A powerful duo. PRIMEQUEST and SQL Server

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1 A powerful duo PRIMEQUEST and SQL Server

2 The challenge: Moving forward to new worlds in IT More efficient, powerful and agile infrastructures are what IT managers want. And if costs can be cut and the complexity of IT processes reduced at the same time, then the IT world is in order at least for the foreseeable future! However, achieving this objective is easier said than done. Growing quantities of data and more and more applications must be handled. Employees, customers and partners demand reliable, rapid and consistent access to an increasing volume of data and applications. Traditional technologies are reaching their limits in the face of constantly growing performance requirements. Today s companies need powerful data management solutions and a technical basis with cutting-edge technology as a platform for mission-critical applications. A powerful duo reconciles the two: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers with 64-bit technology from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation a power-packed combination for sustained consolidation measures in the SQL arena.

3 The new direction: Consolidation on the basis of 64-bit technology The signs are pointing to change in the computer world from 32-bit to 64-bit technology. The result: increased capacities and performance. IT tasks can be handled more quickly, with fewer systems and with scalable performance reserves. However, everyday IT life at many of today s enterprises is still defined by 32-bit versions of SQL Server database systems and hardware platforms with 32-bit processors. That goes for data centers and departmental systems alike. At lots of companies, numerous SQL databases either at the departmental level or in conjunction with applications used by specific groups have become established over time alongside central databases as a way of supporting core business applications. In order to avoid complexity, the departmental applications are often implemented together with their specific databases on the same server platform. This pragmatic approach certainly ensures rapid use, but at the end of the day it also increases the cost and effort involved in managing the SQL server environments. What s more, it gets in the way of standardization throughout the company. Security gaps arise. In addition, software and hardware administration in different SQL environments costs a lot of time and money that could be deployed more usefully. 32-bit technology poses another problem for local and central databases and the applications they serve: it results in restrictions that impair performance and limit scalability and thus the ability to cope with constantly growing requirements. Users feel the effects directly at their workstations: they include longer response times and limitations in leveraging the power currently offered by real timebased decision support systems. It s time to overcome these restrictions, consolidate SQLbased landscapes and go beyond the limits of 32-bit technology in data management and hardware technology. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST server technology lay the groundwork for this step. Applications Analytics Corporate Analytics Data Mining OLAP Report Services Reports Ad-Hoc Queries Web Reports Real-Time Analysis Corporate Customer Database Operational Databases Marketing / Demographic Databases 32 Bit

4 SQL Server 2005: The next generation lines up... SQL Server 2005 supports companies in managing and analyzing business-critical information reliably and ensuring that complex enterprise applications run as planned. As a result, enterprises are better equipped than ever to run more secure databases, manage their environments better and ensure genuine around-the-clock mission-critical computing. Moreover, the development, provision and administration of new solutions and services are simplified. Initial practical experiences with upgrades and consolidation of SQL-based landscapes prove that users benefit in a wide range of ways from the new SQL generation: Seamless and simple transition from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 More than 35% faster transaction processing Far better response times for database queries An increase in the availability of mission-critical applications to % More than 40% faster development of database applications and Web services MORE FLEXIBILITY Consolidation of SQL-based landscapes improves service level quality... cuts operating costs... increases performance... opens up a wide range of growth perspectives... reduces the number of servers that need managing... speeds up access to larger volumes of data... opens up new means of leveraging innovative business intelligence and analysis solutions Microsoft SQL Server 2005 at a glance The new data management software from Microsoft is based on SQL Server 2000 and is defined as an integrated solution for data management and analysis. Enhanced and additional functions focus on three key areas: Enterprise data management: further developments in scalability such as database partitioning, snapshot isolation and support of 64-bit computing are examples of performance enhancements that enable more users to access sophisticated applications more quickly, with fewer resources and at lower operating costs. Developer productivity: integration of the.net environment and the Visual Studio development environment gives developers greater efficiency in programming and debugging database applications and business intelligence solutions. Business intelligence: with an end-to-end business intelligence platform, SQL Server 2005 offers extensive options for complex database analyses and intelligent reporting and data warehousing functions.

