Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization

Virtualization is becoming more and more common, and without an understanding how virtualization works, the DBA will have blind spots when attempting to resolving performance issues, such as reduce resource contention, or improve the backup and restore operations, and so on.

• Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization Level 1: What is Virtualization?

  The first level in the Stairway to Virtualization introduces the concept of virtualized servers as well as the terminology and benefits of implementing the technology.

• Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization Level 2 - The Ideal SQL Server Virtual Machine Architecture

  In Level 2 of the Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization, we examine the ideal VM configuration from a standpoint of the various resources involved.

• Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization Level 3 - Building the Ideal VMware-based SQL Server Virtual Machine

  In this level of the Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization David looks at the ideal virtual machine setup for a SQL Server instance on VMware.

• Stairway to SQL Server Virtualization Level 4 - Building the Hyper-V VM

  In this level of the Stairway to Server Virtualization, learn how to build a Hyper-V virtual machine for SQL Server.