everything you need to know about sql server 2016
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Getting ready for Microsoft SQL 2016
November 2015
Our Speakers
Keith Groom – HostDirector Microsoft Solution Group
Tadd AxonMicrosoft Practice Lead
Krystal Kennedy Microsoft Solution Sales Specialist
Rick TalbotSr. Asset Management Consultant
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
SQL Server Roadmap
SQL 2008 No New Features No Non-Security hotfixes No Support (Phone, Email)
SQL 2005 … No Security Updates
There will be no access to critical security updates, opening the potential for business interruptions
Higher maintenance costsMaintaining legacy servers, firewalls, intrusion systems, etc. gets expensive quickly
As support ends, your organization will likely fail to meet regulatory standards compliance
What does end of extended support mean?
Assess Your Impact!
SQL Server 2016 Highlights
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
Server Infrastructure: On-Premise
Server + Cal Per Core
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Enterprise
Standard
Business Intelligence
SQL Server 2014 Licensing Options
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Standard: Basic database, reporting and analytic capabilities
Enterprise: For mission critical applications and large scale data warehousing
Business Intelligence: for premium corporate and self-service BI
Server Infrastructure: On-Premise
Licensing Model Per Core:SQL Server Enterprise and StandardDetermining the number of licenses required for SQL Server Enterprise and Standard running in the physical OSE:
May be licensed based on all they physical cores on the server.
The number of licenses required equals the number of physical cores on the server(minimum of 4).
Licenses of SQL core are sold in pairs.
Licensing Scenarios – Individual VM’s
Licensing Scenarios – Maximum Virtualization
Licensing Consideration – Software AssuranceLicense Mobility
Failover Rights
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
A brief introduction…
• Began: 2004
• Consultants: 15 full-time
• Offerings: Microsoft, Adobe, SaaS, Storage, Virtualization, Converged Infrastructure
• Delivered 1200+ assessments last year
SQL TechCheck Overview
• Started in 2011 to help with the Processor to Core licensing change.
• Help you move toward proactive and planned expenditures – and honor MS licensing rules.
SQL TechCheck Overview• Purpose• To proactively:• understand your current SQL licensing state• discover ways to optimize existing licensing• Process• Collect inventory and performance data• Workshop the data with you• Payoff• Actionable output that you can use right away• Help you move toward proactive and planned expenditures – and honor MS licensing rules.
SQL TechCheck Overview
SQL TechCheck Overview• You can expect…• Current compliance today• Possible improvements through:• P2V and V2V consolidation • Maximize license rights• Walking through licensing ‘gotchas’• Utilizing Azure where appropriate• Cost savings estimate.
SQL TechCheck Overview
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SQL Compliance - Frequency and CostSample of 31 random TechCheck clients, 2015
Average Cost grouped by User Count % of clients with compliance issue
SQL TechCheck Overview• Case Study
• Who: A west-coast healthcare provider with a looming renewal.
• The Issues: Many physical and virtual servers.
• The outcome: $1.5M saved over three years by changing how licenses are used and consolidating P2V and V2V. Now license compliant at a lower cost.
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
Optimize your data platform investments
Shared Lower cost
Dedicated Higher cost
Higher administration Lower administration
Hybrid Cloud
PhysicalSQL ServerPhysical Machine (raw iron)
SQL
IaaSSQL Server in Azure VMVirtualizes Machines
SQL
VirtualSQL Server Private CloudVirtualized Machine + Appliance
Paas & SaaSAzure SQL DatabaseVirtualized Database
SQL
• Upgrade scenarios• Achieve mission-
critical performance on-premises
• Virtualize and consolidate with Windows Server
• Reduce TCO and increase availability with Azure VMs
• Easy on-ramp to cloud for web applications with Azure SQL Database
SQL Deployment Options
Hybrid DRDeploy a node of an Always on Availability Group on an Azure VM
Reduce on premise footprint
Hedge against equipment/facility issues
Stretch DatabaseOffload cold records to SQL in Azure
Reduce on premise storage footprint
Reduce backup window for live data
Migration to PaaSIntegrated capability to migrate from on premise SQL Server to Azure SQL as a Service
Agenda
SQL Roadmap – 2005 End of Support & 2016 Preview
Key Licensing Considerations
Assessing Your Environment
New SQL Deployment Options
Q & A
Q & A
Schedule SQL TechCheck Discovery Call Review SQL licensing position - if moving from Per Proc to
Per Core What SQL deployment scenario is best today and
tomorrow?
Contact your Softchoice Account Manager