Challenge to Triumph: Exploring Real-World High Availability in SQL Server Environments
summary
A large Canadian media/tax arm migrates about 300 SQL clusters into AWS and replaces SQL Enterprise Always On with SIOS DataKeeper replication plus Windows failover clustering, removing shared storage with a SANless cluster and using SQL Standard to cut licensing and instance size. DataKeeper performs block-level replication synchronously across AZs and asynchronously to DR, supports many databases per cluster, and the customer reports around 70% savings (one project showing ~90%) plus 24/7 support and fast VM build times.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:31Scios Technology overview
- 2:36Customer challenges
- 3:41SQL Server migration to AWS
- 6:08SIOS DataKeeper architecture
- 8:33SIOS clusters in AWS
- 9:15Customer goals and benefits
- 10:39Support and satisfaction
- 11:45Cost savings with SQL Standard
- 13:13Cost comparison and savings
- 15:00SIOS capabilities and alternatives
- 16:46Q&A
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