"Pari" <Pari@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Can anyone give me a helpful link or information on the pros and cons on
the
> "byte by byte level replication" versus "sql server transaction
replication".
>
> Requirement:
> I need upto second replication to a geographically remote site, so I was
> considering sql server transactional replication versus byte by byte data
> level replication between the geographically remote servers.
>
> What are the pros and cons?
>
> Any kind of information would be of help.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

"Pari" <Pari@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> When you say software solutions, what does it mean? It has to have a
> software on a hardware box even EMC SRDF is a remote replication software
> solution.
>
> Is the Data Replication Manager (DRM) from HP on XP hardware comparable to
> EMC's SRDF?
>
> can you please clarify the hardware and software solutions difference.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
>
> > For software solutions - Byte by byte is not good for write intensive
> > operations - I find it doesn't scale well.
> >
> > For hardware solutions look at products like EMC's SRDF. Its very
expensive.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Hilary Cotter
> > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> > "Pari" <Pari@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:D3925A66-6ED5-4795-AE50-B5BA56F6D7B4@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Can anyone give me a helpful link or information on the pros and cons
on
> > the
> > > "byte by byte level replication" versus "sql server transaction
> > replication".
> > >
> > > Requirement:
> > > I need upto second replication to a geographically remote site, so I
was
> > > considering sql server transactional replication versus byte by byte
data
> > > level replication between the geographically remote servers.
> > >
> > > What are the pros and cons?
> > >
> > > Any kind of information would be of help.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >