When designed to support SQL Server, the failover cluster creates a high-performance, high-availability environment that is easy to manage.

Amazon EC2 Instance Store vs. EBS At the risk of oversimplification, AWS has two EC2 storage options that are normally used for SQL Server databases: Instance Store and Elastic Block Storage.

A major challenge when considering this option from Microsoft is how to maintain SQL Server availability. High availability clustering solutions used on premises are not possible in Azure due to ...