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Vendor: Microsoft
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As of July 2025, the mindshare of Windows Server Failover Clustering in the High Availability Clustering category stands at 24.9%, down from 33.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryHigh Availability ClusteringJul 22, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJul 22, 2025Download
ComparisonWindows Server Failover Clustering vs Veritas InfoScale AvailabilityJul 22, 2025Download
ComparisonWindows Server Failover Clustering vs IBM PowerHA System MirrorJul 22, 2025Download
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Computer Software Company
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Insurance Company
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Government
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Manufacturing Company
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Comms Service Provider
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Construction Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Outsourcing Company
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Healthcare Company
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Transportation Company
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Hospitality Company
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Consumer Goods Company
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Logistics Company
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Pharma/Biotech Company
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Recreational Facilities/Services Company
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Performing Arts
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Non Profit
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Engineer at Magal Solutions
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Jul 27, 2023
A highly stable and scalable solution that is affordable and easy to deploy

Pros

"The product is stable."

Cons

"The product should be less dependent on network configuration."
SK
System Administrator at Confidential
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Nov 3, 2022
A scalable solution to create clusters, and auto-assign a master

Pros

"Some of the advantages, are it can give you the ability to choose."

Cons

"The stability is good, except for when something crashes or shuts down unexpectedly, then it can be a bit difficult to reestablish the service in a stable state."
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Manager at Stark International
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Jan 21, 2022
Useful ISS, good support, and simple implementation

Pros

"The most valuable features of Windows Server Failover Clustering are the ISS, failover cluster, and DC."

Cons

"There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient. "
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Systems Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Jul 15, 2020
Good reliability and scalability, however the licensing is confusing

Pros

"The reliability is pretty good."

Cons

"They could drop the price or improve the cost of the hyper-converged component of it all. Right now, licensing is expensive and complex."
BL
Project Manager at IDPoints Ltd.
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Dec 30, 2023
Product version discussed: 2019
An affordable solution for warehousing but lacks scalability
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Consultant at Unisys Corporation
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Dec 4, 2019
Easily create clusters supporting geo-redundancy, improves business continuity

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily create clusters supporting geo-redundancy."

Cons

"The standard, non-enterprise technical support could be improved."
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Technical Specialist at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Jan 6, 2016
Product version discussed: 2012 R2
It's scalable, highly available, and is agile to handle workloads.
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Solution Specialist at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Verified user of Windows Server Failover Clustering
Jul 31, 2023
Helps to switch to another server when the primary one goes down

Pros

"The solution switches over to another server in case the server goes down. "

Cons

"The tool's pricing is high. "