Archives for May 2019

Webinar: Why Clustering for SQL Server High Availability?

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Why Clustering for SQL Server High Availability

Webinar: Why Clustering for SQL Server High Availability?

When it comes to SQL Server high availability (HA), SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) has been the standard since 1998 with the release of SQL Server 7. Dave Bermingham, Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter MVP and former Cluster MVP, reviews what clusters are, why you should use them for high availability, discusses SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance concepts and why it is an important part of your Mission Critical SQL Server deployment whether you run on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid cloud configuration.

Webinar: Failover Clustering in the Cloud – Understanding Your Options

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

Failover Clustering in the Cloud – Understanding Your Options

Webinar: Failover Clustering in the Cloud – Understanding Your Options

Windows Server 2016 introduced Storage Spaces Direct, to allow for shared storage in Azure that could help with building and configuring a Windows cluster in the cloud. While this sounded like a killer feature (and it can be with proper infrastructure) it runs into challenges in cloud environments with limited bandwidth available for both storage and data traffic.

In this webinar, you will learn about the configuration of clusters in the cloud, some real-world examples of problems, and alternatives for maintaining a shared storage infrastructure within Azure.

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Webinar: Survive Azure outage with High Availability and Disaster Recovery

May 24, 2019 by Jason Aw Leave a Comment

How to survive the next Azure outage

Webinar: How to survive the next Azure outage with High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions

It is up to you to ensure you have covered all the bases when it comes to your disaster recovery plan. Not everyone needs all of their applications to be available all of the time. However, after witnessing the Azure outage of 2018, you want to make sure that you have High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions in place to keep your business running optimally in the event of another outage. This webinar reviews the options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in the cloud and the levels of availability and trade-offs you will achieve with each option.