Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Unleashed

Summary

Replication is a powerful feature of SQL Server that can be used in many business situations. Companies can use replication for anything from roll-up reporting to relieving the main server from ad hoc queries and reporting. It is critical to let your company’s requirements drive the type of replication technique to use. Determining the replication option and configuration to use is difficult, but actually setting it up is reasonably easy. Microsoft has come a long way in this regard. Peer-to-peer replication seems to have the most promise of delivering multimaster symmetric replication in a production environment. Microsoft’s overall architectural approach and implementation is the model for the industry. With the addition of Change ...