SQL Server Failover Clustering is built upon the Microsoft Server Clustering Services (MSCS) on Windows so since W2K8 Server supports 16 node clustering so does SQL Server 2008.

Clever administrators could figure out how a couple of clusters could be built (via redirection rules for Internet Information Server [IIS]) and implement a URL-based form of load balancing, but ...

Using Matrix Server, you can create a cluster of as many as 16 Linux or Windows servers and dynamically assign multiple nodes to support your application.

My latest title SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration includes a dedicated chapter on how to design and implement a SQL Server 2008 Failover Clustering when running on Windows Server 2008.

Looking for an outstanding distributed database cluster? Look no further than CockroachDB. Jack Wallen walks you through the process of deploying this db server to a cluster.

A witness disk used with Windows Server 2008 clustering is a shared volume that contains a copy of the cluster configuration database. The quorum configuration determines the number of node failures ...

Creating compliant failover clusters in the Google Cloud One way to build a fully supported SQL Server FCI for high availability involves using third party SANless failover clustering software.

JBoss has unveiled a support platform for its open source middleware stack which includes a tool to centrally manage server clusters. The support platform, called JBoss Network, consists of a ...

Hey all, I have been asked to set up a test environment for clusting a VMware ESX system. I have 2 IBM x3400 servers that arent quite identical.Currently they both have server 2003 on them, does ...

Software plans for making high-end computing jobs less susceptible to system crashes are ratcheting ahead. The niche has some analysts making large growth predictions.