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ALSO CALLED: Highly Available Computing, Data Availability, HA, High-availability, Availability
DEFINITION: In information technology, high availability refers to a system or component that is continuously operational for a desirably long length of time. Availability can be measured relative to "100% operational" or "never failing." A widely-held but difficult-to-achieve standard of availability for a system or product is known as "five 9s" (99.999 percent) availability.Since a computer system or a network  … 
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High Availability Reports
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Security and High Availability in Cloud Computing Environments
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the major security responsibilities that fall on both the customer and cloud provider along with the major high availability concerns. Discover approaches for addressing these core cloud obstacles.
Posted: 21 May 2013 | Published: 21 May 2013

IBM

Neverfail Ensure Continuous Care at Alpena Medical Arts
sponsored by Neverfail
CASE STUDY: This case study details how one rural health clinic located in northeast Michigan implemented a disaster recovery/business continuity solution that provides the highest of availability so they can properly serve their community.
Posted: 14 May 2013 | Published: 14 May 2013

Neverfail

Making the Right Storage Choices: 10 Must-Ask Questions
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This brief guide will arm you with ten must ask questions you need to consider when reviewing your storage strategy.
Posted: 03 May 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Cray Sonexion™ Data Storage System
sponsored by Cray
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the features and benefits of the Cray Sonexion Lustre appliance approach while comparing and contrasting it to traditional component-based approaches.
Posted: 25 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Cray

Enterprise Data and the Cost of Downtime
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: Uncover the results of a survey to see what approaches your peers take to achieve high availability and what challenges are driving increased downtime.
Posted: 23 Apr 2013 | Published: 17 Jul 2012

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Webcast: Enterprise Data and the Cost of Downtime
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WEBCAST: Watch this informative webcast that presents an IOUG database survey about efforts to ensure high availability, and the real cost of downtime.
Posted: 23 Apr 2013 | Premiered: Oct 25, 2012

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Evaluator Group - IBM Storwize Family: Scaling Capabilities and Value Jan 2013
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IT needs from storage systems continue to increase – this white paper discusses IBMs storwize family single architecture, its benefits and how it's applied across several market segments as independent storage systems.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

IBM

Business Value of DB2 10 for z/OS Query Optimization
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This crucial paper discusses the newest enhancements for IBM's DB2 mainframe environment that provides high levels of workload performance while improving efficiency and removing limitations. Read on to learn how you can increase availability and overall mainframe efficiency.
Posted: 01 Apr 2013 | Published: 01 Apr 2013

IBM

Network Evolution University: Video Conferencing and Collaboration
sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com
VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT: In this classroom, our experts examines how desktop video is enabling the focus on collaboration, best practices for using desktop video, and policies to manage its use and protect the network.
Posted: 19 Mar 2013 | Premiered: 19 Mar 2013

SearchUnifiedCommunications.com

The Verdict is in: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Relies on Neverfail® to Deliver 24x7 Availability
sponsored by Neverfail
CASE STUDY: Access this two-page success story to read how a globally renowned law firm found a high availability & DR solution capable of providing continuous high availability and uninterrupted access to critical business documents.
Posted: 11 Mar 2013 | Published: 11 Mar 2013

Neverfail

Eliminating Downtime Helps Alexandria Police Department Keep the Peace
sponsored by Neverfail
WHITE PAPER: Access this two-page case study to learn how the Alexandria, VA Police Department eliminated downtime in order to maintain constant communication between the officers and dispatchers.
Posted: 08 Mar 2013 | Published: 07 Mar 2013

Neverfail

Business Continuity: Choosing the Right Technology Solution
sponsored by Neverfail
WHITE PAPER: Without the highest quality data protection, availability and DR, your organization's chance at continuity after a crisis are low. In this paper about choosing the right technology for your business continuity needs, learn about your current options, how to assess solutions, criteria to consider and more!
Posted: 07 Mar 2013 | Published: 07 Mar 2013

Neverfail

Five Best Practices for VMware Administrators: Microsoft Exchange on VMware PDF
sponsored by Veeam Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces 5 essential considerations to keep in mind when running Microsoft Exchange in a vSphere-based environment.
Posted: 05 Mar 2013 | Published: 05 Mar 2013

