Recommendations for business-critical gatewaysįor business-critical gateways, the gateways need to be deployed and managed properly to ensure high availability, good performance, and maintainable scalability. The following image demonstrates the relationship between the concepts defined above.

Gateway member: A gateway that's a part of a gateway cluster.

Gateway cluster: A set of gateways that work together (and might be load balanced).

Gateway server: A Windows computer (virtual machine or physical computer/server) that has the on-premises data gateway application installed.

Gateway: The on-premises data gateway application that's installed on a computer.

The following important terms are used throughout this article: When you properly plan, scale, and maintain your business-critical gateway solution, the likelihood of a business-impacting issue can be minimized. If business-critical gateways aren't managed properly, you might experience failed queries or slow performance. An on-premises data gateway is business-critical if it's vital to the normal operation of your business and handles business-critical data.

This article is intended for anyone planning to deploy an on-premises data gateway in a business-critical scenario.

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