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- High Availability
- Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two...
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- How do we measure high availability?
- How do we measure high availability?Downtime timing"In many cases, timing and duration are more important than total downtime/outage."This is so very, very true!I'd rather have my internet or computer be down at, say midnight when I'm sleeping than say around noon while I'm working on an important project.Of course, I...
- Tags: downtime, high availability
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- How do we measure high availability?
- Over the past 2 months, I've seen an increase in the number of end user inquiries regarding high availability and almost more importantly, how to measure high availability HA. HA means something different depending on whom you're talking with so it's worth a quick definition. I define HA as: ...
- Tags: Availability, Information Technology, High Availability, Downtime, High Availability Discussion, Strategy, Management, Stephanie Balaouras
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Maximize Uptime, Performance and Savings with UNIX
- Learn about improving service, reducing cost and managing risk with Unix. More easily manage servers, better align IT and business operations, and reduce energy costs while improving processing flexibility and availability with a complete suite of management and high availability solutions Join this live...
- Tags: Performance, Information Technology, High Availability, Server, Uptime, UNIX, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management
- Webcasts 2009-06-03
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Hyper-V High Availability Configuration on HP ProLiant BL680c G5 Server Blades
- This white paper documents the configuration details and performance results of a two server building block with HP ProLiant BL680c G5 server blades. Each BL680c server blade in the building block is running five, Hyper-V virtual machines VM for a total of ten VMs. Performance testing was conducted using the...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Blade Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Blade, Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, HP Compaq ProLiant, Blade Servers, Performance Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Inside SQL Server 2008 - Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements
- SQL 2005 introduced High Availability and scalability enhancements, such as database mirroring and improved failover clustering from earlier versions. Microsoft is shooting for close to zero downtime with the launch of SQL 2008 by incorporating availability and recovery features that were previously only available in third-party solutions. These features include...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, High Availability, Scalability, Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- White papers 2009-05-20
- Petrochemical Firm Achieves Savings, High Availability With Disaster Recovery Solution
- Honam Petrochemical Corporation HPC produces plastics, synthetics, and basic chemicals and, following mergers with two other companies, was in the process of integrating its various IT infrastructures. With several mail servers in different locations and an increasing volume of e-mail, HPC wanted to simplify management by consolidating its servers and...
- Tags: Solution, Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Microsoft Corp., Disaster Recovery, E-mail Servers, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Adopting Server Virtualization for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: CA ARCserve Backup and CA XOsoft Replication and High Availability Software With Hyper-V Technology - A Powerful Combination
- Server virtualization technology helps significantly reduce overall IT capital expense and operational costs. Hyper-V virtualization technology, a feature of the Windows Server 2008 operating system, is an enterprise-class virtualization solution that can be quickly deployed in any business environment. By using Hyper-V with BC/DR solutions from CA such as CA...
- Tags: CA ARCserve, High Availability, Backup, XOSoft, CA ARCserve Backup, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Computer Associates International Inc., Replication, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Roi/Tco, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Data Management, Servers, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Storage
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Ensuring High Availability With VMware vSphere
- VMware once again raises the bar for providing simple and cost-effective application high availability with VMware vSphere 4. Tune in to hear about VMware Fault Tolerance FT, a new feature in VMware vSphere that provides continuous availability to applications in the event of hardware failures. This webcast also covers enhancements...
- Tags: High Availability, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-04-27
- Oracle VM High Availability: Hands-On Guide to Implementing Guest VM HA
- This white paper focuses on best practices of the Oracle VM Guest VM High Availability HA design and implementation. It serves as a practical guide to help customers design the HA environment and experience the benefits of Oracle VM. Guest VM HA functionality provides a powerful, easy-to-manage solution for maximizing...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., High Availability
- White papers 2009-04-01
- TechNet Webcast: High Availability Basics With Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (Level 200)
- Virtualization is a hot topic on customers' minds. But what happens if one consolidate a number of servers into virtual machines, put them on a single host computer, and that computer fails? All the eggs are in one basket, so to speak, and users may not be able to access...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, High Availability, Microsoft TechNet, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Hardware, Storage, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Webcasts 2009-03-19
- Emerald Queen uses Neverfail for Exchange
- I encourage people to do their homework when choosing a high availability solution. If you know what your business needs, it goes a long way in making the best purchasing decision. There are a lot of vendors out there, but not all provide the functionality and flexibility your IT shop...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Entertainment, Neverfail, Emerald Queen Hotel & Casinos, E-mail, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Online Communications, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Veritas Cluster Server Technical Overview and Roadmap
- While server and application environments are becoming more complex, interconnected, and dynamic, IT organizations are under increasing pressure to maintain the same service levels with the same IT budget. The attendee will learn how Symantec's industry leading high availability products will help organizations achieve higher levels of availability and optimize...
