Expert: Virtualized SQL Server implementations can be effective

3/29/2010 1:30 PM

While there are unique challenges inherent in running Microsoft's SQL Server on a virtual machine, Windows IT Pro's Wendy Henry says that sufficient SQL Server training and a little specialized knowledge can make this a very effective solution.

According to Henry, "centralized administration with the help of VM management utilities, such as Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), can reduce administration overhead while portable VMs lower the cost and downtime of disaster recovery, hardware migrations, and upgrades," all of which are upgrades that SQL Server implementations would benefit from.

Microsoft's move toward the cloud has accelerated in recent months with the company's increasingly robust support for its Azure cloud service. However, Henry says that SQL Server can be made to work just as well on the company's earlier - and slightly more primitive - Hyper-V framework.

As more corporate IT departments move into cloud computing, having IT professionals with extensive SQL Server training on the job could be a great boon to cash-strapped companies trying to save money by virtualizing previously physical servers.

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