--- title: The Coeo Blog | Matt Robertshaw (2) description: As a Principal Consultant at Coeo, I specialise in Microsoft's data and analytics platforms. Prior to Coeo, I spent 7 years at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer and SQL Server Consultant. At Coeo, I provide advice, guidance and practical experience to customers with a desire to migrate and modernise their data platform environments in Azure. (2) --- [![](https://www.coeo.com/wp-content/themes/coeo/images/logo.svg)](https://www.coeo.com/) +44 (0)20 3051 3595 | [info@coeo.com](mailto:info@coeo.com) | [Client portal login](https://my.coeo.com) # The Coeo Blog ## Matt Robertshaw ![](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/MattRCircle.jpg) As a Principal Consultant at Coeo, I specialise in Microsoft's data and analytics platforms. Prior to Coeo, I spent 7 years at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer and SQL Server Consultant. At Coeo, I provide advice, guidance and practical experience to customers with a desire to migrate and modernise their data platform environments in Azure. ### Recent Posts ## [Introducing Always Encrypted](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2017/05/08/introducing-always-encrypted) With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becoming a focus point for many organisations, data owners are investing in ways to better protect their customers' data. Microsoft has invested heavily in a range of new security capabilities in SQL Server 2016 such as Row-Level Security, Dynamic.. [![Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/MattRCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2017/05/08/introducing-always-encrypted) [Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-robertshaw) | May 08 , 2017 ## [Clustering SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2012 R2](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2016/04/21/installing-a-sql-server-2008-r2-failover-cluster-on-windows-server-2012-r2) I recently had to install a SQL Server 2008 R2 failover cluster on Windows Server 2012 R2. Some of you may be wondering if this is actually supported. A quick look at the [hardware and software requirements for SQL Server 2008 R2](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(v=sql.105).aspx) indicates that it is indeed supported. [![Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/MattRCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2016/04/21/installing-a-sql-server-2008-r2-failover-cluster-on-windows-server-2012-r2) [Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-robertshaw) | April 21 , 2016 ## [Converging tables with PowerShell and TableDiff](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2016/04/17/converging-tables-with-powershell-and-tablediff) If you've ever had to troubleshoot non-convergence with SQL Server Replication and not been able to initialize from a snapshot or backup, you could be left with the complex task of manually synchronising individual tables. Non-convergence is a term used to describe the differences in rows between.. [![Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/MattRCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2016/04/17/converging-tables-with-powershell-and-tablediff) [Matt Robertshaw](https://blog.coeo.com/author/matt-robertshaw) | April 17 , 2016 ## [What's new in SQL Server 2016?](https://blog.coeo.com/mattrobertshaw/2015/11/02/whats-new-in-sql-server-2016-2) Heard about SQL Server 2016?  Want to know more? 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