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The challenges of Microsoft SQL server
While Microsoft SQL Server is still among the most popular relational database management systems worldwide , underpinning many business functions , it ’ s not without its challenges-particularly when it comes to ensuring database HA and DR . Some specific obstacles include resilience , security and scalability , keeping in mind that it must scale across on-premises locations , remote sites and clouds .
Here ’ s the thing : while our world today is certainly well connected , it ’ s also extremely fragile .
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Don Boxley Jr is a DH2i Co-founder and CEO . Don has more than 20 years in management positions for leading technology companies . Boxley earned his MBA from the Johnson School of Management , Cornell University .
What I mean by that is that enterprises must provide database resiliency between and within availability zones or regions , not to mention the security concerns always looming over every organization ’ s data .
Even as data keeps moving between isolated networks , businesses have to prioritize ensuring that data ’ s integrity .
In response to a rapidly morphing environment , businesses must manage not just the number of database instances , but also always consider scalability issues .
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