I have tested out Database Mirroring in SQL Server 2008, and on the surface it works much like SQL Server 2005 SP1. The user interface is almost identical. The pros and cons are still the same.

Without using any special hardware, it allows you to duplicate (real time mirroring) a production database on another SQL Server at a different location. In addition, if the first server should become ...

Database Mirroring has automatic failover when you provide a third Witness server and Clients automatically redirect themselves during a failover using the failover_partner setting in the connection ...