High availability (HA) clusters ensure that business applications and services stay online, even during unexpected failures. Also known as failover clusters, these systems help maintain continuous operation and minimize downtime by seamlessly handling hardware or software disruptions. Here’s an inside look at how HA clusters work, why they’re essential, and what you need to consider when implementing them. What is [...]
What is High Availability? High availability (HA) refers to a system’s ability to ensure uninterrupted operation and accessibility, typically measured as a percentage of uptime. Reduced downtime, the elimination of single points of failure, and the replication and distribution of data across multiple locations all contribute to creating a highly available architecture. How is High Availability Measured? High availability [...]
Did you know that most disasters are localized to a specific room, building, or campus? Similarly, the majority of maintenance and repairs are completed in a single location too. These more frequent events often create significant disruption for IT operations. Luckily, this disruption can be reduced or eliminated through the use of stretch clusters. Join us for an in-depth navigation [...]
There is much talk about the digital transformation of manufacturing – Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Factories, etc. – and rightfully so. These transitions and transformations are, and will be, having major implications for manufacturers of all types and sizes. At the beginning, end, and throughout these changes and implementations there is one common denominator – data, and its [...]
Virtually all organizations are now completely reliant on IT for everyday operations, and as such the availability and uptime of these systems is critically important. Loss of service equates to loss of productivity which, depending on the severity, can have a potentially huge impact. This is important as IT shifts from the datacenter to include distributed, edge computing at [...]
What is Cyber Resilience? As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the internet, and cloud computing, the level of cyber crime occurring around the globe is also on the rise. Consequently, “cyber security,” a term used to describe defending data, networks and IT systems, from cyber attacks, has become a hot topic in the business world. While [...]
StorMagic SvSAN is a virtual storage appliance (VSA) that provides a lightweight, highly available shared storage solution, with no single points of failure. It is typically deployed on to two servers and performs synchronous mirroring between the servers. Although 2-node clusters deployments are the most common use case for SvSAN, it is possible to scale-out the cluster beyond two servers, [...]