Ask 10 people 'What is high availability?' and you might get 15 different answers. For the purposes here, HA will be defined as ensuring SQL Server is operating when and as needed. 'When' takes into ...

Providing high availability (HA) protection for SQL Server in VMware environments requires teamwork from SQL DBAs, VM Admins, and SAN admins, but each of these roles have different priorities that ...

SQL Server’s other HA/DR feature, Always On Availability Groups, is a more robust solution capable of providing rapid recoveries with no data loss. Among its other advantages are inclusion in SQL ...

Titled "Live Q&A - The Human Impact of SQL Server High Availability in Virtual Environments," this webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT.

Instead, Microsoft is treating RC3 as a tune-up to SQL Server 2016 on its way to final release. "The improvements in SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) primarily consist of bug fixes and other ...

Titled, "Keeping the Peace with Your Sys Admins while Providing SQL Server High Availability," this webinar will be held on Thursday, December 15 at 10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST. To register, please ...