1. SQL Server 2008 R2 – The Newest and the Best
30 March
SQL Server 2008 R2 – The Newest and the Best
Margarita Naumova
Microsoft

2. SQL Server R2 and the SQL Roadmap
The Minor Version of SQL Server Based on SQL Server 2008 Database Engine
RTM expected in 7 weeks
The Main Message – SQL Server is on the road of Enterprise Scalability and Manageability!

3. Our Focus for Today’s Session
Application and Multi-Server Management
DAC (Data Tier Application)
SQL Server SysPrep
Scale-UP (FastTrack DW)
Scale-OUT (Parallel DW)
Expected SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions
MDM (Master Data Management) – in SQL User Group Meeting
StreamInsight (The Microsoft CEP Platform) – in SQL User Group Meeting
See Donald Farmer WebCast Session for R2 BI Features (PowerPivot and SSRS) today

4. Challenges: People vs. Hardware
Trends
Database apps increasing at a higher rate than DBAs
Overburdened DBAs
Hardware computing capacity
Underutilized hardware
Number of database apps
Overburdened Administrators
Hardware computing capacity exploding
Underutilized hardware
Number of DBA’s
1990
2000
2010

5. Challenges: Real world problems
Findings confirm challenges
Focus on tier 2-3 apps
Customer survey results:
Hundreds of small database apps
>99% use a single database file
Average size is < 2 Gb
MSIT Example:
5000 SQL Server instances
100,000 databases
Average CPU utilization = 10%
App Sophistication
Number of Apps
CRM
ERP
Microsoft Confidential—Preliminary Information Subject to Change

6. Central Multi-Server Management
Control • Optimization • Efficiencies
Utility Explorer
Utility Control Point
Managed Server Group
Enroll An Instance
DAC
Client
“Finance”
Data-Tier Developer
Management Studio
Database Administrator
Managed Server Group
Central management SQL Server Utility Control Point

7. Data Collection Dimensions
Measures
Views
Computer
Volume
DAC
CPU Utilization
Historical data (Pivoting)
Health State Visualization
Dashboard  List View  Detailed View
Server
DBs FG
DataFile
LogFile
Disk Space Utilization

9. DEMO: Multi-Server and Application Management

10. SQL Server SysPrep Rapid Provisioning
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Rapid Provisioning
Align with Virtualization, Policy Based Deployments and Manageability Features of SQL Server
Components
Engine, RS, Data Protocols and Connectivity, SQLCMD OS
Windows 7 Client and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Vista, Windows Server 2003, XP SP3
Architecture
Only x32/x64, No WOW, No IA64
Patching
Support for prepared and configured Instances
SKU Support
EVAL, DEV, STD, ENT, EXPR

12. SQL Server Consolidation feature set
Brand Transformation Presentation
SQL Server Consolidation feature set
Resource Governor
Windows Server Resource Manager (WSRM)
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)
failover cluster
in guest VMs
System Center VM Manager
Hyper-V
Live Migration
Higher Isolation
Lower Density
Instances
Virtual
Machines
Databases
Higher Density
Lower Isolation
Sysprep SQL setup
Data Tier App
Utility Control Point and Managed Instances
>64 logical processors
New in
SQL 2008 R2 ® 12

13. FastTrack Data Warehouse – scaling up
A method of designing a cost-effective, balanced system for DW Workloads
Reference hardware configuration developed in conjunction with hardware partners using this method
Best Practices for data layout, loading and management
ONE WAY OF DOING RELATIONAL DW ON SQL SERVER

14. FTDW Typical Scenarios
Workload:
Benefit:
80/20 rule:
Reads vs Writes
Scans vs Lookups
IO Scan Centric
Throughput Oriented MB/s, GB/sec
Large sequential disk reads
Query Patterns
Range Based Predicates
Low Cardinality Aggregations
High Row Volume aggregations
Manage and Store More data
More Throughput, 200MB/sec/core
HW Balance to get all solution power:
CPU
Controller
HBA
Switch
Disks
Pre-built and optimized at HW and SW Level

15. Published Reference Architectures Balanced System Examples -- HP / Dell / IBM, 8 to 48 core

16. Results

17. SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse

18. SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse Architecture

19. Integration with PDW: “Hub and Spoke”

20. A Comprehensive Platform
Managed Self-Service BI
Multi-server management
Virtualization & Live Migration
MPP support for 10s to 100s TB DW
Highly scalable appliances
Seamless integration with Microsoft BI
Scalable relational database platform
Consistent, familiar model & tools
Self-managed, highly available cloud services

21. SQL Server 2008 R2 New Editions
DataCenter
Application and Multi-Server Management for enrolling over 25 instances
High-scale complex event processing with SQL Server StreamInsight™
>8 processors and <256 logical processors
Memory limits up to OS maximum
PDW
10s to 100s TBs enabled by MPP architecture
DW hub and spoke architecture and parallel database copy

22. SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions Enterprise Standard
PowerPivot for SharePoint to support the hosting and management of PowerPivot applications in SharePoint
Application and Multi-Server Management for enrolling up to  25 instances
Master Data Services for data consistency across heterogeneous systems
Data Compression now enabled with UCS-2 Unicode support
Standard
Backup Compression
Can be managed instance for Application and Multi-Server Management capabilities

23. Key Takeaways
SQL Server is on the road of Enterprise Scalability and Manageability
Optimizing Instance Management and Administration trough UCP
Data Tier 2&3 Application management
Optimized setup with SysPrep, aligned with Enterprise Deployment and Virtualization Principles
Scaling UP trough FTDW
Scaling OUT trough PDW

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Thank you!
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