Microsoft SQL Server White Papers

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Performance Scaling with Quad-core Dell PowerEdge 2950 Servers and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization requires the consideration of two factors: how many virtual machines a single server can run and what level of performance these VMs can provide. This study compares and contrasts the performance of two generations of PowerEdge servers.
Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

DellEMC and Intel®

Edison Group, Comparative Management Costs Study: Oracle Database 11g vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper presented by the Edison Group, reveals how Oracle Database widens the manageability lead over Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The study shows how Oracle Database can save 43% in time and 41% in database management costs over Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Jul 2009

Oracle Corporation

Why the Correct Information Infrastructure Is a Crucial Consideration for SQL Server 2012 Implementations
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The intent of this paper (neither explain SQL Server 2012 nor be a EMC buying guide ) is simply to highlight enough information on each, so that IT managers can focus on the database system and storage hardware relationship.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

EMC Corporation

Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

Dell and Microsoft SQL

EMC VSPEX For Virtualized Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with VMware vSphere
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the capabilities of an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualizing business-critical applications. This enables the ability to design and implement the virtual resources necessary to deploy SQL Server. Read on to learn how to do this effortlessly, with the right !
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

EMC & Arrow

SQL Server Performance: Tuning Best Practices for DBAs
sponsored by Tintri
WHITE PAPER: In this e-guide, you'll learn how you can successfully tune your SQL Server for optimal performance. Read on to learn how to approach your SQL Server management holistically and achieve the desired balance, and performance, in your SQL Server environment.
Posted: 06 Aug 2020 | Published: 04 Aug 2020

Tintri

Staying ahead of the Curve: Oracle Database 11g Vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2005
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The document shows that Microsoft has been slow to adapt to changing, real-world information needs and that SQL Server 2005 lacks some critical capabilities that are needed to both adapt to, and prepare for changes related to security.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

Oracle Corporation

A Low Cost Data Warehouse Using SQL Server 2008
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines different considerations for separating decision support systems (DSS) from Transaction Processing (OLTP) environments and touches upon technical procedures for achieving the same, as well as examines data warehouse solutions, different storage topologies, storage interface optimizations and much more.
Posted: 08 Oct 2010 | Published: 29 Jul 2009

Dell and Microsoft SQL

Reduce CPU Usage with 'SMART' SQL
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9.
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Published: 30 Nov 2009

BMC Software, Inc.

SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on PowerEdge R720xd
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: Read 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.
Posted: 21 Jun 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

Dell and Microsoft SQL