it database consolidation storyboard sample

5/19/2018 IT Database Consolidation Storyboard Sample

1/12

Info-Tech Research Group 1

Consolidate Databases using Microsoft SQLServerFrom many to few; learn how to use SQL Server to reduce your database footprnt!


2/12

Info-Tech Research Group "

Although database consolidation has traditionally been thought of as a risky practice, recent

improvements to SQL Server make it a reliable platform for consolidation. Organizations that arenot yet consolidating are wasting resources.

Introduction

#r$an%atons of all s%es that are consdern$ the costs

and benefts of database consoldaton onto SQL Server!

#r$an%atons loo&n$ to advance ther databaseconsoldaton strate$y nto producton envronments!

'I#s and data center mana$ers loo&n$ to mplement acomprehensve( phased consoldaton process and toavod common consoldaton ptfalls!

)nderstand the benefts of database consoldaton(

from cost reducton to performance benefts!

Select the r$ht consoldaton model based on youror$an%aton*s needs and re+urements!

,ve deeper nto maor consderatons for each sta$eof consoldaton; ncludn$ plannn$( plotn$( testn$(up$rades( and decommssonn$ of servers!

his !esearch "s #esigned $or% his !esearch &ill 'elp (ou%

.dvce provded n ths soluton set s specfc to consoldaton on SQL Server! .lthou$h SQL Server sthe most popular platform for consoldaton( consoldaton on another platform may be a more vablesoluton for your needs! If you are loo&n$ to consoldate on #racle( please refer to Info-Tech*s solutonset.ssess #racle*s Role n the /nterprse ,atabase Strate$y for #racle-specfc advce!
http://www.infotech.com/research/it-storyboard-assess-oracles-role-in-the-enterprise-database-strategyhttp://www.infotech.com/research/it-storyboard-assess-oracles-role-in-the-enterprise-database-strategy


3/12Info-Tech Research Group 0

Executive Summary

"mplement a phased consolidation process

The plannn$ sta$e s &ey to a success process; thorou$hly profle canddates for consoldaton and prepare forconsoldaton-related rs&s to acheve h$her satsfacton wth database performance( avalablty( uptme( and securty!

Follow Info-Tech*s detaled 2-step mplementaton model to ensure a successful consoldaton process!

)reate the consolidation strategy

'onsoldaton strate$y s two-fold3 Select your consoldaton model based on crtera such as securty( mana$eablty( andh$h avalablty and choose your SQL Server edton!

'onsoldaton models nclude database( nstance( and vrtual%aton!o "nfo*ech cautions against using the cloud for hosting databases. !evisit this option in +*- months.

#r$an%atons choosn$ vrtual%aton have the opton of consoldatn$( stabl%n$( and then vrtual%n$ or ta&n$ a shortcutand umpn$ nto the vrtual%aton proect r$ht away! Info-Tech recommends the former approach!

#r$an%atons have the opton of consoldatn$ on SQL Server "445R" or the recently released "41" edton!

/nderstand the value of consolidation

The most common reason for consoldaton s reducn$ T'#; however( there are plenty of other benefts to consoldaton;ncludn$ more central%ed mana$ement( reduced data center space re+urements( and mproved performance!

'onsdern$ consoldaton on SQL Server6 7ou are not alone3o -0 of organizations surveyed have either consolidated or are in the process of consolidation.o Another -10 are planning to consolidate in the ne2t 34 months.



&hat5s in this Section% Sections%

Understand the value of consolidation

)nderstand the value ofconsoldaton

'reate the consoldatonstrate$y

Implement a phasedconsoldaton process

)nderstand the maor drvers of consoldaton!

Reco$n%e the features of recent SQL Server versons thatfacltate stable consoldaton!

'onsder whether a phased or all-at-once approach sapproprate!

Start thn&n$ about best practces and common ptfalls ofconsoldaton wth Info-Tech*s case studes!



9ast problems solatn$ SQL Server database nstancesmade hostn$ multple databases on the same server ars&y decson! 'orrupton n one nstance often bled overnto other nstances! .s a result( or$an%atons oftenadded a dedcated server for each applcaton they were

runnn$( leadn$ to database sprawl.

Ths resulted n unnecessary lcensn$ costs( h$hersupport and faclty costs( and under-utl%n$ the e:stn$archtecture ncludn$ servers that often le completelydle!


6/12Info-Tech Research Group ?

Consolidation benefits can be achieved in most situationsregardless of organiation sie or location

)onsolidation is not 8ust for the large. In fact( smallor$an%atons are most l&ely to be plannn$ a consoldaton nthe near future and medum or$an%atons are most l&ely to

have already consoldated!

.dopton levels are not s$nfcantlyaffected by an or$an%aton*s

locaton!

It@s a matter of de$ree! Any consolidation is better than it was before! .ny tme you can retre a dedcated serverAwhether end-of-lfe or notB s a wn for the IT ,epartment! 'onsoldaton cuts down on power usa$e( system

admnstrator effort( hardware support costs( etc!- IT mana$er( 8C!


7/12Info-Tech Research Group C

&hile pre*+994 versions of SQL Server may have been inappropriate for consolidation, +994!+ and+93+ are suitable platforms for doing so. )se SQL Server "445 R" as the bare mnmum for consoldaton! If youare runnn$ an earler verson( consder consoldaton as you up$rade to acheve even $reater savn$s!

