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TechNet Webcast: Virtualization of Production Workloads Including Active Directory, SQL Server, and Others (Level 200)

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Overview This webcast explains how Contoso started the process of virtualization for some of its earlier servers. Contoso is also considering consolidating its servers running Microsoft SQL Server. The webcast look at the Contoso path to SQL Server consolidation and describe the possible solutions that can be deployed. It concentrates on the single server virtualization approach; it explores the high-availability approaches in related webcasts. This webcast also covers some of the best practices and tips for virtualization of infrastructure workloads, such as the Active Directory directory service, file and print, and Web servers, and the benefits of mixed workload virtualization.

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Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	24th October 2007 00:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Application Servers, Directory Services, Virtualization

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