Chapter 18. SQL Server High Availability

With SQL Server 2008, Microsoft continues to push the high availability (HA) bar higher and higher. Extensive high-availability options, coupled with a variety of Windows server family enhancements, provide almost everyone with a chance at achieving the mythical “five-nines” (that is, 99.999% uptime).

Understanding your high-availability requirements is only the first step in implementing a successful high-availability application. Knowing what technical ...

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