Join Martin Guidry for an in-depth discussion in this video Considerations for database server consolidation, part of SQL Server 2012: Designing Database Solutions.
- In this section I'd like to talk about…Database Server Consolidation.…If you have multiple Microsoft SQL servers running,…you could move all of the databases off of one server,…put them on another server,…and then retire that server that is no longer being used.…There can be some advantages…and disadvantages to doing this.…So in this section we're going to talk about…reasons to consolidate,…and reasons not to consolidate.…First, the Reasons to Consolidate.…Well, hopefully it will lead to a simpler infrastructure.…
Every time we reduce the number of servers…we reduce the amount of things we have back up,…the amount of things we have to maintain,…the amount of things we have to apply…service packs and hot fixes to.…If you have hundreds of servers…and you're talking about just turning off one or two,…then the difference probably isn't that great.…The difference between managing 98 servers…versus managing 100 servers is not really a big difference.…But if you only have two SQL servers…and you're thinking about consolidating down to one,…
Author
Martin Guidry
Released
3/23/2015- Planning the database infrastructure
- Designing databases vs. data warehouses
- Designing the physical database implementation
- Planning for partitioning
- Adding FileStream data
- Indexing
- Monitoring server health
- Managing SQL Server with PowerShell
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome44s
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Setting up for the course2m 12s
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1. Designing a Database Server Infrastructure
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2. Designing a Logical Database Schema
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Designing OLTP databases1m 54s
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Using first normal form3m 41s
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Using second normal form3m 10s
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Using third normal form2m 41s
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Designing data warehouses3m 12s
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3. Designing a Physical Database Implementation
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Using multiple files5m 25s
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Planning for partitioning5m 11s
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Planning compression3m 59s
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4. Incorporating Data Files into Databases
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Enabling FileStream access2m 42s
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Using FileStream data5m 3s
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5. Tuning Database Performance
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Understanding indexes3m 12s
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Using indexes3m 24s
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Working with query plans5m 35s
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Indexing tips2m 51s
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6. Policy-Based Management
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7. Monitoring Server Health
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Exploring health data5m 3s
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8. Managing SQL Server with PowerShell
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 4s
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