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Microsoft Failover Clustering

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

What is Microsoft Failover Clustering?

Microsoft Failover Clustering is a technology that enables grouping two or more independent servers to work together. If one server fails, another server in the cluster will take over its workloads (applications and services) to minimize downtime. It's commonly used for ensuring high availability of critical applications and services such as SQL Server, Exchange Server, Hyper-V virtual machines, and file servers.

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What other technologies are related to Microsoft Failover Clustering?

Microsoft Failover Clustering Competitor Technologies

VMware

VMware provides its own high availability solutions (e.g., vSphere HA) that compete with Microsoft Failover Clustering for virtualized environments.

mentioned alongside Microsoft Failover Clustering in 0% (81) of relevant job posts

Azure

Azure provides its own high availability solutions (e.g., Availability Sets, Availability Zones) that compete with Failover Clustering for cloud-based workloads.

mentioned alongside Microsoft Failover Clustering in 0% (89) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Failover Clustering Complementary Technologies

Server 2012 R2

An operating system by Microsoft that is compatible with, and a pre-requisite for, using Failover Clustering.

mentioned alongside Microsoft Failover Clustering in 13% (53) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Hyper-V

Microsoft's hypervisor. Failover Clustering can be used to provide high availability for Hyper-V virtual machines.

mentioned alongside Microsoft Failover Clustering in 1% (60) of relevant job posts

WSUS

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) can be made highly available using Failover Clustering.

mentioned alongside Microsoft Failover Clustering in 0% (85) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Microsoft Failover Clustering?

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