6. On the Confirm installation selections dialog, click Install.
7. On the Installation progress dialog, verify that the installation was successful, and then click Close.
1. On the Web Application Proxy server, open the Remote Access Management console: On the Start screen, click the Apps arrow. On the Apps screen, type RAMgmtUI.exe, and then press ENTER. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
2. In the navigation pane, click Web Application Proxy.
3. In the Remote Access Management console, in the middle pane, click Run the Web Application Proxy Configuration Wizard.
4. On the Web Application Proxy Configuration Wizard, on the Welcome dialog, click Next.
In the Federation service name box, enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the AD FS server; for example, fs.yourdomain.com.
In the User name and Password boxes, enter the credentials of a local administrator account on the AD FS servers.
6. On the AD FS Proxy Certificate dialog, in the list of certificates currently installed on the Web Application Proxy server, select a certificate to be used by Web Application Proxy for AD FS proxy functionality, and then click Next.
7. The certificate you choose here should be the one that whose subject is the Federation Service name, for example, fs.yourdomain.com.
8. On the Confirmation dialog, review the settings. If required, you can copy the PowerShell cmdlet to automate additional installations. Click Configure.
9. On the Results dialog, verify that the configuration was successful, and then click Close.
1. On the Web Application Proxy server, in the Remote Access Management console, in the Navigation pane, click Web Application Proxy, and then in the Tasks pane, click Publish.
2. On the Publish New Application Wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next.
3. On the Pre-authentication page, click Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), and then click Next.
4. On the Relying Party page, in the list of relying parties select the relying party for the application that you want to publish, and then click Next.
In the Name box, enter a friendly name for the application.
This name is used only in the list of published applications in the Remote Access Management console.
In the External URL box, enter the external URL for this application; for example, https://sp.yourdomain.com/app1/.
In the External certificate list, select a certificate whose subject covers the external URL.
In the Backend server URL box, enter the URL of the backend server. Note that this value is automatically entered when you enter the external URL and you should change it only if the backend server URL is different; for example, http://sp/app1/.
Web Application Proxy can translate host names in URLs, but cannot translate path names. Therefore, you can enter different host names, but you must enter the same path name. For example, you can enter an external URL of https://apps.yourdomain.com/app1/ and a backend server URL of http://app-server/app1/. However, you cannot enter an external URL of https://apps.yourdomain.com/app1/ and a backend server URL of https://apps.yourdomain.com/internal-app1/.
6. On the Confirmation page, review the settings, and then click Publish. You can copy the PowerShell command to set up additional published applications.
7. On the Results page, make sure that the application published successfully, and then click Close.
In the External URL box, enter the external URL for this application; for example, https://owa.yourdomain.com/.
In the Backend server URL box, enter the URL of the backend server. Note that this value is automatically entered when you enter the external URL and you should change it only if the backend server URL is different; for example, http://owa/.
In the Backend server SPN box, enter the service principal name for the backend server; for example, HTTP/owa.yourdomain.com.
You can publish an application using pre-authenticated client certificate. This steps only be performed using Windows PowerShell. Open Elevated Windows PowerShell prompt in WAP Server. Change the following command as required and issue the command.
3. On the Preauthentication page, click Pass-through, and then click Next.
In the External URL box, enter the external URL for this application; for example, https://maps.yourdomain.com/.
In the Backend server URL box, enter the URL of the backend server. Note that this value is automatically entered when you enter the external URL and you should change it only if the backend server URL is different; for example, http://maps/.
5. On the Confirmation page, review the settings, and then click Publish. You can copy the PowerShell command to set up additional published applications.
6. On the Results page, make sure that the application published successfully, and then click Close.
You can publish an application using pre-authenticated Windows Store App. This steps only be performed using Windows PowerShell. Open Elevated Windows PowerShell prompt in WAP Server. Change the following command as required and issue the command.
Web Application Proxy is a role in Windows Server 2012 R2. Web Application Proxy brings some functionality of Microsoft Forefront TMG and Microsoft Forefront UAG but not all of them. Since Microsoft phased out Forefront product line except FIM. Web Application Proxy provides functionality or role in Windows Server 2012 R2 for customer who still wants use Microsoft platform to publish their application such as Exchange 2013, Lync 2013 and SharePoint 2013 to external clients and vendors.
Web Application Proxy provides pre-authentication and authorization method using Active Directory Federation Services including multifactor authentication and access control. Deployment of ADFS is separate to Web Application Proxy which means you must have a separate server hosting ADFS role.
Pre-authentication—Only authenticated traffic can get into the corporate network.
Network Isolation—Incoming web traffic cannot directly access backend servers.
Selective Publishing—Only specific applications and paths within these applications are accessible.
DDoS Protection—Incoming traffic arrives at Web Application Proxy before hitting the corporate network. Because Web Application Proxy acts as a proxy, many DDoS attacks can be prevented from reaching the backend servers.
Selective Ports- Apply deny ALL and allow selected ports. This policy will prevent SQL injection.
Extended validation– URL validation and verification using public certificate authority. Support strong security and encryption using SHA and 2048 bit certificate encryption.
Web Application proxy can be deployed in several topologies. In all these scenario Web Application Proxy needs two network adapter.
Edge Firewall: Behind a frontend firewall like Cisco ASA to separate it from internet. Firewall must allow HTTPS (443) traffic to and from Web Application Proxy server.
DMZ: Behind a frontend firewall like Cisco ASA to separate it from internet and before corporate firewall like Cisco ASA to separate it from corporate network. Firewall must allow HTTPS (443) traffic to and from Web Application Proxy server. For client certificate authentication, you must also configure the firewall to allow traffic on port 49443.
Edge Configuration: One network adapter directly connected to internet and another network adapter connected to corporate network. Web Application Proxy can be a member of an Active Directory Domain.
Internal DNS: Web Application Proxy must resolve internal fully qualified domain name of backend application server such as Exchange or SharePoint server. You must configure correct DNS record and TCP/IP Settings of Web Application Proxy Server either using DNS server or editing hosts file in WindowsSystems32DriversEtc location.
External DNS: External client must resolve fully qualified domain name of application. In this case, you must configure HOST (A) record in public DNS server. Note that the external URL must resolve to the external IP address of the Web Application Proxy server, or the external IP address of a firewall or load-balancer placed in front of the Web Application Proxy server.
Web Application Proxy does not have in-built load balancer or ISP redundancy functionality. Depending on your requirements, you can use any hardware or software load-balancer to balance load between two or more Web Application Proxy Servers.
Web Application Proxy can be deployed without joining the server to an Active Directory domain or by joining the Web Application Proxy server to a standalone domain in a perimeter network.
You can deploy Web Application Proxy with a read-only domain controller. However, if you want to deploy Web Application Proxy and DirectAccess on the same server, you cannot use a read-only domain controller.
Web Application Proxy can work with the following authentication protocols.
You must have a proper NTP server in your organization. NTP server can be your domain controller or a Cisco Core Switch. Timestamp must identical between AD FS and Web Application Proxy Server.
There are two types of certificate requirements for Web Application Proxy Server- Public CA and Enterprise CA.
Public CA: External clients to be able to connect to published web applications using HTTPS, Web Application Proxy must present a certificate that is trusted by clients. In this case you must bind a public certificate with published application in backend server and web application proxy server.
Web Server Certificate with single common name, subject alternative name (SAN) certificates, or wildcard certificates.
When you publish Exchange and SharePoint using Web Application proxy Server, you can pass-through authentication to the specific application instead of AD FS or Web Application Proxy. In this case Web Application Proxy forwards the HTTPS request directly to the backend server using either HTTP or HTTPS. Pass-through authentication is still a worry-free deployment because it prevent DDoS and SQL injection and provide network isolation.


