Linux.com: Review: Stratus ftServer 4300 | Linux Today

Linux.com: Review: Stratus ftServer 4300

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 2006

“Lots of companies sell Linux servers, but how many promise
99.999% uptime? Not very many, but Stratus Technologies sells
systems that offer the kind of fault tolerance that will handle
mission-critical applications and leave admins with peace of mind.
I had a chance to test out one of the company’s ftServer 4300
systems, and it’s an impressive system.

“Since Stratus didn’t let me keep the system around for a year
(99.999% uptime means less than six minutes of downtime per year),
I can’t confirm the reliability figure that it promises, but if my
limited testing is any indication, the ftServer is one good way to
achieve that kind of uptime…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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