As part of the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Always On offering, Always On Failover Cluster Instances leverages Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) functionality to provide local high availability ...

Much has been written about SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, but the topic of SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) that span both availability zones and regions is far less ...

The name of the virtual server is always the same as the name of the SQL Network Name (the SQL Virtual Server Network Name). Although you can change the name of the virtual server, you cannot change ...

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 ...

SQL Server failover clustering (FCI) is a high-availability and disaster recovery solution that helps to ensure continuous operation of your databases. It works by connecting multiple servers into ...

The chapter includes; the new features associated with failover clustering for both SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, it then covers step-by-steps on implementing a two node single instance ...

I have not done too much with SQL Server Failover Clustering except in test mode with Virtual Server and VMWare. This session was packed with experienced professionals who had seen it all.

SQL Server Always On, leveraging WSFC, includes: Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs): Instance-level high availability. Availability Groups (AGs): Database-level high availability and disaster recovery.