Zen Quotes are short poettes written by Jeannine Proulx. Zen quotes voice ideas that can only be understood within. Being thoughtful in the miracles of now is what poetry brings to Jeannine's life. May it also bring Zen moments to yours.
New Zen Quotes are posted often on the Home Page.
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and breathe out the day. "
What imbalance creates is fear.
What balance creates is peace.
yet digging for them is useless.
topped with cold ice cream."
"I chose happiness. I chose peace.
I chose love. I chose laughter.
I chose life eternal. I chose.
the mad artist alone in my world.
"I am becoming who I am."
really turn out to be.
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a pair of ultra-thin display shelves in Glacier White Corian, positioned on either side of the frameless glass shower screen.
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Description Provenance Inscription Credit
Description Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4). "Ah Dan - Drunk as usual, - You've been fighting & received a pair of black eyes -?- Oh you precious scamp! Dan - 'No, Siree - Fella round the corner & most strodinary, would run right agin, me.'" -Miller
Provenance L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by gift.
Inscriptions [Inscription] 'Ah Dan- Drunk as usual,- You've been fighting & received a pair of black eyes'-?- Oh you precious scamp! Dan- 'No, Sirree- Fella round the corner & most strodinary, would run right agin, me.'
Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, 1973
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874) (Painter)
wash on paper
(Painting & Drawing)
12 11/16 x 11 7/16 in. (32.2 x 29.1 cm)
USA (Place of Origin)

