As companies become more dependent on Web-based services, more and more of them are considering adding failover capabilities to their Windows Server 2008 R2 servers. This expert podcast explores key factors you will need to consider as you prepare to deploy Windows Server 2008 R2, including software add-ons, performance requirements, and more. 

Just what do you expect Microsoft has delivered with the latest release of Windows Server - Windows Server 2008 R2 (release 2)? Let's take a look at how different and how similar Windows Server 2008 R2 could be for you. 

This white paper provides a technical overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Release 2 with an emphasis on the features and functionality that can be implemented to provide the highest availability and scalability for your enterprise applications. 

This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization. 

The more you know about built-in functionality in the .NET framework and ASP.NET, the less code you have to write, which ultimately makes your applications more maintainable. This white paper outlines several different tips to enhance developer productivity and reduce the amount of code that needs to be written in many cases. 

Scale-out NAS systems can accommodate data growth simply by adding more capacity resources; and processing power can be increased as needed. 

Oracle introduces the new Sun Fire X4170 M2, the most versatile IT infrastructure building block server and the Sun Fire X4270 M2 server, the ideal server for clustered database and virtualized workloads. 

IT shops are increasingly considering failover capabilities to support critical Web-based services. This webcast looks at what factors you need to consider and tasks you must perform to successfully deploy Windows Server 2008 R2. 

<p>This white paper examines how the versatile design of the Oracle SPARC SuperCluster T4-4 along with powerful, bundled virtualization capabilities makes it an ideal platform for  consolidating  enterprise servers and workloads and  deploying multi-tiered applications with Web, database, and application components.  </p> 

This white paper demonstrates that a data grid infrastructure, built with clustered caching, can help you avoid "weak link" vulnerabilities that can sabotage SOA strategies. Discover why the data grid offers improved data access that can create a competitive edge, improve financial performance, and sustain customer loyalty. 

Distributed core architectures can provide greater scalability, higher bandwidth, and higher resiliency for your network foundation for data centers to handle the amount of “big data” that is coming through networks today. 

Read this white paper to uncover common challenges for SQL users wishing to virtualize their servers and learn strategies to overcome them. 

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