WHITE PAPER:
Deploying a failover cluster instance (FCI) architecture for your SQL Server database requires expensive shared storage for data files and backups. This resource introduces an alternative to storage area networks (SANs) that provides the availability benefit of an FCI – without the high price tag.
EBOOK:
Microsoft's System Center 2012 R2 continues the tradition of managing multiple platforms from a suite of products. This handbook looks at the issues around using it.
EGUIDE:
Read this expert e-guide to learn how SQL Server consolidation can help you cut costs and increase efficiency. Discover why many companies are choosing to consolidate several databases on different physical servers into a single SQL Server and the metrics you must consider before doing so.
WHITE PAPER:
This resource introduces a shared infrastructure designed for remote and small office environments, and discusses its usage as a Microsoft SQL Server database platform.
EBOOK:
Microsoft has worked to address the big issue of "big data," as companies are dealing with a constant influx of digital information. SQL Server is no exception, and Microsoft has given its enterprise database a big data makeover. This e-book takes a close look at SQL Server 2012 and finds out why some DBAs are flocking to it—and why others aren't.
WHITE PAPER:
This brief paper highlights a leading acceleration system combined with SQL Server in-memory OLTP and how it improves customer experience by boosting system response time and business productivity.
EZINE:
New products and trends in the technology industry change and evolve almost as quickly as the technology itself. In particular, SQL Server is a rapidly evolving market. This editorial e-zine features industry insight from leading companies and experts on the latest SQL Server trends.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is a collaborative data design solution to help you discover, model, relate, and standardize diverse and distributed data assets. It supports dimensional modeling. This page contains more information about the product and access to a 30-day trial.
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EBOOK:
Check 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.