Virtualizing Sql Server With Vmware Doing It Right(1st Edition)

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Book Price $0 : The Start-to-finish Guide To Virtualizing Business-critical SQL Server Databases On VMware VSphere 5 By Virtualizing Business-critical Databases, Enterprises Can Drive Far More Value From Existing IT Infrastructure. But Squeezing Maximum Performance Out Of A Virtualized Database Instance Is An Art As Much As A Science. This Indispensable Start-to-finish Guide Brings Together All The Techniques, Tips, And Insights You Need To Succeed. Drawing On Unsurpassed Personal Experience, Three Leading Experts Share Complete Best Practices For Deploying Business-critical Database Servers In Virtualized VSphere 5 Environments. They Cover The Entire Project Lifecycle, Bridging Technical And Communications Gaps Between SQL Server And VMware Professionals That Often Make Database Virtualization More Difficult Than It Needs To Be. You&;ll Find Specific Guidance For Architects And Administrators Responsible For Systems, Storage, Databases, Applications, Or VMware Virtualization. The Authors Also Present Detailed, Start-to-finish Coverage Of Performance Baselining And Testing: All You Need To Make Your Virtualized Databases As Fast As They Are Cost Effective. Although This Book Focuses On SQL, The Authors&; Proven Guidance For Enhancing Performance Can Be Leveraged By Any IT Professional Virtualizing A Demanding Tier 1 Application. Coverage Includes      &;    Business Cases For Database Virtualization: Consolidation, Database As A Service (DaaS), Efficiency, And &;SLAs On Steroids&;     &;    Using The Redundancy Inherent In Virtualization  To Improve Availability     &;    Constructing A Careful, Conservative Implementation Plan     &;    Balancing Disk, CPU, Memory, And Network For Superior Performance     &;    Mastering The Five Key Principles Of Database Storage Design     &;    Leveraging Memory: SQL MAX, Page Locking, NUMA, Reservations, Swapping, Large Memory Pages, And More     &;    Ensuring Responsiveness By Providing A Fast, Reliable, Low-latency Network     &;    Supporting Advanced AlwaysOn Failover Cluster Instances And Availability Groups     &;    Baselining Physical Systems And Properly Determining Resource Requirements     &;    Configuring Performance Tests From Beginning  To End     &;    Migrating Existing SQL Server Databases  Onto A VSphere Platform     &;    Avoiding Traps And Pitfalls In Virtualizing Production Databases     &;    Managing And Monitoring Virtualized Database Instances And Resources   See more