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ALSO CALLED:
Server Clustering,
Storage Clustering
DEFINITION: In computers, clustering is the use of multiple computers, typically PCs or UNIX workstations, multiple storage devices, and redundant interconnections, to form what appears to users as a single highly available system. Cluster computing can be used for load balancing as well as for high availability. Advocates of clustering suggest that the approach can help an enterprise achieve 99.999 availability
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Logica Implements High Availability Data Center with Oracle Sun
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Watch this videocast to learn about an IT services company that leveraged Oracle Sun to implement a high-availability data center.
Posted: 06 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 06 Apr 2012
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Podcast: Building High Availability Environments for Windows Server 2008 R2
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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.
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Building High Availability Environments for Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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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.
Posted: 22 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 22 Dec 2011
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Oracle SPARC SuperClusters - The New SPARC-based Engineered Systems
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Listen to this podcast to learn about a comprehensive super-cluster server and storage solution that optimizes performance, availability, security, and system manageability.
Posted: 13 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 13 Dec 2011
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Beyond NAS: High Performance Workflow and Digital Archiving
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CLUSTERING DEFINITION (continued): … in some cases. One of the main ideas of cluster computing is that, to the outside world, the cluster appears to be a single system.A common use of cluster computing is to load balance traffic on high-traffic Web sites. A Web page request is sent to a "manager" server, which then determines which of several identical or very similar Web servers to forward the request to for handling. Having a Web farm (as such a configuration is sometimes called) allows traffic to be handled more quickly.Clustering has been available since the 1980s when it was used in DEC's VMS systems. IBM's Sysplex is a cluster … Clustering definition sponsored by SearchDataCenter.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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