SQLBits 2017

Top 10 Clustering Dos and Dont's

Clustered instances (FCIs) and availability groups (AGs) can still be the source of pain and confusion for many. Learn from one of the world's experts on clustering SQL Server about some of the most important considerations to clustering success.
Clustering SQL Server still vexes many in one way or another. For some, it is even worse now that both AlwaysOn features - clustered instances (FCIs) and availability groups (AGs) - require an underlying Windows Server failover cluster. Storage, networking, Active Directory, quorum, and more are topics that come up quite often. Learn from one of the world's experts on clustering SQL Server about some of the most important considerations - both good and bad - that you need to do to be successful whether you are creating an FCI, AG, or combining both together in one solution.