Chapter 7: Virtualizing SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a widely deployed database server supported on Windows Server operating systems. SQL Server also serves as the most commonly used back-end database server for other Microsoft server applications based on IIS, including custom or homegrown applications as well as SharePoint. Microsoft continues to build SQL Server to be competitive with Oracle and IBM DB2, which are other popular database servers. Some industry analysts rank SQL Server as the number-one database based on the number of units deployed.
As virtualization becomes a standard practice within enterprises, many database administrators (DBAs) are embarking on SQL Server virtualization projects. SQL Server is a general-purpose ...
