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Consolidate SQL Servers for Availability, Scalability and Cost Savings - Chapter 2: Planning Your 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 second chapter of this three part eBook from SearchSQLServer.com, SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter provides an outline of effective consolidation planning strategies and how to manage the challenges that may arise. The time spent in planning a consolidation is critical to a successful deployment.

Also included in this chapter:

  • The six steps to mapping out a consolidation project
  • How to analyze candidate SQL Servers and databases
  • Consolidating on 32-bit vs. 64-bit platforms
  • Consolidating on single vs. multiple instances
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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?
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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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