SQL Server 2016 with ScaleArc – A Powerful Combination
Today Microsoft releases SQL Server 2016, the first version of the flagship database “born in the cloud,” since the company debuted SQL Server 2016 on Azure first. This latest release builds on the strong partnership between ScaleArc and Microsoft in augmenting SQL Server to enable a zero downtime environment. We’ve supported Microsoft at recent SQL Server 2016 launch events, and our database load balancing software provides the perfect complement to 2016’s enhancements.
Among the advantages Microsoft highlights for SQL Server 2016 are:
- leadership role in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Operational DBMS, ahead of Oracle, IBM, and SAP
- unique security functionality with Always Encrypted that protects data both at rest and in motion
- ground-breaking performance and scale as evidenced by the #1 performance benchmarks
- accelerated hybrid cloud scenarios and Stretch Database that supports historical data on the cloud
With such great capabilities, why does Microsoft partner with ScaleArc to augment SQL Server? Here’s why:
ScaleArc enables applications to automatically take advantage of AlwaysOn without a single change in application code.
Think about the power of that combination – full support of AlwaysOn without programming read-intent strings into the application. Plus, adding ScaleArc to your SQL Server deployment also gets you:
In short, ScaleArc gives you enterprise-class applications without writing a single line of code. As your database gets more sophisticated, you gain more value out of deploying ScaleArc with it – improving uptime and performance.
The combination is so powerful that Microsoft is using ScaleArc to help in its aggressive move to displace Oracle in enterprise accounts. Together, we’ve demonstrated to long-time Oracle fans that SQL Server + ScaleArc delivers better reliability than even Oracle RAC.
With SQL Server 2016, this joint story just gets stronger.
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