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In terms of data safeguards, some of the latest Smart Availability software even includes patented SDP
technology for secure multi-site, multi-cloud network communications, offering a strong network security
position by eliminating the VPN lateral network attack surface. And the point many fintech IT departments
will appreciate the most: it offers a high ROI and reduces costs by eliminating replication of servers and
multiple clustering technologies (Windows Server Failover Cluster or Pacemaker), SQL Server licenses,
and VPNs.

While it’s certainly not new to have enterprise data management systems offering HA clustering, such
technologies aren’t efficient in the cloud or between datacenters. New Smart Availability software
addresses these challenges with its cross-cloud, hybrid IT, and datacenter to datacenter clustering
technology. The software is particularly effective for Microsoft SQL Server, and allows organizations to
run HA, distributed SQL Server clusters on Linux and Windows—without the complexity and performance
limitations of traditional clustering, replication, and VPN technologies.

About the Author
Don Boxley, CEO and Co-Founder, DH2i. Don Boxley Jr
is a DH2i co-founder and CEO. Prior to DH2i, Don held
senior marketing roles at Hewlett-Packard where he was
instrumental in sales and marketing strategies that resulted
in significant revenue growth in the scale-out NAS
business. Don spent more than 20 years in management
positions for leading technology companies, including
Hewlett-Packard, CoCreate Software, Iomega, TapeWorks
Data Storage Systems and Colorado Memory Systems.
Don earned his MBA from the Johnson School of
Management, Cornell University.

Don can be reached online at [email protected], Twitter: @dcboxley, and LinkedIn: First Name can
and at our company website https://dh2i.com.

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