5 PRIMEQUEST servers The perfect platform for SQL Server consolidation The PRIMEQUEST server product line, with its power based on the Itanium 2 processor from Intel, proves to be the perfect system environment for SQL Server consolidation as part of 64-bit computing. This high-end server family, which can scale to up to 32 processors, unites the power and resilience of data center architectures with the openness and easy upgrading of standard IT technology. It is an ideal high-performance platform for business-critical applications that demand total availability, reliability and agility. The features provided for this are based on the Fujitsu Group s extensive know-how in mainframe and high-performance computing, which has been incorporated in developing the new server line. IN BRIEF Good reasons for the duo PRIMEQUEST and SQL Server 2005 Scalability: The combination of Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers, Microsoft Windows and SQL Server 2005 ensures a scalable database platform that accommodates increasing server loads without restricting system availability. Reliability: PRIMEQUEST servers can support multiple small instances of SQL Server 2005 databases in different separate partitions or provide a large singleimage platform for hosting consolidated databases. Availability: In the event of a system component failure, PRIMEQUEST servers can restore full operation to the Windows and SQL Server 2005 service by replacing the component in question on a hot-standby system board. Geared to % availability Availability of more than %, a figure hitherto unattained in the standard operating system arena, is based on innovative technologies: System Mirror und Flexible I/O (FIO). System Mirror ensures that memory modules and internal cross-bar links can function in duplex mode: possible error states in transport and storage of data in the systems are isolated thanks to complete redundancy of the modules, without their resulting in system shutdown. Thanks to FIO, input/output resources can be bundled to create specific processing resources and made available dynamically to meet current performance requirements. This not only ensures uninterrupted business continuity, but also means that maintenance work can be completed with less downtime, if any. Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST server s fault immunity architecture provides additional reliability: in terms of hardware design, it offers a high degree of resilience and at the hardware level ensures that component faults are prevented thanks to the use of and switchover to redundant components. The applications and operating systems remain unchanged. The result is availability of %, without the need for costly and complex high availability clusters.

6 Consolidation with PRIMEQUEST Quick, easy and efficient With its ability to run up to eight highly available, independent servers within a system, the Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST server is ideally qualified for consolidation projects in the SQL Server arena. The aim is to group a large number of databases in fewer server units. PRIMEQUEST paves the way for this with flexible partitioning features. As a result, SQL Server database instances, which today are often distributed over multiple 2- and 4-way servers within an enterprise, can be transferred to a powerful, central 64-bit system environment with far more memory and processing power simply and without any time-consuming and complex data migration. No special software is required for running the independent servers in their common system environment. Users benefit from Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers partitioning strengths thanks to virtually unlimited performance and storage capacity, as well as simpler management and lower maintenance costs. ADVANTAGES The advantages of the PRIMEQUEST and SQL Server 2005 combination Consistent mission-critical service level for all consolidated SQL Server instances Huge reduction in management costs as a result of one system instead of many small server units Flexible growth perspectives: expansion with scaling Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST system resources instead of further servers systems Simple and direct forward migration from 32-bit to 64-bit SQL Server technology Short project implementation times thanks to reduced complexity of the Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST server infrastructure Mirroring of databases in real time Fault immunity without clustering The Database Mirroring option integrated in SQL Server 2005 gives a further boost to the availability of mission-critical applications: entire databases can be mirrored to another server in real time, thus eliminating downtimes and the cost and effort involved in clustering. With Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers, the mirror server can be operated as a smaller partition within the same system, so that a second server is not required: cost-effective high availability of % that ensures the interplay of SQL Server 2005 and Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST server technology for enterprise-wide data management applications.

7 Applications Analytics Corporate Analytics Data Mining OLAP Report Services Reports Ad-Hoc Queries Web Reports Real-Time Analysis Corporate Customer Database SQL Server 1 Corporate Customer Database Operational Databases Marketing / Demographic Databases SQL Server 2 Consolidation Partition 32 Bit 64 Bit The view ahead: What s next? The Fujitsu Group and Microsoft are developing their strategic partnership. They are united by the goal of providing their common customers with a high availability environment for mission-critical applications and ensuring continuous integration of new hardware and software technologies. Consequently, Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST servers are already prepared for in-the-box integration of Intel dual-core Itanium processor technology.

8 Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation us.fujitsu.com/computers Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo and PRIMEQUEST are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in the United States and other countries. Intel and Itanium, Itanium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Microsoft SQL Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Product description data represents Fujitsu design objectives and is provided for comparative purposes; actual results may vary based on a variety of factors. Specifications are subject to change without notice Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. FPC /06.