Optimizing SQL Server for Private Cloud

Microsoft

PRIVATE CLOUD DRIVERS

Resource Pooling

Elasticity Self - Service

Control & Customize

Resource Pooling

1/5 servers shipped is for Database – IDC1

31% of MSIT Servers for Databases

Number of database apps

Number of DBA’s

1990 2000 2010

Hardware computin

g capacit

yUnderutilized

hardware

Underutilized hardware

Overburdened Administrators

Overburdened Administrators

Reduce capital expenses

• Standardize and consolidate

Reduce operational expenses

• Improve hardware utilization

• Manage IT infrastructure efficiently

Green IT

• Reduce space and power needs

BENEFITS

1 – IDC: Server Workloads study, 2010

Resource Pooling Key StepsConsolidate databases

STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Discover database sprawl and capacity planning

Microsoft® Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit

Microsoft Consolidation Planning Tool for SQL Server

Consolidation options Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2 Upgrade Advisor

SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)

STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Physical to Virtual Migration

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Virtualize and manage instances

Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

MAP Toolkit

Upgrade advisor

SSMASQL Server

CO

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OLI

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Resource Pooling

Demo

PRIVATE CLOUD DRIVERS

Resource Pooling

Elasticity Self - Service

Control & Customize

Elasticity Drivers

“Companies will look for technology infrastructure that is elastic, allowing them to scale up or down when needed. In a recent survey HP conducted among IT decision-makers in the country. About 85 percent said that they needed technology which allowed them to scale up or down to meet changing needs.” 1

Greater Agility

• Handle peak load scenarios faster

Dynamic Infrastructure

• Scale to efficiently meet demand

BENEFITS

1 - Need for Elastic Infrastructurehttp://www.crn.in/Need-for-Elastic-Infrastructure-Outlook2010.aspx

Elasticity Key StepsScale resources efficiently

STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Increase virtual machine density

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V with Dynamic Memory

SC

ALE

STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Setup clustering for fast recovery

Guest Failover Clustering with

- Windows Server 2008 R2

- SQL Server 2008 R2

Upgrade host with minimum downtime

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Live migration

Load balance virtual machines

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Live Migration

SQL ServerSQL Server

Hyper-V Hyper-VShared StorageiSCSI, SAS, Fiber

SQL ServerSQL Server

Shared StorageiSCSI, SAS, Fiber

Redundant Pathsto Storage

Guest Cluster

Guest Cluster

SQL Server SQL Server

8Gb12Gb

SQL Server SQL Server

Load Balancing

Elasticity

Demo

PRIVATE CLOUD DRIVERS

Resource Pooling

Self - Service

Control & Customize

Elasticity

Self Service Drivers

Self-services are catching up with virtualization quickly1

Data within enterprises growing at 44x with IT growing at 1.4x2

VM Automation has provided an added $329,000 in cost avoidance (Q1FY11) - MSIT

Faster time to market

• Automation without compromising control

Reduce administrative overhead

Business units can request resources on demand

BENEFITS

1 - Cloud Computing Survey by CompTIA2 - IDC: 2010 Digital Universe Study

Self Service Key StepsDeploy resources on demand

DE

PLO

Y STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Create virtual machine templates

System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Build automation System Center Virtual Machine

Manager Self-Service Portal

ITBUSINESS

Create Roles

Map to Existing Templates

Create VMs

Create VM Templates

Request business

infrastructure

Approve/Reject

Self-Service

Demo

PRIVATE CLOUD DRIVERS

Resource Pooling

Control & Customize

Elasticity Self - Service

Control & Customize Drivers

“Because most enterprises will end up using a mix of traditional IT and cloud-computing services, a major challenge will be obtaining the same level of manageability for cloud-based resources as for locally deployed IT.”- Gartner 1

Enforce and standardize based on policies

Measure service

• Meter resource usage and charge back to business units

Customize for your business needs

BENEFITS

1 – Gartner: Securing and Managing Private and Public Cloud Computing, Sept 2010

Control & Customize Key StepsDrive standardization and compliance

DR

IVE STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Measure usage

- Assign cost for each virtual machine template

- Usage reporting

- Charge back reporting

System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal

STEPS TOOLS OR FEATURES

Manage private cloud System Center Virtual Machine Manager

System Center Operations Manager Management Packs

SQL Server

SQL Server

SQL Server

Usage Reporting

Chargeback

Control & Customization

Demo

Optimizing SQL Server for Private Cloud OffersToday

Solution Guidance: http://microsoft.com/SQLServerPrivateCloud

Coming SoonOptimized Database Consolidation Reference Architecture

Later this yearOptimized Database Consolidation Appliance

Faster Time To Market – all software & hardware configured and tuned at factoryOptimized for DB OLTP performance Can run non DB workloadsSingle point of contact for support

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