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Benefits of HP Polyserve Software in SQL Server Environments
Webcasts:
As business units demand faster and richer access to data and information, IT departments have amassed large
infrastructures to meet those needs. Facing strong pressure to cut costs, IT has turned to virtualization software to
decrease their server count. Unfortunately virtualization, which is suitable for some workloads, introduces a
performance penalty noticeable on demanding workloads such as SQL Server databases.
HP takes a different approach to virtualization. HP software virtualizes the connections between servers and storage
creating a shared pool of resources, and it is an ideal platform for consolidating Windows-based applications and SQL
Server infrastructure.
Attend this HP-sponsored webcast to learn how customer Harry Vijayakumar at Henry Ford Health System deploys
HP's technology as part of the company's "virtualization framework" environment. Victor Wigelius from partner
integrator Avanade will also provide insight on why they recommend using HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL
Server for data centers that rely on high-demand applications and business critical databases.
As business units demand faster and richer access to SAP data and information, IT departments have amassed large
infrastructures to meet those needs. Facing strong pressure to cut costs, IT has turned to virtualization software to
decrease their server count. Virtual machines (VMs) have been used to effectively virtualize SAP applications and
components such as BW, XI, ERP, Solution Manager and Portal; however, IT departments have shied away from
using VMs for their SQL Server database tier because of degraded server performance and supportability issues.
HP takes a different approach to virtualization in the database tier. HP software virtualizes the connections between
servers and storage creating a shared pool of resources, and is a flexible and highly available platform for consolidating
SQL Server infrastructure. There is no degradation in performance and management is streamlined making this an
ideal solution for mission-critical SQL Server databases running SAP applications.
Attend this webcast to learn how Brian Fitzgerald, manager of technical services at Forest City Enterprises,
consolidated his company's SQL Servers in order to provide high availability and scalability for SAP applications
while dramatically reducing costs. Juergen Thomas, SAP program manager at Microsoft, will also provide insight on
why business-critical SAP SQL Server deployments are leveraging HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server to
achieve an Always-On infrastructure.
Whitepapers:
Microsoft SQL Sever's relatively low cost, steadily increasing capabilities and ease of deployment have all combined to accelerate its growth. That same growth has led to a phenomenon commonly called SQL Server "sprawl"— the rampant proliferation of SQL Server database instances. This study from Illuminata explores relevant user experiences and common themes gleaned from recent customer interviews and explores HP’s approach to server virtualization and how its technology compares to alternative approaches.
The success of SQL Server has given rise, to a huge growth in the number of servers dedicated to hosting it. The result of this proliferation has too often been low levels of utilization, high capital costs, large amounts of stranded capacity, poor availability and—as the most dire consequence—an ongoing management burden.
Fortunately, there is a way to deploy SQL Server that can flex capacity to need, reduce capital costs, improve availability and dramatically simplify management. HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server based on shared data clustering allows servers and storage to be brought together into a unified pool to satisfy SQL Server needs.
In many real customer scenarios, HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server has achieved dramatic improvements in capital effectiveness and ongoing operational expense:
- Server counts are typically reduced by 50% or more
- Configuration and maintenance time can be reduced by 75%
- Total Cost of Ownership over a three- or four-year deployment cycle can be reduced by as much as 70%
There are many business and technological reasons for making the move to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. In tandem with 64-bit computing platforms, SQL Server 2005 can boost performance by 30% in certain instances, deliver a better database management structure and bolster infrastructure security.
As companies seek to upgrade their database environment to SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition—whether it contains twenty instances or a thousand—they now have access to software that helps greatly expedite and automate the entire process. HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server with the HP PolyServe Migration Manager reduces the complexity and errors associated with most database upgrades, cutting the average deployment time from six hours to two hours per instance.
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