Using the new features in SQL Server 2008 with Office SharePoint Server 2007

Douglas Goodwin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes several new and enhanced features that are important for deploying Office SharePoint Server 2007. New and enhanced SQL Server 2008 features are especially relevant for SharePoint deployments in four principal areas:

Performance
Availability
Security
Resource management

You can improve Office SharePoint Server performance by implementing the new database backup compression feature in SQL Server 2008. The ability to compress database backups is a significant improvement for Office SharePoint Server users; it enables you to significantly decrease the size of your database backups and shipped logs.

You can improve Office SharePoint Server availability by implementing the new log stream compression feature in SQL Server 2008. One of the performance-limiting factors of database mirroring is network throughput between the principal and mirror servers. SQL Server 2008 supports compression of the log stream, which consists of the inserts, updates, and deletes that are transferred between servers. Log stream compression can help maximize network throughput, especially in environments where network conditions are poor.

You can improve Office SharePoint Server security by using the new Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) feature in SQL Server 2008. TDE enables you to encrypt entire databases and requires no application awareness or modification. TDE encrypts data as it is written to disk and decrypts data as it is read from disk.

You can improve Office SharePoint Server resource management by using SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor. SQL Server Resource Governor enables you to maintain and administer your SQL Server resources, such as CPU and memory. You can use SQL Server Resource Governor to precisely control how your SQL Server resources are allocated. With SQL Server Resource Governor, you can apply thresholds to incoming connections based on assigned criteria.

For prescriptive guidance about implementing some of the new features in SQL Server 2008 that enhance the deployment of Office SharePoint Server 2007, see Integration of SQL Server 2008 and Office SharePoint Server 2007.

For information about SQL Server 2008 system requirements, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008.

Douglas Goodwin, Writer
SharePoint Server UA team

Hunting for backup, recovery, or availability information? Look no further!

Margo Crandall — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

We've been working hard behind the scenes, creating diagrams and articles to help you back up and recover MOSS, and plan and configure availability solutions. We've finally published and collected them into a resource center that you can bookmark and come back to.

In one location, you can now find:

Planning and how-to content for backup and recovery.
Pointers on how to use versioning and the recycle bins.
Content describing how to use System Center Data Protection Manager to protect Office SharePoint Server.
Availability content, including a great white paper and case study on using database mirroring in a single farm.

If you like large posters (34" x 44"), start with our models. They provide graphical overviews of key concepts and decision points.

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Take a look, and let us know if there's more content you'd like to see.

- Margo Crandall
Technical Writer

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Using the new features in SQL Server 2008 with Office SharePoint Server 2007

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