Microsoft and Stratus

A Global Partnership

Stratus Teams with Microsoft to Deliver Continuous Availability for Windows Server

Stratus Technologies' family of fault-tolerant ftServer systems and Avance Software are proven to deliver industry-leading uptime of 99.999% or greater for Microsoft® Windows environments. Virtually any software application designed for the Windows operating environment will run unchanged and unmodified on platforms that are specifically designed to prevent planned and unplanned downtime.  

"Leveraging 30 years experience in fault-tolerant computing, Stratus has collaborated with Microsoft to provide valuable insight and validate fault tolerant-aware functionality in the Windows Server operating system," said Bill Laing, corporate vice president, Windows Server and Tools Microsoft Corporation. "This collaboration is designed to enable uninterrupted operation of Windows Server under the most extreme circumstances."

  1. KEY SOLUTIONS
  3. CASE STUDIES
  5. NEWS
  7. RESOURCES

Stratus and Microsoft shared the vision of creating business-critical solutions that delivered industry-leading uptime for both the hardware and operating system — ensuring comprehensive support for your business' essential applications. But, our strategic relationship hasn't stopped there. Microsoft and Stratus continue to work closely together to further expand our technologies and market reach in support of mission-critical applications.

Today, you'll find fault-tolerant, Windows-based ftServer and Avance software solutions driving line-of-business applications for businesses across a wide range of industries:

  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Healthcare
  • Public Safety
  • Travel, Transportation and Logistics
  • and many others

In addition, these Stratus availability platforms are being used to protect valuable application infrastructure and horizontal solutions including:

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization 
  • Microsoft Exchange, directory and security services, and virtualization hosts
Mission Critical
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

More passengers travel through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport than any other on the planet. In 2010, the airport added a new Centralized Command and Control Center (C4) to provide a single point for managing police, fire, and emergency medical services. A Stratus ftServer system was chosen because of its resilient technology, 24/7 uptime assurance, and proactive availability monitoring and management services.

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Sheetz, Inc.

Progressive c-stores drive transaction-switching reliability, savings with Stratus ftServer system.

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doeLegal

Mission-critical provider of cloud based legal collaboration services relies on Stratus Avance Software and SQL Server 2008R2 for seamless high availability

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Microsoft SQL Server Performance Testing Summary

To confirm and validate the performance of Stratus ftServers “Lockstep Technology” running SQL server, Microsoft tested a Stratus ftServer (Model 6300) vs. an equivalent Intel server in a Microsoft performance lab. The results demonstrate that Stratus’ ftServer family is ideal for mission critical SQL applications where consistent performance, no lost data and 24x7 uptime are required. Learn more in a summary report here.

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July 26, 2011
Microsoft Closing In On VMware for Virtualization Market Share, Stratus Technologies-ITIC survey finds
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May 17, 2011
Stratus prices ‘Uptime Assurance’ virtualization package for remote and branch offices
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April 21, 2011
Stratus ultra-high server uptime with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is DB security, availability and performance at its best.
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April 19, 2011
“From when I first opened the shipping container, it was apparent that the Stratus ftServer is in a league apart from ordinary servers. Despite its fault-tolerant configuration, managing the system was essentially the same as managing a standard Windows Server system."
-- Michael Otey, Windows IT Pro
Read the full review of the Stratus ftServer 4500

Independent Analyst Report Lauds Stratus Technologies’ Support for Hyper-V
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Stratus Uptime Assurance Architecture for Windows Environments

This paper presents an overview of Stratus uptime assurance technology for ftServer Systems running Microsoft Windows. Fundamentals behind the purpose-built design — resilient servers, the Automated Uptime Layer, and proactive availability management — are explained in detail.

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Stratus Teams with Microsoft to Deliver Continuous Availability for Windows Server™ Environments

Stratus and Microsoft shared the vision of creating business-critical solutions that could deliver better than 99.999 percent uptime for both the hardware and operating system. That strategic relationship continues today as the two companies work closely together to further expand their technologies and market reach in support of mission-critical applications.

Read the brochure (PDF)
Uptime Assurance for SQL Server Databases

ftServer Systems ensure 24/7/365 accessibility for SQL Server database solutions and make disaster recovery easy and straightforward.

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Microsoft SQL Server Performance Testing Summary

To confirm and validate the performance of Stratus ftServers “Lockstep Technology” running SQL server, Microsoft tested a Stratus ftServer (Model 6300) vs. an equivalent Intel server in a Microsoft performance lab. The results demonstrate that Stratus’ ftServer family is ideal for mission critical SQL applications where consistent performance, no lost data and 24x7 uptime are required. Learn more in a summary report here.

Read the white paper (PDF)




ANALYST REPORT

ITIC Report: Delivering continuous availability with Stratus ftServer systems and Microsoft SQL Server.

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SQL SERVER UPTIME

Michael Otey, Technical Editor, SQL Server Magazine, discusses availability options for SQL Server in a white paper and podcast.

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TESTIMONIAL

“Microsoft SQL Server users who need the highest degree of hardware availability for mid-scale databases will find the new ftServer family offers true fault tolerance in a price/performance package competitive with other solutions in the market.”

- Claude Lorenson
Director of SQL Server Marketing
Microsoft Corporaiton