Instant Database Cloning at Scale with FSx for ONTAP

1. Why Database Cloning Is Still Slow and Expensive
An overview of the common challenges database teams face when provisioning SQL environments for development, testing, QA, and sandbox use cases. We’ll explore why traditional cloning approaches consume excessive time, storage, and compute—and how these bottlenecks slow down delivery cycles.

2. Customer Use Case: Accelerating SQL Environments at Scale
A real-world customer scenario showing how organizations use FSx for ONTAP to dramatically speed up SQL database cloning while reducing infrastructure costs. This section highlights practical outcomes, architectural choices, and lessons learned from production environments.

3. How Thin Cloning Works on FSx for ONTAP
A technical deep dive into instantaneous, space-efficient thin cloning. Attendees will learn how ONTAP snapshot and clone technology works under the hood, why clones are created in seconds, and why this approach is particularly well suited for SQL Server workloads.

4. Live Demo: Thin Cloning with SnapCenter and BlueXP
A live demonstration showing how to clone SQL Server environments quickly and efficiently using SnapCenter. We’ll also show how BlueXP can be used to spin up multiple SQL environments in parallel—enabling faster experimentation, testing, and CI/CD-style workflows.

5. Key Takeaways: Faster Time-to-Value for Database Teams
We’ll wrap up with clear guidance on when to use thin cloning, ideal use cases (dev/test, analytics, sandboxes), and how FSx for ONTAP helps database teams reduce time-to-value while lowering total cost of ownership.

• Understand why traditional SQL cloning is slow and costly—and where most time and storage waste occurs. • Learn how thin cloning works in practice and why it enables near-instant, space-efficient SQL environments. • See how to operationalize cloning at scale using native tooling to accelerate dev/test workflows and reduce TCO.