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First, always wait to negotiate salary until you have the greatest leverage. In short, don't negotiate until an offer is forthcoming. It sounds intuitive, but many people settle for a lower number by kickstarting the conversation before the decision-maker is ready to hire.
Also, always know how to answer questions about numbers if they come up before you're ready to negotiate. If you're asked about salary expectations at the beginning of an interview try saying: "I'm open to a rate that would be in line with the market for the job you want done." Then say you would rather discuss salary once you have a better understanding of the role.
Third, if you're looking for a large increase from your current rate, you must be able to justify why you're worth it. If you started working at your current company for a less than market pay rate so you could gain additional skills or experience, your new skills now make you worth more. Know what the skills that you've gained are worth in the market and be prepared to justify your expectations.
If you don't get the amount you were looking for, ask for a trade off in other benefits. This could range from a flexible work arrangement to more vacation days available to you sooner. I also recommend candidates getting – in writing – an agreement to have a formal performance review within 3-6 months with a pay increase commensurate with your contributions.
These are my top negotiating salary tips. I look forward to hearing yours!


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Heyy, I'm Angela Carson (Wander with Angela on YouTube). I've explored 35 countries on four continents and lived in seven of them. By day I'm a social media consultant and by night I'm a passionate storyteller. I even have a private pilot's license and have been shot at by bandits in Mexico!
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Get away from the hustle and welcome to quiet and secluded. This property is located in the quaint little Westlake community of Ridge Manor, Florida. It's a beautifully wooded lot with large Oak trees, ready for you to build your dream home. Located just minutes from Interstate 75 and approximately a 30 minute drive to Tampa. This property connects to two more lots available for sale.
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The wind tunnel proves it, says Lightyear: this car is the most aerodynamic in the world.
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Posted by Bart Brouwers | Nov 4, 2019 | Tags: aerodynamics, Lightyear, Lightyear One, TU Eindhoven, Wind tunnel
The Lightyear One, the solar car built in Helmond of which the first prototype was unveiled in June, will, according to the engineers of the young company, be more aerodynamic than any other car in the world. This was demonstrated in recent wind tunnel tests carried out at the Eindhoven University of Technology. There, an air resistance coefficient of less than 0.20 was measured, which they consider being a first. The Lightyear people keep the exact data a secret for another while: this will only be announced after the car has been fully developed.
"Lightyear One is more than a car which a solar panel is attached to", says the company in a blog post about the wind tunnel tests. "It is special because of its efficiency-driven design, which allows it to get the most out of every ray of sunlight. Whether it be about aerodynamics, efficient energy or material use, Lightyear One is built to perform."
In order to achieve the highest possible range, most electric car manufacturers work with the largest possible battery capacity. Lightyear chose another solution, partly because of the extra weight of these batteries: solar panels combined with aerodynamics and the highest possible efficiency. As a result, Lightyear One should be able to achieve up to 60 km of extra range per day, not only thanks to the efficiency of the 5 square meters of solar cells but also because of a design optimized for minimal energy consumption, the company says.
The elongated shape of the car was initially designed to accommodate as many solar cells as possible, but now it is also helping to streamline the design of the car. Next to the solutions already known from other cars, such as wheel arches and the replacement of side mirrors by side cameras, the length of the vehicle also helps with this. In addition, using light composite materials and a smaller battery, Lightyear One drastically reduces weight and was able to enter a 'lightweight cycle': by making one part of the car lighter and more efficient, other parts can also become lighter.
Another helpful feature is the choice of four light in-wheel engines to replace the central engine, making the transmission of energy more efficient.
Based on all these differences, Lightyear claims to be up to twice as efficient as ordinary electric cars, allowing longer distances to be covered without recharging in between.
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A couple months ago I was at TaiPan here in Southern Utah and my friend, Jess (from Pretty Providence), eyed this adorable sign for only $19! We both had some ideas of where it could go, but we weren't 100% sure if it would work. So, we decided to buy it and we knew one of us would easily find a spot for it!
It ended up find its home in my Entry Way and I'm super excited about it still! Jess was disappointed it didn't work in her house and my sister loved it too! So, I decided to make a Printable version for them, which I'll of course share here with you guys too! I did a gray and a brown version, being that everybody has different coloring in their house! My sign is a 16×16, but I created these so they can be printed as a 8×10 or 16×20. That way it will be easy to find a place that will print them for you!
Thank you for these, they are just what I like! I'm going to put your link in over at my blog!
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New Foundation Named "Catmosphere" is Released to Raise Awareness of Major Cat Conservation
Adalberto Volmer July 15, 2021 3 min read
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new foundation, "Catmosphere," was introduced today with the mission of preserving the life of Major Cats and their essential ecosystems. Through public recognition campaigns and other initiatives, Catmosphere will interact in global outreach to amplify the do the job of Panthera, the only group in the world that is devoted completely to the conservation of the 40 species of wild cats.
