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organization’s database infrastructure. Datacenter helps enable organizations to cost effectively scale their

mission-critical environment.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is a complete set of enterprise-ready technologies and tools that help organizations

derive the most value from information while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO). With Microsoft SQL Server

2008 R2, organizations can:

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Implement peer-to-peer replication quickly with the new visual designer and add nodes without affecting

system availability

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Use Microsoft Performance Studio to troubleshoot, tune, and monitor Microsoft SQL Server 2008 instances

across the enterprise

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Take control of workload resource use with Microsoft Resource Governor

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Reduce storage requirements and improve performance with data compression, backup compression,

sparse columns, and filtered index and backup compression

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Optimize database mirroring performance and eliminate downtime with automatic recovery of suspect

pages

Key features:

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Application and Multi-Server Management for enrolling, gaining insights and managing over 25 instances

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Highest virtualization support for maximum ROI on consolidation and virtualization

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Supports more than 8 physical processors for highest levels of scale

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Supports memory limits up to OS maximum

EMC VNX Storage System

The EMC® VNX™ family of storage systems represents EMC’s next generation of unified storage optimized for

virtualized environments. The massive virtualization and consolidation trend of servers demands a new storage

technology that is dynamic and scalable. The EMC VNX series offers several software and hardware features for

optimally deploying mission-critical enterprise applications.

The new generation of EMC unified storage offers a range of choices for meeting the diversified business

requirements of the enterprise, including performance, capacity, and protection, at the best total cost of ownership.