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Description

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) represents a distinctive and highly available database architecture designed for scaling both reads and writes seamlessly across diverse workloads such as OLTP, analytics, AI data, SaaS applications, JSON, batch processing, text, graph data, IoT, and in-memory operations. It can handle intricate applications with ease, including those from SAP, Oracle Fusion Applications, and Salesforce, while providing exceptional performance. By utilizing a unique fused cache across servers, Oracle RAC ensures the fastest local data access, delivering the lowest latency and highest throughput for all data requirements. The system's ability to parallelize workloads across CPUs maximizes throughput, and Oracle's innovative storage design facilitates effortless online storage expansion. Unlike many databases that rely on public cloud infrastructure, sharding, or read replicas for enhancing scalability, Oracle RAC stands out by offering superior performance with minimal latency and maximum throughput straight out of the box. Furthermore, this architecture is designed to meet the evolving demands of modern applications, making it a future-proof choice for organizations.

Description

Failover Clustering in Windows Server (and Azure Local) allows a collection of independent servers to collaborate, enhancing both availability and scalability for clustered roles, which were previously referred to as clustered applications and services. These interconnected nodes utilize a combination of hardware and software solutions, ensuring that if one node encounters a failure, another node seamlessly takes over its responsibilities through an automated failover mechanism. Continuous monitoring of clustered roles ensures that if they cease to function properly, they can be restarted or migrated to uphold uninterrupted service. Additionally, this feature includes support for Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs), which create a cohesive, distributed namespace and enable reliable shared storage access across all nodes, thereby minimizing potential service interruptions. Common applications of Failover Clustering encompass high‑availability file shares, SQL Server instances, and Hyper‑V virtual machines. This functionality is available on Windows Server versions 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025, as well as within Azure Local environments, making it a versatile choice for organizations looking to enhance their system resilience. By leveraging Failover Clustering, organizations can ensure their critical applications remain available even in the event of hardware failures.

API Access

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API Access

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Integrations

SQL Yes 
Active Directory No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
JSON Yes 
Microsoft 365 No 
Microsoft Azure No 
Microsoft Hyper-V No 
NoSQL Yes 
Oracle Database Yes 
Oracle Database@AWS Yes 
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP Yes 
Oracle PeopleSoft Yes 
PowerShell No 
SAP Cloud Platform Yes 
SIOS DataKeeper No 
Salesforce Yes 
Windows Server No 

Integrations

SQL Yes 
Active Directory Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
JSON No 
Microsoft 365 Yes 
Microsoft Azure Yes 
Microsoft Hyper-V Yes 
NoSQL No 
Oracle Database No 
Oracle Database@AWS No 
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP No 
Oracle PeopleSoft No 
PowerShell Yes 
SAP Cloud Platform No 
SIOS DataKeeper Yes 
Salesforce No 
Windows Server Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Oracle

Founded

1977

Country

United States

Website

www.oracle.com/database/real-application-clusters/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Microsoft

Founded

1975

Country

United States

Website

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/failover-clustering-overview

Product Features

Database

Backup and Recovery No 
Creation / Development No 
Data Migration No 
Data Replication No 
Data Search No 
Data Security No 
Database Conversion No 
Mobile Access No 
Monitoring No 
NOSQL No 
Performance Analysis No 
Queries No 
Relational Interface No 
Virtualization No 

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