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Change in SharePoint…

Change in delivery

Being Big

Small

Medium

Big

Concepts

Problem Space

• Infrastructure• SQL Server• SharePoint• Management• (Users)

Infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure

• Positives• No V overhead• Spindle targeting• OS is the limit• Simplified

• Negatives• Backup/Recovery challenges• No snapshot• Management• HA more complex

Virtual Infrastructure

• Positives• Snapshots• Rapid scale/fail• HA/DR options

• Negatives• Compute loss• Hardware complexity• Disk management• Complex networking• (Clustering)

Network Infrastructure

• Traffic Isolation• NICs per server• Hops• Colocation• Close location (v)

Storage Infrastructure

• Heart of SharePoint• Choices• Expertise

SQL Server

Challenges

• HA/DR• Configuration• Optimisation

AlwaysOn

• Replaces mirroring (and clustering)• Multi-mode replication• Stretch compatible• Uses WSFC• Requires Full Recovery

Configuration / Optimisation

• Sizing• Database growth• Database isolation• Core configuration• Memory• File locations• MAXDOP• OS file alloc at 64k

SharePoint

Topology

• Horses for Courses• Federated farms• HADR• How many?

Big Topology

Boundaries & Limits

• Review and understand• Consider them law

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx

Farm Functionality

• Request Manager• Integrated• Dedicated

• Authentication• Service Applications• Distributed Cache

Updates

• Challenges• Options• Downtime• Low downtime• Zero downtime

Management

System Center

• Application Controller• Configuration Manager• Data Protection Manager• Operations Manager• Orchestrator• Service Manager• Virtual Machine Manager

Tight Integration

• Management Packs• Monitoring & rules

• Data Protection Manager

• Fully Supported

Loose Integration

• Service Templates (VMM)• VHD build (SCO)• Runbooks (SCO)

• Not supportable

PowerShell

• Tools for “free”• Pure SQL PowerShell• SharePoint PowerShell• Non-SQL/SharePoint PowerShell

Wrap Up

The End of the Day…

• Understand what you need• Plan, plan, plan• Test, test, test• Manage expectations

Father Husband

Speaker ♥ Microsoft

http://appcogs.com

http://sebmatthews.net

@sebmatthews

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seb@appcogs.com Cloud Guy

Dog Dad

Thanks for being here…

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