Database virtualisation company xkoto has released a new version of Gridscale software for Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2.
The company said that, Gridscale 5.1 comes with a cluster management system that is expected to improve the performance of online transaction processing (OLTP) applications; and automatic recovery of database failures without IT intervention.
According ot xkoto, the Gridscale 5.1 features a shared-nothing solution for SQL Server, including native driver support and a new Cluster Lock Manager and comes with a new driverless configuration mode. By implementing the Microsoft SQL Server tabular data stream (TDS) protocol, the new version is compatible with native SQL Server drivers, including ADO, .NET Framework, and OLE DB. In addition, Gridscale can now simultaneously manage multiple SQL Server instances using tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
The new product is also available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), delivering cloud-based system for IBM DB2. It enables businesses to eliminate DB2 downtime, implement real-time disaster recovery system, and lower the costs for business-critical DB2 databases running on Linux, UNIX and Windows systems, the company said.
The company said that the combination of Gridscale 5.1 and IBM DB2 allows organisations to scale database applications in the cloud. The Gridscale architecture enables multiple DB2 databases running in the cloud to work together.
David Patrick, president and CEO of xkoto, said: “The capabilities we are adding to GRIDSCALE broaden its appeal and will enable us to more rapidly grow our installed base of users running business-critical systems on DB2. We are confident that the new capabilities in Gridscale will enable even greater adoption of DB2 for mission-critical applications and to take advantage of the cloud.