Catmosphere was produced by Reema Bandar Al Saud, who in 2019 grew to become the initial female Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America. Her abilities in fundraising and arranging world-wide activities will support and help expand Panthera's complete conservation attempts, so that, as a collective, they can safe a long run for Significant Cats.
In building her announcement, Princess Reema explained, "Catmosphere is a catalyst for modify. Its strategies and activations are introduced to create momentum globally close to Significant Cat conservation. I initially comprehended the danger to the future of Big Cats when I acquired about Panthera's function in Saudi Arabia with The Royal Commission for AlUla, the place they are looking into the position of the Arabian Leopard in the Kingdom, with a see to forging a path for its restoration in the area."
Relying on the expertise of the world's leading cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements methods to analyze and defend the 7 species of Big Cats: cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards and tigers. Panthera associates with area and global NGOs, scientific institutions, neighborhood communities, governments around the world and citizens who want to enable assure a long run for wild cats.
In announcing their partnership, Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, Founder & Chairman of the Board of Panthera reported, "As Panthera celebrates its 15 years of impact-driven cat conservation, it is simply just an honor to be supported by Catmosphere — a great new initiative led by Princess Reema, who enjoys a longstanding and remarkably distinguished observe document in mass-participation and inclusive strategies that provide about transform."
"As wild cat fans dedicated to guarding all 40 species and their landscapes, we are always delighted to welcome new companions — primarily this sort of amazing and efficient types. Combined with Panthera's exclusive attain, Catmosphere's remarkable new eyesight, vast community spanning many sectors, and wealth of expertise in primary consequential campaigns certainly will make a needle-moving and long lasting contribution to securing the foreseeable future of significant cats globally."
Catmosphere will harness the general public- and private-sector encounter of its team to forge new, ground breaking relationships with intercontinental brands, institutions, non-earnings and governments, as very well as localized communities of Big Cat supporters and conservationists. Through initiatives that transcend international borders, Catmosphere's world wide mass-marketing abilities will guide Panthera in its critical mission to preserve the most imperilled large cats.
Princess Reema indicated that Catmosphere will accomplish its objectives by many strategic initiatives launching in 2021 and outside of.
"In 2021 we are launching our initial marketing campaign, Catwalk, a worldwide mass-participation exercise using area on 6 November," she explained. "It varieties a bridge amongst cat conservation, the atmosphere, and lively life-style, and provides collectively my possess earlier ordeals in marketing campaign curation. I'm energized to perform with different stakeholders all about the globe to map a path for scalable, inclusive marketing campaign shipping and delivery that demonstrates how igniting a motion locally can final result in meaningful adjust, making sure the wellbeing and continuation of Significant Cat populations, globally."
About Catmosphere
Released in 2021, Catmosphere is a foundation designed to activate impressive engagement and storytelling all around Big Cat Conservation. Catmosphere's recognition-raising strategies are positioned to amplify the function of Panthera, the only organization globally that is devoted solely to the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species and their ecosystems. Employing the expertise of the world's premier cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements techniques to study and shield cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards and tigers and the 33 smaller cat species and their broad landscapes.
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"Safety is our #1 priority." Bob Funk, PE, LEED AP, President, Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.
Since 1939, Funk Construction, a third generation family-owned company, has made family an integral component of safety. One only needs see the long-standing employment durations of our personnel to realize that they truly are part of our family. We focus on implementation of the HOW'S and the WHY'S of safe practices – for the job sites and in our homes.
Funk Construction's Safety Committee is certified with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Workers' Compensation. The purpose of our Safety Committee is to bring field personnel and managers together to develop and maintain a system that promotes a safe and healthful workplace. Everyone – all stakeholders – are committed to achieving that goal.
The Committee is comprised of management leaders and field employees representing all facets of the company.
Committee members meet monthly, establish meeting agendas, maintain attendance lists and issue meeting minutes.
All Committee members are trained by an individual sanctioned in industry standard "Safety Committee protocols" including the latest personal protective equipment upgrades, hazard inspection, accident investigation and miscellaneous incident reports.
Funk Construction has received numerous industry-issued construction safety awards and certificates while also earning distinct standing in keeping Worker's Compensation claims at industry lows.
Loss prevention and control achievement levels are among the best.
Comprehensive Employee Safety and Policy Handbook.
A decade of Safety Committee Certifications from the PA State Department of Labor.
"Silver Safety Awards" from the Associated Builders and Contractors ("ABC") for consecutive years from 2012 through 2015.
The company Experience Modification Rate ("EMR" shows a 3-year period of accident claim costs and is a major factor in determining the Worker's Compensation premium calculation) has remained below 1.00 since 2001. In the construction industry – as well as in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical/hospital industries, among others – it is considered paramount that firms maintain their EMR's at or below the 1.00 calculation, often as a contractual prerequisite. As a result, the associated premium cost remains well-controlled. This success is directly attributed to the company commitment to safety.


