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SQL is Causing Problems in the Data Center

July 18, 2014 by <a href="http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2014/07/sql-causing-problems-data-center">Nick Booth</a> Leave a Comment

Study says high availability and disaster recovery are becoming more difficult to manage as software license costs rise

Cloud computing vendor SIOS Technology said data centers are facing problems running high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) on SQL Server systems.

It conducted a study that found operators face escalating costs of software licenses and with storing and managing the databases.

The service provider, which polled 191 IT staff, found that improving SQL server performance is a priority for nearly half the industry – 43%.

But finding money for such upgrades could be a problem, with a majority of respondents saying they also have unexpected budget problems.

The main challenges in providing HA and DR for SQL were found to be the rising cost of SQL licensing (experienced by 71% of users), the rising cost of SAN storage (68%) and SAN configuration limitations (69%).

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Storage Newsletter: Providing HA and Disaster Protection for SQL Server Poses Variety of Challenges

July 16, 2014 by <a href="http://www.storagenewsletter.com/rubriques/market-reportsresearch/providing-ha-and-disaster-protection-for-sql-server-poses-varity-of-challenges-sios-technology/">StorageNewsletter.com</a> Leave a Comment

SIOS Technology Corp., maker of SAN and #SANLess clustering software products, announced the results of its SQL Server HA survey of large corporations in the United States (76%) and Europe (9%).

The survey elicited responses from 191 IT professionals across a range of vertical industries to understand current trends and challenges related to providing HA and DR for SQL Server.

Specific areas covered by the survey, included identifying the most important challenges to providing HA and DR; understanding the costs of HA and DR for SQL Server; and determining the plans and priorities for 2014/2015.

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Data Center Post: SIOS Technology Releases Premier SQL Server High Availability Survey Results

July 11, 2014 by <a href="http://datacenterpost.com/2014/07/2891.html">DataCenterPost.com</a> Leave a Comment

SIOS Technology just issued the results of its premier SQL Server High Availability survey of large corporations in the United States (76%) and Europe (9%). The survey elicited responses from 191 IT professionals across a wide range of vertical industries to understand current trends and challenges related to providing high availability (HA) and disaster protection (DR) for SQL Server.

Improving SQL performance was rated as the highest priority for the next 12 months (43 percent) followed by improving SQL Server disaster protection (recovery point and recovery time objectives) (24 percent). This emphasis on DR is further reflected by 40 percent who agreed or strongly agreed that “Our SQL DR strategy needs improvement.”

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TVTechnology: SQL Server Data Centers Need High Availability and Disaster Protection, But At What Price?

July 11, 2014 by Margaret Hoagland Leave a Comment

By using local storage you not only eliminate the cost and complexity of a SAN, you also ensure fast, efficient SQL response times.

Last month a company called SIOS Technology Corp. conducted a survey of large data centers to understand current trends and challenges related to providing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for Microsoft’s SQL Server (a commonly used database for large amounts of data). The company hosting the survey said it has developed a better (more cost-effective) way of managing these two critical elements of data center and large file-based production operations.

For most survey respondents, controlling costs was the most significant challenge. The rising cost of Microsoft SQL licensing  was next (17 percent), followed by vendor lock in (14 percent) and the cost of SAN storage (13 percent).

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IT Knowledge Exchange: #sqlpass Summit First Timers Webcast 2014 Edition

July 9, 2014 by <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/profile/mrdenny/">Denny Cherry</a> Leave a Comment

sios_logo I’m pleased to announce that my now annual SQL PASS 1st Timers Webcast 2013 Edition will be Wednesday August 20th, 2014 at 11am Pacific/ 2pm Eastern / 6pm (1800) GMT. This years event is being sponsored by the fine folks at SIOS Technology.

During this session I’ll be talking about the things you need to know if this is your first PASS Summit, or if this is your first trip to Seattle (in case last year was your first PASS summit). I’ll be talking about things like the best ways to get from the airport to downtown, which hotels are your best bet, how to get around the city, where the must see things if you’ve got some tourist time scheduled, and a lot more. And of course I’ll be announcing this years SQL Karaoke party including sponsor, location and of course where to sign up for your wristband.

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