HP, Microsoft, and EMC Collaborate on Large-Scale SQL Server 7.0 Databases

Strategic Insights -

Hewlett-Packard Company has joined forces with Microsoft Corporation and EMC Corporation to create and optimize large-scale Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 databases for enterprise customers. The collaboration has produced optimized solutions that offer lower costs, smarter integration of advanced technologies, and easy implementation of data-warehouse solutions. With these solutions, enterprise customers can deploy SQL Server 7.0-based data-warehousing solutions with greater confidence. The companies have accomplished a tenfold increase in the size of their databases without added expense or development time, and have proven that large-scale databases can be created, loaded, indexed, and deployed in a few days at a low cost.

Key Takeaways:

  • HP has worked successfully with Microsoft and EMC to create and optimize large-scale Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 databases for enterprise customers.
  • The optimized solutions offer lower costs, smarter integration of advanced technologies, and easy implementation of data-warehouse solutions.
  • The companies have accomplished a tenfold increase in the size of their databases without added expense or development time.
  • Large-scale databases can be created, loaded, indexed, and deployed in a few days at a low cost.
  • The solution from HP utilizes a combination of HP NetServer LX Pro system, Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 beta 3 software, and EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems.
  • The decision-support solution meets customer needs for easy implementation, low operational requirements, and faster deployment.
  • The solution is ideal for decision support that involves very large volumes of data and enables the creation, loading, indexing, querying, and backup/restore of large-scale databases.

Statistics:

  • A tenfold increase in the size of databases was achieved without added expense or development time.
  • Large-scale databases (500GB or more) can be created, loaded, indexed, and deployed in a few days.
  • The solutions utilize industry-standard technology and have low operational requirements.
  • The HP NetServer LX Pro system and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 beta 3 software were used in conjunction with EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems.

Sources:

  • Douglas Leland, lead product manager for SQL Server at Microsoft.
  • Cathy FitzGerald, worldwide marketing manager of HP's Enterprise Network Server Division.
  • Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft SQL Server is a scalable, high-performance relational-database management system unmatched in its ease of use and integration with Windows NT Server and Microsoft's BackOffice family of software).
  • EMC Corporation (EMC is the world's leading supplier of intelligent enterprise storage systems and software for mainframe and open systems environments).
  • Hewlett-Packard Company (HP is the leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, recognized for excellence in quality and support).