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in that SQL Server can be clustered for performance and fail-over purposes. SQL Server databases can
also be attached to back-end Storage Area Network (SAN) storage systems for even more storage
capacity.
Figure 1-5 shows a diagram depicting the Live Communications Server Back-End Server within a Live
Communications Server environment.
Figure 1-5
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