Double-Take(R) Debuts Solutions for Easy Upgrade to SQL Server 2005; Industry Leading Replication Software Combines Proven Protection with Effortless Upgrade.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Double-Take(R) from NSI See Network Solutions. NSI - Network Solutions, Inc. Software, Inc. (NSI(R)), the most relied upon solution for continuous data protection and application availability, offers customers a streamlined method for upgrading to SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 2005. With the release of SQL Server 2005, customers need to quickly and easily upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 - with minimal downtime. In addition, customers with critical line-of-business applications built on their SQL Server 2000 infrastructure need the ability to safely test upgrades to SQL Server 2005. By using asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. replication and failover technologies, Double-Take enables administrators to perform the "heavy lifting" of the upgrade while the original databases are still online and accessible by end users. Using standard upgrade procedures, this process can normally occur only while data is "frozen" - which means downtime for end users and overtime for IT organizations that must perform the upgrades at night, during the weekend or over holidays. But, by using replicated copies of the data, administrators can test the upgrade with no risk to the production environment. "As both a Double-Take user and partner for three years, we have been pleased with how seamlessly and completely it has protected SQL Server environments," said Douglas Eisenstein, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Advanti Solutions. "Advanti's consultants are renowned for their intricate knowledge of SQL Server. As our clients put plans in place to upgrade to SQL Server 2005, we are excited to be able to recommend Double-Take for both migration and ongoing protection and recovery of SQL Server 2005." In addition to making the move to SQL Server 2005 more straightforward and less risky for customers, Double-Take licenses can continue to provide ongoing value once the upgrade is complete. Customers can reuse the same licenses they purchased for assisting with the upgrade as the basis for their ongoing data protection, high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and centralized backup needs. The Double-Take functionality that SQL Server customers have relied on for years now supports SQL Server 2005. Additional Double-Take Solutions that add value to SQL Server 2005 include: --High availability for SQL Server 2005- Customers who rely on the proven high availability capabilities of Failover Clustering can achieve added protection by using Double-Take and GeoCluster(R) to mitigate the risk of data loss to the cluster's shared storage and to enable geographically dispersed cluster nodes to recover easily from localized site disasters. --High availability with Many-to-One Failover - Leveraging limited IT budgets means doing more with less. By enabling multiple production SQL Servers to be "shadowed" by a single standby server, customers can achieve higher availability without incurring higher cost. --Enabling SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services with Replicated Data - This solution allows organizations to take advantage of the enormous capabilities of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services without impacting the performance of a production SQL Server environment. "Double-Take continues to be the leading choice for customers worldwide looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an affordable, easy to deploy and effective solution to protect business critical applications," said Dean Goodermote, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , NSI Software. "We've deployed thousands of licenses to help protect SQL Server and remain the best choice for users looking for a proven method for continuous data protection and database availability." "Microsoft and NSI Software have been productive industry partners for more than 10 years," said Don Petersen, senior product manager for SQL Server at Microsoft Corp. "During that time, Double-Take has been an effective and relied on method, not only to help users protect important data, but also to upgrade to SQL Server." About NSI Software For organizations that depend on information, NSI Software, Inc. (NSI) provides the world's most relied upon solutions for continuous data protection and application availability. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Double-Take(R), is the most technically advanced software in the market and is the solution of choice for thousands of customers, from SMEs to over half of the Fortune 500. To assist in implementation, NSI offers a Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. team of Certified Business Continuity Planners who help architect, design and ensure a fail-safe continuous data protection plan. NSI also has strategic technical and marketing relationships with industry leaders including Microsoft(R), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R), Dell(TM), HP(R) and Sungard(R), and works with its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners and reseller channels to deliver comprehensive solutions and support to business users worldwide. Founded in 1991, NSI is privately held and headquartered in Hoboken, NJ. For more information, please contact NSI Software at www.nsisoftware.com. Double-Take(R), GeoCluster(R) and NSI(R) are registered trademarks of NSI Software, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective Companies. |
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