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Raiders Roundup: Kelechi Osemele Visits More Of Europe
It's been a while since we've done a Raiders roundup, but we're back. Several members of the Silver and Black have been active on social media recently; let's get you caught up on what they've been doing.
Kelechi's trip around the world continues
If you can't recall, the Raiders offensive lineman went on quite the adventure last offseason, traveling to Thailand, Italy, and Iceland. A year later, Osemele is doing more of the same, this time visiting more of Europe.
Berlin is kinda dope pic.twitter.com/Xlww6r58um
— Kelechi Osemele (@KOseven0) March 11, 2018
Berlin Wall Gallery pic.twitter.com/xXYyLvJn8T
Mack jokes with Woodson and Tuck
2014, Khalil's rookie year, the Raiders played host to the Kansas City Chiefs at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and in the final moments of the game, Mack and fellow rookie Sio Moore made a rookie mistake. On 3rd and 6, with 49 seconds left, Mack and Moore brought down quarterback Alex Smith, which prompted a celebration from the two, although the duo failed to realize they needed to get back on defense. Thankfully, veteran defensive lineman Justin Tuck quickly figured out what was happening, and very alertly called a timeout before the Chiefs could get a play off.
Now, a few years later, the trio took to Twitter to laugh about the incident.
Lol I honestly wanted to fight them. Me and @CharlesWoodson lol https://t.co/gvoTU16EaH
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) March 10, 2018
Ayyyy I thought that was in the past big bros 😂🤦🏿♂
— Khalil Mack (@52Mack_) March 11, 2018
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Prairie dogs (Cynomys) are burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. There are five different species of prairie dogs: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They are a type of ground squirrel. Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog's bark. The name was in use by at least 1774.
Prairie dog soldiers rallying around a cannon.
Cool prairie dog standing alert and watchful.


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Recently, with many applications moving towards SPA web frameworks like Angular. Adapting the same solution without re-inventing the wheel is required. With a huge number of events exposed by the plugin, it is damn simple to write a directive for it. Take a look at below angular directive I have come across in the web written for jQuery iCheck.


The ACU established Publishers for Development in 2008, in partnership with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP). The difficulties that researchers encounter either in accessing journals and other publications, or in getting their research published are a common theme of many of our interactions with members. Publishers play an important part in the international research environment, and have a key role to play in ensuring that Southern research is better represented in academic debates.
Publishers for Development brings the academic publishing community together, in order to highlight the particular needs of Southern higher education and research institutions and to help them to understand the constraints these institutions face when they determine subscription and publishing models, particularly in terms of affordable and sustainable pricing.
With more and more research being accessed online, and with many Southern users having limited online access or slow connections, the need to take low-bandwidth users into account when developing websites and other platforms has also been a key message. Working with Aptivate we have shown publishers how they can modify their sites for low-bandwidth environments. Several publishers have begun to explore low bandwidth modifications as a result.
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Q: Select Users with more Items Each user HAS MANY photos and HAS MANY comments. I would like to order users by SUM(number_of_photos, number_of_comments)
Can you suggest me the SQL query?

A: GROUP BY with JOINs works more efficiently than dependent subqueries (in all relational DBs I know):
Select * From Users
Left Join Photos On (Photos.user_id = Users.id)
Left Join Comments On (Comments.user_id = Users.id)
Group By UserId
Order By (Count(Photos.id) + Count(Comments.id))

with some assumptions on the tables (e.g. an id primary key in each of them).

