Posts Tagged ‘uptime’
More anecdotal evidence that uptime matters. We consumers have very high expectations these days. And it’s not just uptime either – quality of service (and response times) are paramount too.
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We have all heard it – virtualisation is fantastic – it saves you lots of money and rewards you with flexibility. There are, of course, downsides … One recoverable downside is security. This is covered admirably in this article. Another, less publicised and equally recoverable downside is that you could be compromising your availability by hosting [...]
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When Not to Virtualise?
Virtualisation technology has morphed from a mere enabler of efficiency into a fast-emerging bottom-line contributor. It is, in most companies, the default deployment option: you have to make a case for why not to virtualise, according to this article. With the bank paying you a measly 3% (if you are lucky) it’s good to know [...]
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The impact of system downtime
This article just goes to show that there are many new areas in everyday life where systems downtime causes severe problems. Downtime normally fits into one of four distinct categories: Loss of money/revenue Integrity of information Reputation or quality of service Human life and safety I would suggest that there will always be a system [...]
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Never thought about the concept of “IT chicken” before but how true it is. Check out hard truth number 3 in this one. And I guess that’s the game. If you don’t pay for uptime upfront then when your system goes down, it costs you more than if you had spent the money in the [...]
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Now I do like this article – fault tolerant technology available to the masses and financially viable. Not only should this type of technology provide simply fantastic uptime, they do so in a way that is very easy to manage. IT shops these days seem to be vastly over complex, no wonder then, that when [...]
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Now I do like this article – fault tolerant technology available to the masses and financially viable. Not only should this type of technology provide simply fantastic uptime, they do so in a way that is very easy to manage. IT shops these days seem to be vastly over complex. No wonder then, that when things [...]
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A lot is being written about IPv6 at the minute. Maybe that’s because it’s World IPv6 Day tomorrow. I have no idea what is going to happen when Cisco and others (Verizon, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, TimeWarner, etc.) start testing IPv6. Will we see world-wide internet Armageddon? It would certainly be good to see all the [...]
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Tags: Cisco, Google, IPv6, uptime, uptime assurance, Verizon, Yahoo
This one starts to get a bit deep but it’s a rewarding read – I’ve mentioned before the ability of vmware FT is limited to a single core. By its very nature the number of applications you can run in this environment is extremely limited in the real world. When was the last time that [...]
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Tags: Fault-Tolerance, SQL Server, uptime, vmware
Here’s an interesting article from techrepublic – 10 Things to Keep in Mind When Purchasing a New Server. All interesting stuff and several mentions of mission critical applications. Of course, if applications are truly mission critical then you need uptime all the time. And to get uptime all the time you need more than a [...]
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Who is the Availability Advisor?
Andy Bailey is Availability Architect at Stratus Technologies.
When not blogging about High Availability, Continuous Availability and Fault Tolerance, he enjoys fast cars and relaxing with his Pipe Organ.
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