One of the first things an IT Pro learns when they tackle SharePoint is how tightly coupled SharePoint is to SQL Server; it can’t function without it. And one of the hardest lessons a DBA can learn when encountering SharePoint is that SharePoint cannot be managed like a common SQL Server database, or even like databases for many other platforms. This session will introduce SQL Server administrators and operators to how SharePoint interacts with SQL Server, outline some of the common gotchas and pitfalls that can crop up when managing a SQL Server instance that contains SharePoint databases, and provide recommendations on how to successfully manage SharePoint’s databases in SQL Server.

1. Can SharePoint and SQL Server
find wedded bliss?

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3. Outline

4. Courtship

5. Let’s get this out of the way

6. Down on Bended Knee

7. SharePoint 2013 Key Features

8. The Complexity of SharePoint

9. How Does SharePoint Need SQL Server?

10. What SharePoint Stores in SQL Server

11. SharePoint’s Databases

12. SharePoint’s Abuse of SQL Server

13. Manual changes to a SharePoint database?

14. Meeting the In-Laws

15. SharePoint versions and SQL Server support

16. Planning for SharePoint’s Databases

17. Planning the Wedding

18. Installing SharePoint: Creating Databases
 WOOOOHOOOOO!

19. Installing SharePoint: SQL Server Permissions

20. Installing SharePoint: After the Farm is Done

21. What to Expect When You’re Expecting

22. How did we get all this stuff?

23. SQL Server Storage Growth for SharePoint

24. Growth happens in other areas too

25. Growing Old Together

26. Operational To Dos

27. Operational To Don’ts

28. SharePoint Patching

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