This document discusses using SQL Server failover clustering and cluster shared volumes (CSV) to provide high availability (HA) for critical SQL Server databases. It covers key HA concepts like recovery time objective (RTO), defines SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups which combine database mirroring and failover clustering, and how failover clustering works traditionally versus with CSV. CSV allows multiple read-write access to storage, reducing downtime during failovers compared to traditional clustering which requires storage remounting. It also promotes using StarWind Virtual SAN for a more cost effective HA solution with SQL Standard Edition.