A: Select * From Users U
Order By (Select Count(*) From Photos
          Where userId = U.UserId) +
          (Select Count(*) From Comments
          Where userId = U.UserId)

EDIT:  although every query using subqueries can also be done using Joins, which will be faster ,

*

*is not a simple question,

*and is irrelevant unless the system is
    experiencing performance problems.

1) Both constructions must be translated by the query optimizer into a query plan which includes some type of correlated join, be it a nested loop join, hash-join, merge join, or whatever. And it's entirely possible, (even likely), that they will both result in the same query plan.
NOTE: This is because the entire SQL Statement is translated into a single query plan. The subqueries do NOT get their own, individual query plans as though they were being executed in isolation.
What query plan and what type of joins are used will depend on the data structure and the data in each specific situation.  The only way to tell which is faster is to try both, in controlled environments, and measure the performance... but,
2) Unless the system is experiencing an issue with performance, (unacceptable poor performance). clarity is more important. And for problems like the one described above, (where none of the data attributes in the "other" tables are required in the output of the SQL Statement, a Subquery is much clearer in describing the function and purpose of the SQL that a join with Group Bys would be.

A: I think that the accepted solutions would be problematic from a performance standpoint, assuming you have many users, photos, and comments. Your query runs two separate select statements for every row in the user table.
What you want to do is synthesize a query using ActiveRecord that looks like this:
SELECT user.*, COUNT(c.id) + COUNT(p.id) AS total_count
FROM users u LEFT JOIN photos p ON u.id = p.user_id
LEFT JOIN comments c ON u.id = c.user_id
GROUP BY user.id
ORDER BY total_count DESC

The join will be much, much more efficient. Using left joins insures that even if a user has no comments or photos they will still be included in the results.

A: In Ruby On Rails:

User.find(:all, :order => '((SELECT COUNT(*) FROM photos WHERE user_id=users.id) + (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM classifications WHERE user_id=users.id)) DESC')

A: If I were to assume that you had a count of comments and a count of photos (user.number_of_photos, user.number_of_comments; as seen above), it would be simple (not stupid):
Select user_id from user order by number_of_photos DESC, number_of_comments DESC

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This is the first time a telco service provider is going to market with an end-to-end fleet management solution that takes care of hardware, software and connectivity at one go, said Digi in a statement.
iFleet is said to benefit enterprises with any fleet size – from large logistics companies, to local businesses with a fleet of riders, or company car drivers - offering the best value while maintaining a rich set of features to manage their fleet. The solution helps enterprises benefit from cost efficiencies by using detailed fleet data to better manage mileage, reduce incidents by promoting good driving behavior, reduce risk of theft, reconstruct accidents accurately and more, for an affordable monthly fee that includes support and maintenance.
The solution is set to launch in quarter two of this year. And in the lead-up to this, the website reveals that iFleet is now offering early adopters an affordable RM75 a month per vehicle for the intelligent fleet management solution prior to launch.


