Webcast on Demand

Experts' Perspective Webcast: How VMware Affects SQL Server DBAs

This webcast was originally presented on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Duration: 1 hour

Microsoft SQL Server is the fastest-growing database platform in the virtualization space, and that's having a major impact on DBAs. In this educational session, leading SQL Server gurus Kevin Kline and Jason Hall will dive deep into why organizations are implementing VMware and what it means for your work. You'll gain background on the benefits VMware provides, including hardware abstraction, easier failover with vMotion, and simpler capacity planning.

They'll also discuss the best techniques for managing physical and virtual SQL Server implementations. You'll learn how to: 

  • Find out whether running multiple guest operating systems on a single host is at the root of performance problems
  • Better understand Windows and SQL Server activity and performance trends
  • Ensure effective capacity planning