In a typical SQL Server HA/DR environment running on Windows, users generally turn to WSFC, a traditional clustering solution for Windows that is restrictive and can become extremely costly and difficult to manage as the number of servers and licenses add up. In a Linux-based environment, IT teams are forced to rely on combining other data replication solutions with highly available SQL Server instances and VPNs for DR. They are often forced to implement a complex Pacemaker-based solution that requires separate clusters for HA instances and AGs, while also relying on VPNs for DR. In either scenario, costs quickly add up due to the high number of servers and licenses needed, along with the additional fees and hardware costs necessary to maintain VPNs. Not only that, but these alternative solutions are very complex to implement and maintain, lead to VPN security exposures, are difficult to scale, and fail to meet organizations’ RTO and RPO requirements.