Chapter 2. The Business Case for Virtualizing a Database
In this chapter, we review the business case for why you should virtualize your business, with specifics around the benefits of virtualizing a business-critical application such as a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. Topics covered include the following:
Server/database consolidation
Database as a Service (DBaaS)
IT efficiency (the golden template)
Service-level agreements (SLAs on steroids) ...
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