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Consolidate SQL Servers for Availability, Scalability and Cost Savings - Chapter 1: The Case for SQL Server Consolidation
sponsored by SearchSQLServer.com

To meet the demands of database growth multiple SQL Servers are added again and again leading to wasted hardware and licenses, a lack of standards within the enterprise and security holes. In the first chapter of this three part eBook from SearchSQLServer.com, SQL Server expert Hilary Cotter explains how to reduce the difficulties of managing multiple SQL Servers by implementing server consolidation strategies. A well planned consolidation strategy increases performance, reliability and more.

Also included in this chapter:

  • An explanation of the cause of causes of SQL Server sprawl
  • The challenges of patching large number of SQL Servers
  • How consolidation creates efficiency through improved uptimes, performance and monitoring
  • What to consolidate: server and storage consolidation and the different approaches
  • Key questions to ask when assessing SQL Server and storage consolidation
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SQL Server Insider E-zine - Volume 2: Selling a SQL Server 2008 R2 Upgrade
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Ezine: When proposing an upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 to management, you need to focus more on ROI than its cool, new features. In the second volume of the SQL Server Insider e-zine, you’ll learn how to draft a presentation that will wow the higher ups and convince them that migrating to SQL Server 2008 R2 is worth it.
Posted: 27 May 2010 | Published: 27 May 2010
SQL Server Insider E-Zine – Volume 1: Is Self-service BI the Answer?
sponsored by SearchSQLServer.com
Ezine: Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short.
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 | Published: 16 Feb 2010
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