If colonial dependency means national slavery and darkness, then the national independence should be – an era of the citizens freedom and light periods. Therefore Turkmen people were expecting: free electoral system, freedom of speech, and all other civil rights and thorough democratic changes, when the Soviet empire collapsed, and Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27th of October 1991. However, all this remained only a dream, and life itself transformed for millions of people into a real nightmare. Why did not the good expectations work out? Why did human rights, freedom of expression and press freedom deteriorated dramatically in the independent Turkmenistan?
How was it possible that during the independence period of time an extremely cruel bashistisk regime established itself in Turkmenistan? From where did the poisonous roots of the regime come? What role played Turkmen intelligence in this case, especially the creative part of the intelligent community, and the real representatives of intelligent society to the ruthless dictatorship was established in the former Soviet Republic?
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If there is one thing that we all see a lot of during the holidays, it is options.
It seems that every festive decision that we make around this time of year involves choosing among options. What color sweater should I buy for my family member? Should I bake, smoke, or fry a turkey? Do I want the Douglas Fir or the White Spruce? While all of the options can be overwhelming, it's nice to have so many different offerings available.
As you plan for 2014, consider that adding new product offerings can have many positive effects on your business, including attracting new customers, converting first time customers into repeat customers, and increasing revenue.
The options table is a technique that you can use to create new product variations and offerings. Writers use it to generate new plot ideas and engineers use it to generate new design ideas. It is great for spurring incremental innovation based on something that already exists and can be described clearly.
The technique uses a table that allows for systematic substitution of one or more options to create new combinations, and potentially product offerings.
To build your product options table, first state the existing product clearly and identify its attributes that you will use in the table. Attributes might be dimensions, components, assemblies, weight, color, material, style, speed, etc. Which attributes of your product you choose to use in the table will shape how you are able to change that product, so think about them carefully.
A well-known example of a product and its attributes is a pizza.
My wife and I were making homemade pizzas the other night and I started thinking about the differences in our two pizzas. We preferred different toppings, and while I am a fan of whole-wheat dough, my wife of Italian descent finds whole-wheat pizza to be heresy. Noticing those two differences identified the first two attributes for a pizza options table: dough and toppings. Other attributes might include crust style, sauce, cheese, shape and cooking method.
An effective options table requires proper setup, so after you have chosen your attributes, put one attribute as the header of its own column in a table. If you chose four attributes, your table would have four columns. Five attributes would have five columns, and so on. The example pizza options table would have seven columns for the seven attributes previously identified. Quick tip: Seven attributes is about the most attributes that you want to have for a table. Too many more and the table might become unmanageable.
Next, think of as many options as possible for each attribute, listing each option in its own row in that attribute's column. How many different types of dough are there? White, wheat and gluten-free are a few, but don't stop at traditional options of an attribute. What else could form the crust of a pizza? Why not corn tortillas or a bed of noodles? Generate a list of options for every attribute in your table.
The fun begins after the options table is complete. Randomly select combinations by choosing one option from each attribute. Also experiment with choosing more than one option for an attribute (such as toppings) or no option at all (a sauce-less pizza, perhaps?).
Make new combinations of options to create new offerings. Many combinations will not end up as a new offering, but the number of available combinations is exponential, so keep creating until you find something useful!
For more visuals of how you could draw the example pizza option table, go to http://tinyurl.com/p599mth.


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For the first 15 minutes, rather than telling me it was busy, or otherwise it just refused to take my AHA number saying it was invalid. Made me go verify it off of an issue of zymurgy (I was reading it off the card), and resubmit required captcha. About 17 after it took the same number it had been refusing then only to tell me there were no tickets left.
there _has_ to be a better way than this. This just gets me angry.
Not too mention the bazillion of tickets that are on eBay now.
One of the reasons I will probably never attend.
The site for me was just telling me High Traffic and to please retry my search; after 13min of that I got a sold out. At least i can go on Friday because my buddy accidently purchased an extra ticket!
Hi AHA members. We've been reading your posts and while we can't reply to each of them individually, we wanted to give everyone another update on GABF ticket sales.
Your staff at the AHA, the Great American Beer Festival and the Brewers Association sincerely regret the problem with today's member pre-sale. Ticketmaster had a technical problem that unfortunately had a negative impact on many of our members. We are sorry. There do not seem to be any easy answers in the world of large-scale event ticketing. At this juncture, the GABF remains under contract with Ticketmaster through 2014. Going forward, all suggestions and options for ticketing solutions will be under review.
At the same time, there are more thirsty members and craft beer enthusiasts than there is capacity at the festival. We know it is disappointing for everyone who wants to go the festival but can't get tickets. Thanks for your continued support of the AHA, the GABF, and the hundreds upon hundreds of American brewers who make the event all that it is.
I was on right when the sale opened today. No luck getting tickets. Kept getting a high demand message-try your search again...or some crap like that. Refreshed for 20 min or so then gave up.
I gave up on even trying to go to the GABF. Tickets are practically impossible to aquire.
Just taking it one brew at a time!
Maybe it is time to replace the GABF with a craft beer drinking friendly crowd and begin a few regional beer fests that are more accessible to the people that deserve to be there? Get rid of the tiny plastic cups and replace them with full size glasses so you can drink what you want. As a Yank over here in the UK, beer fests are much more user friendly where you can find something or several beers you like and drink a pint or two of them. Find your way to the Cambridge (May), GBBF (August), Peterborough (August) or Norwich (October) and find anywhere between 200-400 brewers doing good beer.
Pearl Jam got it right when they went against ticket master and craft beer is no different. As a voting member of the home brewing association, I am tired of the same big market answer. Yeah, I have heard of Savor but that is an even smaller event which is much harder to attend. If craft beer wants to grow, well it needs to include the people that got it there and not the $150+ ticket prices people are finding on Ebay.
Now I'm already getting stressed out about registering for NHC...RDWHANB (relax, don't worry...have a nervous breakdown).
Maybe it is time to replace the GABF with a craft beer drinking friendly crowd and begin a few regional beer fests that are more accessible to the people that deserve to be there?
There are smaller events, particularly on the regional level, that are less advertised, less crowded and more relaxed. They are not all cut from the same cloth. Some are just stupid excuses for a company to charge $30-75 to let you come in and drink 1-2oz samples of the same beer that is normally distributed in your area and easily available at the beer bars in town.
However, I do think it will only be a matter of time before the GABF's prominence starts to decline for brewers because it's gotten so big. If you're a regional brewery that doesn't distribute in the west half of the country then it probably doesn't make as much sense to dedicate the time to going to Denver when you could spend the same time and money to invest more deeply in building brand loyalty in the market where you distribute or where you want to distribute next. After all, how much brand building can you do 1oz at a time where you barely talk to the people trying your beers?
That's not a dig on GABF, rather it's a testament to how successful the event has become and how big craft brewing has become. It's fantastic that so many breweries want to come together from around the country and be featured together. However, there are so many small breweries with small distribution markets it just may not be cost effective to go to GABF and compete against all the other breweries.
the only way to break the cycle is for people not to buy from ebay or stub-hub. Let those people lose their butts holding unsold tickets and this won.t happen again. Or only allow 4 tickets per purchase plus a transaction fee and it will keep wholesalers from buying hundreds of tickets at a time for resale .
I got online as soon as tickets were available and had to enter my no. For 15minutes and finally got through, just figured high traffic was the problem. Did finally get mine.


