This session provides attendees with details on how to approach a SQL Server virtualisation project.  Discussing topics central to server virtualisation such as performance and scalability considerations. Here's a summary of the session:

• Business and technical drivers
  • Why virtualise?
  • Virtualisation project goals benefits and pitfalls
• Virtualisation planning
  • Considerations for special aspects of SQL Server's resource requirements
  • SQL Instance design
• Virtualisation Design and implementation
  • Considerations for solution design
  • Using Virtualisation to provide High Availability
  • Configuration optimisations
• Potential issues and solutions
  • Troubleshooting SQL Server on virtualised platforms