MS SQL
MS SQL is a relational database management systems developed by Microsoft that dates back to the 1980s.
ITS User Services (BD) offer MS SQL database services on a centrally managed shared infrastructure which is available to all ETH organisational units.
We offer full services MS SQL dabase hosting including configuration, monitoring, optimisation, resource planning, high availability, backup and maintenance.
Microsoft SQL Server is considered the safest database system. It was awarded the “most secure database” award for the fifth consecutive year (National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2013).
MS SQL has proven to be an extremely stable and reliable database at ETH. It has been tested to reach a 99.999% reliability. Furthermore the high availability cluster achieved 100% reliability in 2015.
The advantage of hosting your database on our shared DB environment is that you do not have to install your own SQL servers and you benefit from our expertise. Additionally we will take care of all operational tasks such as maintenance, regular backups, monitoring and support.