Date: February 6, 2018
Tags: alwayson, AlwaysOn Availability Groups, DataKeeper, SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition, SQL Server 2012, sql server alwayson features
Want SQL Server Alwayson Features But Can’t Afford SQL 2012 Enterprise Edition?
No doubt AlwaysOn Availability Groups is a hot topic here at SQL PASS Summit. As I mentioned in my previous posts, you need to consider the overhead associated with AlwaysOn as well as other limitations as you deploy SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition. Read on as I introduce SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition.
Price Comparison
I priced out (list price) a 2-node solution using SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups with a read-only target with a typical 2-socket, 16-core server configuration. I also added a comparable configuration. Running DataKeeper Cluster Edition on SQL 2012 Standard Edition and was as SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition.
As you can see, deploying SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition (required for Availability Groups) your expense is much greater than if you deploy a similar replicated cluster solution using DataKeeper Cluster Edition.
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Reproduced with permission from Clusteringformeremortals.com