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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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- Planning for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Using CA Recovery Management Solutions and VMware vSphere Cloud Operating Systems for High Availability
- Today, IT organizations face significant growth of mission-critical business processes and services, fueling two parallel trends. One is the increase in the deployment of new applications and the IT infrastructure required to support them, in ways that are economical, flexible, fast and well managed. The other is an increase in...
- Tags: Recovery Management Corp., Operating System, CA XOSoft, High Availability, VMware Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-17
- Designing High Availability for SQL Server 2005
- The end of downtime, period! Job No. 1 for database administrators DBAs is making sure that the data they're responsible for is available all the time.That's because for anyone who implements database systems with Microsoft SQL Server, be it 2000 or 2005, data availability quickly becomes mission-critical. This is why...
- Tags: Database Administrator, Microsoft SQL Server, CA XOSoft, High Availability, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-17
- Designing High Availability for Internet Information Services
- End downtime forever! - Organizations today are relying more and more on Web services for the implementation of mission-critical applications. With the advent of Service-Oriented Architectures SOAs,which make extensive use of the core Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP and the Secure Sockets Layer SSL, the Web server from the past has...
- Tags: Web Server, CA XOSoft, High Availability, Information Service, Microsoft IIS Server, Web Servers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Servers, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2009-11-17
- The Essential Guide: Real-Time High Availability for Exchange - Replicate Exchange Data for Improved Resiliency
- Business email has become so important that most organizations consider achieving the highest possible availability a must. How can you measure—and improve—your email systems' availability and resiliency?
- Tags: CA XOSoft, High Availability, Computer Associates International Inc., Business Email, E-mail, Online Communications
- White papers 2009-11-17
- Overview on SP1 Release for Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1
- Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1 will be releasing Service Pack 1 (SP1) in November. This SP1 release includes an eye-popping list of extended features and additional functionality that enables this product to maintain its competitive edge in the storage management and availability space for the Windows environment....
- Tags: Symantec Corp., High Availability, Provisioning, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-11-12
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Virtual Server Environments
- Companies are utilizing server virtualization to reduce hardware costs and increase agility, however deploying mission-critical applications in virtual machines brings new challenges. The attendee will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges to true high availability and some answers on how to achieve it.
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Symantec Corp., Environment, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization
- Webcasts 2009-10-20
- 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
- High Availability and Security for UNIX-Based Trading Application
- The client, an entity at the forefront of the energy trading sector, was in need of a solution to improve the resiliency of their homegrown trading software and the associated web portal, all running on a UNIX platform. Blackbriar Technologies' Systems Architects were tasked with designing a solution to provide...
- Tags: Security, High Availability, Cisco PIX Firewall, Blackbriar Technologies, Network Security, Data Centers, Portals, UNIX, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies 2009-05-20
- Scalable Transactions for Web Applications in the Cloud
- Cloud computing platforms provide scalability and high availability properties for web applications but they sacrifice data consistency at the same time. However, many applications cannot afford any data inconsistency. The paper presents a scalable transaction manager for cloud database services to execute ACID transactions of web applications, even in the...
- Tags: Transaction, Web Application, High Availability, Scalability, Vrije Universiteit, Cloud Computing
- White papers 2009-05-08
- 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
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