Scott Shaw

We have discussed different aspects of virtualization in previous tips and in this tip we look at additional reading and resources you can use to make the most of your virtualized SQL Server enviornment.

Your last tip walked us through the planning stage and now I have a dozen or so virtual SQL Servers under by responsibility. As a DBA do I need to change the way I manage these servers? Is there anything I need to do differently? Check out this tip to le

Your first tip provided a quick overview of VM terminology and your previous tip talked about why and when I should virtualize SQL server. We are now ready to begin the process of virtualizing SQL Server. What are some questions I should ask? Are there ce

Your previous tip helped define the VM environment and discussed some of the advantages and disadvantages of virtualization. What about virtualizing SQL Server? Is this always a good idea? What are some things I need to think about? Check out this tip to

I hear the rumblings of DBA's facing the prospective of virtualizing their databases. Some have managed to stave off the inevitable while others have embraced it slowly one test or development database server at a time. I'm writing a series of tips as a g

Our organization has decided to no longer use Windows Clustering and instead rely on the hardware redundancy inherent in a virtual environment. My problem is that I have numerous SQL Server clusters. How should I handle these clusters during the virtualiz

I'm a SQL DBA and I just attended a meeting with the storage and server teams. They told me that within the next month they will be converting all our SQL Servers to VM. They didn't even ask my opinion!? What should I do? In this tip I give some advice on