DBAs have many options for how to ensure high availability (HA) for SQL Server. Some of these options are available in the different versions and editions of SQL Server itself. Some are available in ...

The chapter includes; the new features associated with failover clustering for both SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, it then covers step-by-steps on implementing a two node single instance ...

Q: A company's IT team is in the planning stage of implementing highly available virtual machines on a guest failover cluster using the shared VHDx technology in Windows Server 2012 R2. Which of the ...

In the first part of this preview we said that Windows Server 2008 was more or less complete and ready for launch. That, it seems, was a little premature, as a number of important announcements have ...

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud The thing about clouds is that they can change shape even ...

Marathon Technology this week will update its Windows server clustering and failover package with a software-only version. The software-based Endurance Virtual FTserver will replace Marathon’s ...

Microsoft has released another Windows Server test build to Insiders in the Fast Ring. The latest "build="" --="" number="" "="">-- is for both Windows Server 2019 and the associated Windows Server ...

Software plans for making high-end computing jobs less susceptible to system crashes are ratcheting ahead. The niche has some analysts making large growth predictions. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...