24 February 2009

HP ProLiant servers running SQL Server 2008 Fast Track Data Warehouse bring the benefits of data warehousing to a broader customer base

Microsoft has announced a new set of reference architectures for data warehousing that will help eliminate many of the barriers companies traditionally face while creating data warehouses.

SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse gives customers access to pre-tested, preconfigured industry-standard hardware from partners Bull, Dell and HP that increases Microsoft SQL Server 2008 scalability up to 32 terabytes, and helps reduce the time and effort necessary to deploy mission-critical projects.

In addition, Microsoft is partnering with system integrators Avanade, Cognizant Technology Solutions, HP and Hitachi Consulting to provide solution templates specially tailored for the new reference architectures.

“In this difficult economic climate, organisations relying on their data to inform critical business decisions need an enterprise data platform that provides access to huge volumes of data at a low cost,” said Stuart Frost, general manager, SQL Server Data Warehousing at Microsoft. “With SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse, we are offering customers choices in reference configurations and technical guidance to create a customised, highly scalable enterprise-class data warehouse solution that fits their needs and their budget.”

Microsoft’s delivery model gives customers flexibility and the choice to select industry-standard hardware that conforms to their existing infrastructure environments. The new configurations use symmetric multi-processing architectures to build enterprise data warehouses on a standard platform designed to provide better capacity, price and same or better performance as comparable systems out of the box.

“For organisations to be competitive in today’s global marketplace, they need affordable, easy-to-deploy technology solutions that are powerful and secure,” said Mike Gill, vice president, Industry Standard Servers, HP. “Industry-leading HP ProLiant servers running SQL Server 2008 Fast Track Data Warehouse bring the benefits of data warehousing to a broader customer base than ever before.”

Avanade, Cognizant, HP and Hitachi Consulting are also offering solution templates and technical guidance to help customers create customised architectures for their industry-specific data warehouse needs. With a choice of hardware configurations, customers can apply industry best practices to help achieve much higher scalability and performance, thereby reducing the total cost of ownership for an enterprise-class data warehouse.

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