!ecent SQL releases contain the following improvements that make it a reliable solution for consolidation%

Consolidation !as once a ris#y $ractice% but !ith recent SQLServer im$rovements% this is no longer the case

Storage Security 'igh Availability

#ata compression enablesmore effectve( lower coststora$e wth mprovedperformance for lar$e ID#wor&loads! 'ompresson alsoreduces the cost of busnesscontnuty!

:ackup compression reducesthe s%e of the bac&up and thetme to bac&up! ,s& s%e s oftenreduced by "4-?4E!

hree levels of isolation% #atabase%access to the database

s controlled on a user-by-userbass!

Server% access to the nstance scontrolled by usn$ lo$ns!

Operating System% access to the#S s controlled by usn$ ndowsor .ctve ,rectory accounts!

#ther mportant features ncludetransparent data encrypton AT,/Band SQL Server .udt !

$ailover clustering offers etherautomatc or manual clustern$wth $reater redundancy andcontrol! Improvements ma&e teaser to create and mana$eclusters!

#atabase mirroring ensuresthe database remans avalableat all tmes! Improvementsnclude lo$ stream compresson(automatc suspect pa$erecovery( and clents do not needto be reconf$ured to access themrrored database durn$falover!



Even a relatively conservative consolidation ratio% such as &'(%!ill save organiations a lot in the long term

SQL Server leads the market in terms of )O, but even though each

individual server is relatively ine2pensive, the numbers add up ;uicky

If your hardware budget allows, you can achieve a

100:1 reduction ratio! I did a theoretical calculation and

purely from a performance capability standpoint, I could

do an entire global consolidation (about 1200 instances)

with only two physical machines

- artn van der unn&( Technolo$y 'onsultant

=3.> ?-year T'#3 =?1@Savings of =63@ over years

hrough consolidation and

virtuali"ation of our #$% #erver

databases we reduced our licensing

e&penses by '

- Technolo$y 'onsultant


9/12Info-Tech Research Group H

)here are benefits to consolidation beyond sim$le cost savings

Low



*lthough it is $ossible to roll out the entire consolidation$ro+ect at once% a $hased a$$roach is more successful

Chased Approach All*At*Once Approach

"nfo*ech recommends taking a phasedapproach, if possible. Ths approach may

ta&e lon$er n the be$nnn$( but wll helpmnm%e lon$-term problems and streamlnethe process for both IT and the busness!

#r$an%atons that choose an all-at-onceapproach rs& potental falure ponts affectn$all of ther databases( ncludn$ msson-crtcalones!

Organizations have two options fortheir consolidation pro8ect%

3D All*at*once approach% #r$an%atons dentfy all thedatabases they wsh to consoldate and complete theprocess n one round! Follown$ the consoldaton( theydeal wth any ponts of falure!

+D Chased approach% #r$an%atons consoldate a smallnumber of non-crtcal nstances frst( stabl%e andmontor them( deal wth any falure ponts( and thene:tend ther consoldaton to more comple:( msson-crtcal databases!



,ee$ the business informed about changes to business$rocesses% but don-t let them control the consolidation $ro+ect)onsolidation doesn5t affect " aloneE make sure the process is transparent to the business aswell. 'onsoldaton does present some rs&s and the chance that busness processes may be affected! Keep busnesssta&eholders nformed about any chan$es that affect them( and nvolve them n the testn$ of end results to ensure theoverall success of your proect!

he owner of the process is always ". he business should act as an advisor rather than a leader.

9rocess Role of usness Role of IT

Clanning forconsolidation*related

risks

.pprove 'onduct

Fathering :usiness!e;uirements

9rovde a descrptonof user-based needs

'reate an nventory ofbusness re+urements

Clanning for the pilotpro8ect

Maldate the decsonIdentfy the databasesthat wll be used durn$the plot

/ser Acceptanceesting

/:ecute,etermne the tmelnesand valdate the results

,on*t let the busness dctatethe consoldaton process( thetype of consoldaton( or thedatabase envronment that

you set up! Abstract what isrunning and what it isrunning on.

Learn the busness*s needsand create a soluton aroundthem!

*ypically it is the business that pays for ac+uiring and installing the servers, and since they pay for them, they dont want to

feel as though they are not getting what theyve paid for -ou must effectively communicate the benefits of consolidation to

the business sta.eholders hey need to be involved in the entire process and once it/s completed, they shouldnt feel li.e

theyve lost anything

ecil 3ewton, 4irector of echnology #ervices at #an 5rancisco 6ealth 7lan


12/12Info-Tech Research Group 1"

Info")ech .esearch /rou$ 0el$s I) 1rofessionals )o'

Sign up for free trial membership to get practicalsolutions for your " challenges

www.infotech.com

Quc&ly $et up to speedwth new technolo$es

a&e the r$ht technolo$ypurchasn$ decsons fast

,elver crtcal IT

proects( on tme andwthn bud$et

ana$e busness e:pectatons

Nustfy IT spendn$ andprove the value of IT

Tran IT staff and effectvelymana$e an IT department

Info-Tech helps me to be proactive instead of reactive a cardinal rule in a stable and leading edge IT environment.

- .R'S 'ommercal ort$a$e 'o!( L9

oll $ree% 1-555-?C4-555H
http://www.infotech.com/http://www.infotech.com/

it database consolidation storyboard sample

Documents