Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 - 10:09 am EDT

Protecting SQL Server from Downtime

Posted by: Brian Mullins

In recent months, Marathon has put together a series of toolkits with materials on reducing downtime and data loss, including toolkits for Citrix XenApp and Microsoft Exchange 2007.

Our latest toolkit is now available, this time for Microsoft SQL Server. Protecting SQL Server from downtime has become even more critical in recent years, as businesses run more of their critical systems, including electronic commerce, online banking, just-in-time manufacturing and streaming media (just to name a few) on SQL.

This toolkit includes materials on SQL Server high availability in both physical and virtual environments.

White paper: 5 Secrets to SQL Server Availability This paper reviews five proven secrets to affordable SQL high availability that will help IT managers implement a SQL Server environment with little or no downtime - and zero data loss.

White paper: The SSWUG.org Increasing Reliability and Availability in a Virtualized SQL Server Environment white paper, authored by Microsoft SQL Server MVP Stephen Wynkoop, provides IT professionals with best practices and considerations for designing and implementing a virtualized SQL environment including:

• Potential pitfalls to avoid when virtualizing SQL Server
• How to increase reliability and availability of a virtualized SQL Server environment
• A SQL Server virtualization case study (Sullivan Group)

On-Demand Webinar: SQL Availability: Protecting your Database and Applications featuring Microsoft SQL Server MVP Stephen Wynkoop, helps IT administrators understand SQL back-up and restore options. Wynkoop also presents his Concentric Rings of Recovery plan, which covers the four levels of preparedness for local, alternate, off-site and remote locations.

Also, be sure to check out some addtional SQL Server resources, including SQL user groups, SQL Server job boards, SQL MVP blogs and Twitter feeds, and other SQL-related info.
 

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