Practices :: Microsoft Solutions :: SQL Server 2005 Scale Up

The growth and dependence on data, the SQL server database, and new SQL applications in many enterprises is growing exponentially – straining the ‘scale up’ capability in many existing SQL infrastructures. The combination of the IBM xSeries 460 scalable server with Microsoft’s new SQL Server 2005 offers an affordable Intel processor-based “scale up” database solution to address your rapidly growing database server requirements – now and in the future.
Outstanding performance - The IBM x460 systems can provide up to a 60% performance increase over second generation EXA systems in the same or lower price bands. Revolutionary scalability - The x460 uses a revolutionary model to scale from two to 32 processors with up to 512GB of memory. Its design is based on a four-processor building block which delivers a range of performance suitable for scale up database serving. Microsoft’ SQL Server 2005 provides improved performance, scalability and high availability in order to support the most demanding applications in the world. x64 compatibility - Run native 32-bit x86 applications side-by-side with optimized 64-bit solutions in what will be the largest single 64-bit server ecosystem. SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition take advantage of advanced memory addressing capabilities to provide significant SQL Server 2005 performance benefits at an affordable price. Exceptional availability - The x460 offers advanced memory features, hot-swap components, light path diagnostics, component redundancy, and Predictive Failure Analysis^® help you achieve near-zero downtime on business-critical applications.	SQL Server 2005's database servers offer innovative high availability features such as: failover clustering, database snapshots, enhanced online operations, and database mirroring/ server mirroring (available 2H 2006). Simplified and integrated manageability - The x460 offers integrated hardware and remote management software help save resources and maximize productivity. SQL Server 2005 makes it simpler and easier to deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise data and analytical applications with a single management. Technology protection - x460 systems allow you to upgrade from single core processor systems to dual core processors providing additional processor power, investment protection and flexibility. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 licensing model is based on a processor socket – not per core and will be charged as a single processor enabling customers to take advantage of hardware advances, increased scalability and performance. Investment Protection - X3 systems like the x460 leverage the highest volume 64-bit processor design—Intel’s Xeon MP—guaranteeing future software availability for the platform.
The Affordable “Scale Up” database platform built to meet your growing database needs, the IBM eServer xSeries 460. For more information, contact Dan Sullivan from Lighthouse Computer Services at dsullivan@lighthousecs.com or 888-542-8030 xt 129

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