title: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability with Clustering & Database Mirroring
author:  Michael Otey 
description: CREATE ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS
zlib_text: High Availability Solutions 
  SQL Server 2012 Books Online 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Summary:  This book introduces two SQL Server high-availability solutions that improve 
  the availability of servers or databases:  AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances and 
  AlwaysOn Availability Groups.  A high-availability solution masks the effects of a 
  hardware or software failure and maintains the availability of applications so that the 
  perceived downtime for users is minimized. 
  Category:  Reference 
  Applies to: SQL Server 2012 
  Source: SQL Server Books Online (link to source content) 
  E-book publication date: June 2012
  
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