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Consolidate SQL Server databases and rein in the costs of database sprawl with VMware vSphere. SQL is the most widely deployed application on x86, running on almost 20% of all x86 servers. With vSphere, you can consolidate SQL infrastructure by 4X to 20X and cut hardware and software costs by more than 50% while avoiding the painful compromises associated with traditional database consolidation. Run SQL on vSphere with the confidence that even large databases will perform well in virtual machines.
- Deliver databases as dynamic, cost-efficient, and reliable IT services on your internal cloud
- Accelerate database delivery with on-demand provisioning, automated release cycles, and streamlined testing and troubleshooting
- Guarantee database Quality of Service with dynamic scalability, built-in availability and simple disaster recovery
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Introductory Resources
White Papers
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Availability Guide for Microsoft SQL® on VMware vSphere 4
A 2009 paper describing different options available for achieving High Availability for SQL Server on vSphere. Describes different alternatives including VMware HA, Log Shipping, Database Mirroring, and Failover Clustering. -
Performance and Scalability of Microsoft SQL Server® on VMware vSphere 4
A 2009 paper describing detailed performance analysis of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on vSphere for an enterprise database workload. - Best Practices for Virtualizing SQL Server
A 2009 paper describing best practices for SQL 2005 and 2008 on virtual machines. - Performance Study: SQL Server Workload Consolidation
A 2008 analysis of the impact of server consolidation on SQL Server performance. - White Paper: SQL Server Performance in VMware Infrastructure
A 2007 performance analysis of SQL Server 2005 on ESX 3.0 by VMware and HP. - White Paper: Benchmarking Microsoft SQL Server Using VMware ESX Server 3.5
A 2008 benchmark of SQL OLTP on ESX 3.5 by Brocade. - Solution Brief: Microsoft SQL Server, VMware Virtual Infrastructure, and EMC Celerra NS Storage Server
A 2008 Implementation guideline to virtualizing SQL Server with EMC Celerra Storage. - Reference Architecture Guide: Microsoft SQL Server, VMware Virtual Infrastructure, and EMC Celerra NS Storage Server
A 2008 architectural overview for virtualizing SQL Server with EMC Celerra Storage.