Veeam Software

Data Consolidation and Distribution with SharePlex for Oracle
sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell
WHITE PAPER: Discover the easiest way to improve data availability and end user satisfaction in this free tech brief. You'll see how database replication dramatically simplifies data consolidation and distribution. Read the tech brief today.
Posted: 11 Feb 2013 | Published: 11 Feb 2013

Quest Software, now a part of Dell

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) has become invaluable for Oracle customers that need higher availability, better performance, scalability and resilience, lower Oracle TCO, or a flexible, low-cost foundation for a private cloud. Read this white paper to get a technical overview of the important features and functionality in Oracle RAC 11g.
Posted: 11 Feb 2013 | Published: 30 Nov 2010

Oracle Corporation

The Importance of High-Availability Systems in Disaster Recovery Plans
sponsored by Neverfail
EGUIDE: Learn why high-availability systems are integral components of disaster recovery plans in today's always-on business climate by checking out this expert SearchDisasterRecovery.com E-Guide.
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 | Published: 01 Feb 2013

Neverfail

HP ECS Continuity Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited
VIDEO: This short, but informative video discusses a new disaster recovery solution that will cut your recovery time by 90% and your data loss by 99%, as well as details factors you should consider to assess the effectiveness of your current DR strategy.
Posted: 18 Jan 2013 | Premiered: 19 Dec 2012

Hewlett-Packard Limited

Storage Data Protection Strategies In Today’s Data Centre
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This resource outlines the challenges of data protection and how to overcome them. Read on to learn effective protection methods, how to restore after an event, overcome an event and
Posted: 10 Dec 2012 | Published: 10 Dec 2012

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

IDC White Paper: Time for Change: Optimising Data Centre Infrastructure with Technology Refresh
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: This IDC study examines seven enterprises that recently initiated a technology refresh of their UNIX server storage and operating environment. Inside, the specific business values associated with partnering with Oracle to support consolidation efforts are explored.
Posted: 10 Dec 2012 | Published: 10 Dec 2012

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Through Hardware Innovation Comes Support Automation
sponsored by HP India
WHITE PAPER: How can you stay ahead of the pack and address increasingly complex data center and IT operations without significantly impacting your IT budget? This informative white paper shows you how.
Posted: 13 Nov 2012 | Published: 13 Nov 2012

HP India

Reducing the Cost of Planned Maintenance: How Neverfail helps keep downtime to a minimum
sponsored by Neverfail
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how to reduce the cost of planned maintenance in your data center. Discover strategies and solutions that reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
Posted: 30 Oct 2012 | Published: 28 Sep 2012

Neverfail

Continuous Availability Suite: Neverfail Solution Architecture
sponsored by Neverfail
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a tool that provides high availability and disaster recovery through continuous data protection without the need for specialized hardware.
Posted: 30 Oct 2012 | Published: 29 Jun 2012

Neverfail

Eliminating End User and Application Downtime: Protecting Mission-Critical Multi-Tier Business Applications with Neverfail and Virtualization
sponsored by Neverfail
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a more complete, consistent and cost-effective availability solution for mission-critical business applications.
Posted: 26 Oct 2012 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

Neverfail

Big Data: Impact on Storage Systems, Processes and Budgets
sponsored by Cleversafe
EGUIDE: The exact definition of big data is still shaky for most, but experts agree that big data analytics and retention are impacting storage in a huge way. Explore this impact and gain insight into big data's other effects on storage processes and budgets, plus learn how vendors are responding to big data challenges in this expert E-Guide.
Posted: 02 Jan 2013 | Published: 02 Jan 2013

Cleversafe

Preventing application availability and SaaS issues in the cloud
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
EGUIDE: This expert e-guide offers tips for preventing availability issues when designing Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Find out how you need to change your approach to application lifecycle management (ALM) in order to design cloud applications in a fail-safe or fail-soft manner.
Posted: 10 Dec 2012 | Published: 10 Dec 2012

SAP America, Inc.
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HIGH AVAILABILITY DEFINITION (continued): …  consists of many parts in which all parts usually need to be present in order for the whole to be operational, much planning for high availability centers around backup and failover processing and data storage and access. For storage, a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is one approach. A more recent approach is the storage area network (SAN).Some availability experts emphasize that, for any system to be highly available, the parts of a system should be well-designed and thoroughly tested before they are used. For example, a new application program that has not been thoroughly tested … 
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