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How a WSFC Default Setting Triggered a P0 SQL Server Outage

This article describes a critical SQL Server Failover Cluster incident caused by a default “Add all eligible storage” setting during node addition and subsequent run validate cluster tool, which led to a DB crash and failover failure, and outlines a detailed step-by-step recovery process and preventive method to avoid mission critical outages.

Incident overview. In enterprise architecture, a Severity 1 / Priority 0 (P0) incident represents the highest level of business disruption—a total system blackout where all end-users are completely down and revenue-generating operations grind to a halt.

High-availability design is meant to protect systems from failure, but configuration oversights during infrastructure scaling can inadvertently cause the exact outages they are built to prevent.

In this article, I break down a real-world production incident involving a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) running on Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). Discover why an administrative wizard checkbox triggered an immediate crash into...

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ICS Patch Tuesday: Schneider Electric, Siemens Fix Critical Flaws

Industrial giants Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Aveva have published September 2026 Patch Tuesday advisories, informing customers about vulnerabilities found in their ICS products. Schneider Electric published four new security advisories and updated four others, including one originally released in 2019. The most severe of the newly addressed issues is a

Good headphones don't always have to cost a bomb and these 10 highly rated Flipkart picks prove it

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Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe

* Google is investing over $15 billion into Finland over two years * Nuclear energy, wind power and battery storage are top of mind * The company is also improving local forests, adding new saunas Google has announced plans to invest around $15.1 billion into Finland's AI and digital infrastructure

The First And Latest Star Wars Films Are Coming To IMAX 70mm In 2027

'Star Wars: A New Hope' will be screened from the original cut, not the remastered version. Lucasfilm For its 50th anniversary, the original 1977 Star Wars will be released on IMAX 70mm on February 19, 2027 for the first time ever, LucasFilm announced. It will be joined on

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ICS Patch Tuesday: Schneider Electric, Siemens Fix Critical Flaws

Good headphones don't always have to cost a bomb and these 10 highly rated Flipkart picks prove it

Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe

The First And Latest Star Wars Films Are Coming To IMAX 70mm In 2027