High-availability architectures represent a wide-ranging subject of interlocked complexity stretching over all layers of the OSI (Open System Interconnection) stack.Keep in mind that the end-user's perception of service availability is the ultimate and most relevant criterion; perception will be favorable if you did your job right. Toward that end, high-availability architectures satisfy the follo
As IT services become more and more important to the organization, the notion of the a service being down becomes scary. So the organization begins to search for ways to make the IT services more available. The usual solution to high availability is to place the IT service on a cluster system.So, let's start with a definitionA computer cluster is a group of linked computers, working together close
The tasks for the system administrator depend on the high availability features that you have implemented. In general, you need to minimize both planned downtime and unplanned downtime for your SAP system. The tasks listed below are important to minimizing downtime in your system. Getting Started For a full checklist of what features you need to consider when designing high availability into you
After reading my previous article about SQL SERVER - 2008 - High Availability - Hot Add CPU the same developer who suggested Hot Add CPU asked me if there are any restrictions in Hot Adding Memory.
Yes, there are few restictions to Hot Add Memory as well. I am listing them here.
1) Underlying hardware is always [...]
One of team member suggested that we should upgrade to SQL Server 2008 because its new feature is very cool “Hot Add CPU”.
Yes, I agree it is very cool feature. I am eagerly waiting for RTM of SQL Server 2008 so I can upgrade our servers to SQL Server 2008. However, to use the feature [...]
Ein interessantes Interview mit Becky Benfield, Principal Program Manager, zum Thema Exchange 2007 High Availability Capabilities - sprich: Clustering - hat Harold Wong auf der TechEd 2007 aufgenommen.
Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die neuen Features des SP1 wie SCR gelegt:
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Crucial deploys shared hosting accounts in a highly available split-shared hosting environment. The Crucial split-shared hosting service is an advanced service provider configuration that places shared hosting accounts or services in different VEs (Virtual Environments).
Shared hosting is easily the most common hosting service model, but it is fraught with risk without isolation between customers. A [...]
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Helps you plan and deploy a highly available data center that uses Microsoft SQL Server 2000 through proper procedures that increase availability, catastrophic disasters recovery, downtime prevention and minimization.
Book Description
Companies and other organizations depend more than ever on the availability of their Information Technology, and most mission critical business processes are IT-based processes. Business continuity is the ability to do business under any circumstances and is an essential requirement modern companies are facing. High availability and disaster recovery are contributions of the IT