MS SQL Support

This section describes the MS SQL database support using multiple MS SQL server instances.

MS SQL server is an incredibly popular database solution used today, and one of its strongest advantages is its ease of use. MS SQL comes with many excellent tools that make database development a fast and agile process. SQL Server management studio allows any approved user to manage and maintain the databases, run SQL queries, perform backups and analyze performance charts. MS SQL integrates with Visual Studio to give your DevOps team a powerful and familiar platform to create and manage custom applications that seamlessly integrate with MS SQL Server. MS SQL offers the following benefits.

Installation of Different Versions on One Machine

You can have different versions of SQL server on a single machine. Each installation works independently from the other.

Cost Reduction

Multiple SQL server instances help us reduce the costs of operating the SQL Server, especially in purchasing the SQL server license. You can get different services from different instances, hence there is no need for purchasing one license for all services.

Separate Environments for Development, Production and Testing

The main benefit of having many SQL server instances on a single machine is that you can use the different instances for development, production and testing purposes.

Temporary Database Problem Reduction

When you have all services running on a single SQL server instance, there are high chances of having recurring problems. When services are run on different instances, you can avoid having such problems.

Separate Security Privileges

When different services are running on different SQL server instances, you can focus on securing the instance running the most sensitive service.

Standby Server

An SQL Server instance may fail leading to an outage of services. In such cases, a standby server can be brought in if the current server fails. This can easily be achieved using SQL server instances.