http://www.serverschool.com/cluster-servers/is-server-clustering-for-everyone/ We're dedicated to "dedicated." Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.serverschool.com/cluster-servers/is-server-clustering-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-876 ken donoghue Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:16:23 +0000 http://www.serverschool.com/?p=1001#comment-876 In "availability" discussions, the option of fault-tolerant systems is often overlooked. Most poeple's notion is that these systems is that they are big, clunky, proprietary and expensive. They are not, and they have none of the complexity clusters are known for. Modern-day ft systems are Xeon-based, support Windows, Linux and virtualization software. Entry-level Nehalem-based systems cost less than clustering and provide nearly 99.9999 uptime reliability. If availaiblity is important, fault tolerance is worth a look. In “availability” discussions, the option of fault-tolerant systems is often overlooked. Most poeple’s notion is that these systems is that they are big, clunky, proprietary and expensive. They are not, and they have none of the complexity clusters are known for. Modern-day ft systems are Xeon-based, support Windows, Linux and virtualization software. Entry-level Nehalem-based systems cost less than clustering and provide nearly 99.9999 uptime reliability. If availaiblity is important, fault tolerance is worth a look.

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