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2019 has not been my blogging year so far! I've had so many post ideas but just no motivation to write. Work has been busy and sometimes life just gets in the way, and that's OK! Ever since my Walt Disney World trip at the end of last year I feel like Disney has taken over my life (in a totally amazing way of course!) We are off to Disneyland Paris this year and are also saving hard to get back to Florida next year, so in anticipation of this, I wanted to share with you my top 10 Walt Disney World rides.
So, after a little rambling introduction here we go, I'm going to count down to my number 1 favourite ride, here goes!
A classic Disney ride! Pirates is a slow dark ride, and an absolute must! This was the first ride we went on and I had so much fun!
This is breath taking, another slow dark ride but the Avatar theming is genuinely out of this world! The sounds, the smells, everything is amazing. If you want to chill out and feel like you're somewhere else entirely, definitely take a ride on this!
I've been a huge Star Wars fan since forever, and this did not disappoint! Star tours is so much fun, and it definitely throws you around more than you think!
Let your competitive side out and try and get the best score in the vehicle! This is Toy Story themed 'shooting' style game where you have to get the most points, you will leave this ride with a huge smile on your face, I promise you!
All of the 'mountain' rides at Magic Kingdom are SO GOOD. I love the space theming and being in the dark always makes everything so exciting! We can't wait to go on the equivalent ride at Disneyland Paris to compare!
Another mountain! Big Thunder is so fun and the more we rode it the more we enjoyed it. Tip – definitely ride this at night too if you get the chance!
If you're looking for a thrill then get yourself over to Hollywood Studios. I love Aerosmith so I love the theming, I'm not looking forward to them ever changing it! There is nothing better than waiting for that 3, 2, 1 before you speed off into the dark for a super thrilling adventure!
Oh my, it's getting so hard to narrow down the top 3, because I absolutely LOVE this ride (I feel like I've said this before…!) Firstly, Everest is a great place to head to for some great pictures. Secondly, I would definitely class this a thrill ride too, and so many different elements; forwards, backwards, slow, fast, drops, everything you want it's got! Not to mentioned you don't want that yeti to get you!
So I imagine this ride is a lot of people's number 1, and believe me this ride is on another level. It is truly unlike anything else in Disney World!
I was pretty apprehensive to ride Tower of Terror, but this quickly became our ultimate favourite ride. The theming, the cast members, the story telling, and of course…the drop! I love how the ride is different every time and you never know what is coming next.
There are so many other amazing rides, some honourable mentions have to go out to Splash Mountain, Dinosaur and Kilimanjaro Safari!
I would love to hear your favourites, let me know in the comments what makes your top 10!
Walt Disney World is on my bucket list I'd absolutely love to go there! I've rode Big Thunder, Space Mountain and Tower of Terror in Disneyland Paris and I loved Big Thunder it was my favourite ride and Space Mountain was good too but I'll never be going on Tower of Terror again! Wasn't a good idea when I'm afraid of heights haha!
I'm scared of heights too and was dreading tower but I loved it!! Awhh I can't wait to go to Paris apparently some of the rides are better there!! Thanks so much for your comment Jess!


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