When designed to support SQL Server, the failover cluster creates a high-performance, high-availability environment that is easy to manage.

Making SQL Server “always on” SQL Server offers two of its own HA/DR features: Always On Failover Cluster Instances and Always On Availability Groups. FCIs afford three notable advantages: inclusion ...

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud The thing about clouds is that they can change shape ...

Developers have already voiced interest in Microsoft's clustering plans, and its Viper technology promises more high-end distributed applications for Windows NT.