Microsoft® SQL Server High Availability

Alternative Techniques in Support of High Availability

As you consider and evaluate all of the primary high availability options that are available to you, you often realize that you might only need one portion of an application to be highly available, or that a Microsoft solution isn't optimal. Better understanding what third-party high availability alternatives are available in the marketplace can be time well spent. In addition, understanding intermediate techniques to utilize (like using DTS packages to dynamically create redundant data) as an early step to achieving some degree of high availability may help you mitigate your current risk and exposure. And, seeing what other vendor technical architectures look like (like an IBM high availability ...