SQL Server White Papers
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Neverfail Ensure Continuous Care at Alpena Medical Arts
Sponsored by: NeverfailThis case study details how one rural health clinic located in northeast Michigan implemented a disaster recovery/business continuity solution that provides the highest of availability so they can properly serve their community.
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Understanding and Evaluating BI Options for SQL Server
Sponsored by: SearchSQLServer.comThis expert handbook explores the value that SQL Server business intelligence (BI) tools can provide your organization, and evaluates your analytics options in order to help you find the approach that's best suited for your business needs.
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Business Intelligence - NoSQL, No Problem
Sponsored by: 10genBig data is complex term to define and it often presents obstacles for businesses. Consult this resource to learn more about how you should look at big data from a business perspective. Find out how big data has changed the way that the business intelligence (BI) landscape operates.
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Tools for Fine-tuning SQL Server Performance
Sponsored by: IderaIn this expert E-Guide, database administrators and business leaders will find key tips for streamlining and improving SQL Server performance. Also inside, learn about three third-party tools that can facilitate SQL Server management.
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A Solution for Rapid Deployment of Microsoft® Environments: Converged Infrastructures
Sponsored by: Hitachi Data SystemsAccess this three-page paper to learn about the benefits of deploying a converged storage, server and network infrastructure for your Microsoft environments.
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A Solution for Rapid Deployment of Microsoft® Environments: Converged Infrastructures
Sponsored by: Hitachi Data SystemsAccess this three-page paper to learn about the benefits of deploying a converged storage, server and network infrastructure for your Microsoft environments.
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Demystify Tempdb Performance and Manageability
Sponsored by: IderaThis resource offers clear guidance on best practices for managing tempdb to provide a strategic balance between performance, reliability, and management.
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Eliminating Downtime Helps Alexandria Police Department Keep the Peace
Sponsored by: NeverfailAccess this two-page case study to learn how the Alexandria, VA Police Department eliminated downtime in order to maintain constant communication between the officers and dispatchers.
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Essential Performance Tools SQL Server DBA
Sponsored by: IderaIn this resource, find a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts, as well as four essential database performance optimization tools that every DBA should know about.
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Extending the Value of SCOM with Spotlight on SQL Server
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellIn this white paper, learn how to leverage predictive performance diagnostics to go beyond basic up/down monitoring and quickly address database issues and proactively manage SQL Server performance, troubleshoot issues in real time and historically, and drill into database health to quickly find the root cause of an issue and make corrections.
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Top 10 Ways to Increase SQL Server Performance With the Hardware You Already Own
Sponsored by: IderaThis paper provides a list of the top 10 ways you can improve your SQL Server performance with the hardware you already own.
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Virtualizing SQL Server: What to Keep in Mind When Planning Your Migration
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®Consult this expert e-guide to find out how virtualizing SQL Server allows your organization to easily construct high-availability databases that don't involve the complexity and expense of Windows Clustering. It also discusses key ideas to keep in mind when virtualizing SQL servers.
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Tips for a Smooth SQL Server Migration
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®View this expert e-guide to alleviate your fear of a SQL server migration. It outlines three easy ways to migrate to the latest release of SQL server and demonstrates the pros and cons of using SQL stored procedures. Consult this resource to determine if you should migrate from one method to another.
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E-Guide: New Virtualization Software Reduces SQL Server 2012 Licensing Costs
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®This expert resource explores a virtualization strategy for reducing the licensing costs of Microsoft's SQL Server 2012 upgrade. Learn more about the benefits server virtualization can provide to your Microsoft environment.
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Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release 2
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationReview this cost comparison study of Oracle Database 11g R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and uncover which technology came out on top. Find out which solution offered a 49% higher time savings, 46% more in complexity savings, and whose time savings amounted to saving $58,800 per year per database administrator.
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E-Guide: Data Warehousing in SQL Server Environments
Sponsored by: Dell and MicrosoftWhat's different about Microsoft's latest release, SQL Server 2012, that has midsize companies considering it for their big data analytics and data warehousing needs? Read this expert e-guide to find out. Also, find tips on choosing between SQL Server's native backup compression and third-party tools.
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E-Guide: BI Technologies in SQL Server 2012
Sponsored by: Dell and MicrosoftAre the new big data analytics and business intelligence (BI) features in SQL Server 2012 worth the cost of an upgrade for your organization? Is SQL Server's native backup compression or a third-party product best suited to your data warehousing needs? Read this e-guide to find expert advice on both of these questions.
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SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on PowerEdge R720xd
Sponsored by: Dell and Microsoft SQLRead this white paper to learn how to configure your SQL Server data warehousing system to support growing online analytical processing (OLAP) loads while lowering costs, easing management, and improving performance.
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A Primer to SQL Server 2012
Sponsored by: Dell and Microsoft SQLRead this expert e-guide to learn why features supporting business intelligence and big data management— among other new capabilities— have industry experts declaring SQL Server 2012 Microsoft's strongest release to date. Also, find step-by-step guidance on how to test and update client applications for compatibility with SQL Server 2012.
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SQL Server 2012: New capabilities and benefits
Sponsored by: Dell and Microsoft SQLIf SQL Server 2008 R2's self-service business intelligence (BI) features made the release appealing to business users, then the data quality, analysis, and master data management capabilities that give IT more control over self-service BI in SQL Server 2012 will make this latest release attractive to DBAs. Read this expert e-guide to learn more.
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Presentation Transcript: SAP Best Practices: Optimizing Mission Critical Systems in Microsoft Environments
Sponsored by: MicrosoftRead this presentation transcript to learn how to leverage commodity processing hardware to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and optimize performance, scalability and availability when running SAP systems in Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server environments.
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SQL Server Consolidation and TCO: Principled Technologies Test
Sponsored by: Dell and Microsoft SQLDoes a SQL Server database server virtualization initiative make sense for your growing business? Read this report to learn how virtualization impacted data center performance and total cost of ownership (TCO) in a test environment.
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Windows Application and Server Backup 2.0: Chapter 5- SQL Server Backups
Sponsored by: Dell AppAssure Backup, Replication and Recovery SoftwareAccess this handy e-book to learn how you can overcome common SQL Server-related backup and recovery challenges such as data sprawl, log truncation, single‐object recovery and off‐location restores.
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Windows Application and Server Backup 2.0: Chapter 12- Tales from the Trenches: My Life with Backup 2.0
Sponsored by: Dell AppAssure Backup, Replication and Recovery SoftwareRead the final chapter of this e-book to explore stories about Backup 2.0 - learn how to save money, time and anguish, and discover how to fit your new backup system into the specific niches of your company.
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Windows Application and Server Backup 2.0: Chapter 11- Redesigning Backup: Is It Really Worth It?
Sponsored by: Dell AppAssure Backup, Replication and Recovery SoftwareCheck out the 11th chapter of this e-book to gain insight into the value of traditional and modern backups and decide for yourself if redesigning backup is truly worthwhile.