- Tags: VERITAS Cluster Server, Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., High Availability, Server, Security
- Webcasts 2009-03-03
- Continuous Cluster Replication and Direct Attached Storage: High Availability Without Breaking the Bank
- When Exchange Server 4.0 was introduced, internal drives (or, for the well-funded, direct attached storage) were widely used. When the author first started working with Exchange in the mid-1990s, many of the organization's Exchange Servers used 2GB internal drives; these servers provided file and print services, and also ran SMS....
- Tags: Bank, Direct-Attached Storage, Clustering, Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Replication, 3Sharp, E-mail Servers, Storage, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2009-03-02
- Delivering On-Demand Scalability and High Availability at an Affordable Price
- A Louisville, Kentucky based hosting partner, MaximumASP provides exclusively Microsoft Windows based Web hosting and managed IT services to over 2,500 customers in more than 60 countries, with over 50,000 domains with 2,700 servers. The company provides comprehensive network protection, automated server patching, and advanced server monitoring to customers. MaximumASP's...
- Tags: On-demand, High Availability, Customer, Microsoft Corp., MaximumASP, Web Hosting, Managed Hosting, Smb/Sme, It Services, Servers, Internet, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- How Enterprise Vault Supports Exchange 2007 High Availability Options
- This paper outlines the high availability options introduced in Exchange 2007, namely LCR, CCR and SCR, and discusses how Enterprise Vault supports them. This paper is intended only to position these technologies with respect to Enterprise Vault and is not intended to be a deep level technical discussion or a...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Symantec Corp., High Availability
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Achieving High Availability in a SAS Grid Environment
- With increasingly complex analytics, growing data volumes and tightening batch windows, businesses are facing an ever greater need for guaranteed uptime and continuity of services commonly referred to as high availability. At the heart of such a system is resilient infrastructure that provides the architecture for successfully running SAS applications...
- Tags: Environment, High Availability, SAS Institute, Grid
- White papers 2009-02-27
- Maintaining High Availability for Enterprise Voice in Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007
- The Enteprise Voice feature is dependent on various components of Office Communication Server 2007 and telephony infrastructure. High availability for each of these components can be ensured via various methods as outlined above. Choice of implementation may depend on various factors such as cost, complexity, and availability levels achieved Business...
- Tags: Telephony, Microsoft Office, Voice, High Availability, Server, Microsoft Corp., Enteprise Voice Feature, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2009-02-17
- High Availability Choices for Exchange Server 2007: Continuous Cluster Replication or Single Copy Clustering
- Each year, more organizations are determining that e-mail is a mission-critical application that hosts an increasing share of intellectual property. With this reliance on e-mail services, the need for highly available systems where messaging services must be accessible at all times has become more apparent, and organizations are making significant...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Clustering, Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, Messaging, Replication, 3Sharp, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Online Communications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-02-16
- CA VMware Tech Brief
- The expansion of IT systems to support the growth of mission-critical business processes and services is fueling two parallel trends. One is the increase in the deployment of new applications and the provision of access to them and their information in ways that are economical, flexible, fast and well managed....
- Tags: High Availability, XOSoft, VMware Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
- White papers 2009-02-09
- TechNet Webcast: Virtualization Solutions for High Availability (Level 300)
- Before the virtualization of all these workloads, if one server failed, one only lost that workload for the time it took to recover. Now, if one server fails, potentially several critical workloads looses. How does this benefit the organization? The presenter of this webcast shows the server clustering support, configuration,...
- Tags: Webcast, Workload, High Availability, Microsoft TechNet, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Storage
- Webcasts 2009-02-06
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