Virtualizing SQL Server with VMWare and How Quest Can Help

Use of virtualization is expanding by 40 percent a year, and Microsoft SQL Server is the fastest growing virtual platform. And while virtualization offers a wealth of advantages, it also changes the way you manage a SQL Server environment.

Not to worry — the tech brief “Virtualizing SQL Server with VMWare and How Quest Can Help” reveals how you can monitor and manage your virtualized databases with ease. It explores the effects of VMWare on your virtual SQL Server environment and defines best practices for optimizing it, including how to:

•  Ensure high availability
• Take the guesswork out of consolidation and capacity planning
• Increase visibility into your environment for a better understanding of performance trends and application dynamics