Take the Edge Off Your Challenges

with SQL Server 2014

IT infrastructure | cloud | managed services

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SQL Server 2014 Gets High Ratings for Integrated Disaster Recovery/Backup

SQL Server (including SQL Server 2014) is

the most secure RDBMS according to *NIST

Since 2002, there have been fewer than 60

security vulnerabilities related to all versions

of SQL Server

9 out of 10 users rated SQL

Server 2014 DR/Backup,

“AlwaysOn” Availability and

Security as “Excellent” or “Very

Good”**

Fast Facts:

“SQL Server 2014 pushes the pedal to

the metal” (March 2014, InfoWorld

technical review) gave SQL Server an

overall score of 9.5 out of 10 based on

availability performance, scalability, value

and management

Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery

(Forrester/Microsoft research, March 2014) -The

results indicated that cost savings on storage is

the top benefit of cloud database backup

according to 61% of survey respondents;

followed by 50% of survey participants who cited

cost savings

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*NIST is the National Institute of Technology Standards

**Source: ITIC 2014 -2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey

Overview: SQL Server 2014 Enhancements

Major Feature/Performance Improvements include:

• In-memory support for SQL Server's new in-memory Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) data warehousing tools

• More integrated cloud support – particularly for Hybrid clouds

• Disaster Recovery & Backup• Security• High Availability/Fault Tolerance via “AlwaysOn”

enhancements• Additional Data Warehousing Tools

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Key Trends

Demanding needs for in-memory databases to run mission critical workloads

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In-Memory Built-In

Offer high performance services across your offerings with In-Memory Built-In capability

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Enterprise Minimum Required Levels of Reliability/Uptime Increase Dramatically from 2010 - 2014

23%

36%

27%

9%5%

9%

24%

39%

25%

3%7%

12%

49%

25%

5%

99% 99.9% 99.99% 99.999% >99.999%

2010

2013

2014

Actual unplanned annual downtime

87.66 hours

52 seconds

8.76 hours 52 minutes 5.25 minutes

In 2014, 79% of businesses require a

minimum 99.99% reliability/uptime; up

12% since 2013 an increase of 46%

since 2008. 99.99%+ and greater

reliability are mission-critical.

Source: ITIC 2014 -2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends SurveyPeak 10 supports Windows® Server

In 2014 - 2015: 79% of Enterprises Now Require a Minimum of 99.99% Reliability/Availability or Better

24%

39%

28%

12%

49%

30%

99.9% 99.99% ≥99.999%

2013

2014

Demand for Five Nines

or greater reliability

continues to increase

YoY.

Between 2013 and 2014, the number of firms requiring a minimum of 99.99% availability

increased 12% from 67% in 2013 to 79% in 2014; five out of 10 firms now need 99.99%

Reliability & Availability for their mission critical systems. Three out of 10 companies demand

99.999% or greater uptime.

Actual unplanned annual downtime8.76 hours 52 minutes 5.25 minutes

or less

Source: ITIC 2014 -2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey Peak 10 supports Windows® Server

Cost of Hourly Downtime for Large Enterprises in 2014

0%

1%

1%

9%

13%

22%

13%

11%

10%

6%

14%

Up to $10,000

$10,000 to $50,000

$50,000 to $100,000

$101,000 to $200,000

$201,00 to $300,000

$301,000 to $400,000

$401,000 to $500,000

$501,000 to $1 Million

$1M to $2M

$2M to $5M

>$5MA 98% majority of respondents

say that a single hour of

downtime per year costs their

company over $100,000.

Over 76% say the cost exceeds

$300,000 and three in 10

enterprises say hourly

downtime costs their firms $1M

to >$5M.

Source: ITIC 2014 -2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey

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Overview: SQL Server 2014 High Availability

• High Availability/Fault Tolerance via “AlwaysOn” enhancements: AlwaysOnAvailability is an integrated, unified high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) solution that advances and fine tunes the legacy functionality previously found across multiple, disparate features

• Significantly reduces the potential for “human error” which is the Number One reason cited by respondents to the ITIC 2014 – 2015 Global Reliability Survey

• Increases overall DB and system reliability; some 77% of businesses now require a minimum of “four nines” 99.99% uptime = just 52 minutes of unplanned annual downtime

• Helps to decrease Downtime Costs

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High Availability

Offer premium high availability services with increased SLA with SQL Server AlwaysOn

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Rate your firm’s experience with SQL Server 2014 Integrated DR/Backup & “Always On” Availability

84%

10%

5%

1% 0% 0% Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Unsatisfactory

NOTE: None – 0% - of the >500 survey

respondents gave SQL Server 2014

Backup/DR & “AlwaysOn” Availability

functions a “Poor” or “Unsatisfactory” rating

Source: ITIC 2014 – 2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey

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Has your organization experienced any with SQL Server 2014 Disaster Recovery?

1%

96%

3%

Yes

No

Unsure

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Overview: SQL Server 2014 Disaster Recovery & Backup

• Backups are encrypted and compressed, enabling fast and secure cloud backup storage

• DR & Backup improvements now support up to 8 Replicas

• Improved integration with Cloud Implementations like Peak 10: SQL Server 2014 incorporates embedded integration with Windows cloud services – notably the ability to back up SQL databases into the cloud

• Free SQL Server 2014 Backup Tool: works with prior versions of SQL Server including: 2005, 2008, 2012, and 2014. This tool enables database and IT administrators to backup (with encryption) SQL Server data into the cloud

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Secure

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*National Institute of Standards and Technology Comprehensive Vulnerability Database 4/17/2013, Market share from IDC 2013

In 2015 which technology issues are the most challenging with respect to maintaining uptime for your firm’s crucial database &

line of business applications?

16%

25%

35%

39%

41%

54%

75%

77%

79%

Patch management

Right-sizing workloads & hardware

Lack of trained IT staff

Cloud Migrations

Keeping pace with storage demands

Integration/Interoperability

Business Continuity

Disaster Recovery/Backup

Security

Source: ITIC 2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey Peak 10 supports Windows® Server

Rate Your Firm’s Experience with SQL Server 2014 Security

81%

12%

6%

1%

Excellent

VeryGoodGood

Source: ITIC 2014 – 2015 Database Reliability & Deployment Trends Survey

NOTE: None – 0% - of >500 survey

respondents gave SQL Server 2014 a

“Poor” or “Unsatisfactory” security rating

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Has Your Organization Experienced Security Issues with any version of SQL Server?

1%

97%

2%

Yes

No

Unsure

Source: ITIC 2014 -2015 Database Reliability and Deployment Trends Survey

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Has your firm calculated the hourly cost of downtime for its mission critical systems and Line of Business applications?

44%

49%

7%

Yes

No

Unsure

The percentage of enterprises unable to calculate the hourly cost of downtime has consistently outpaced

those that can over the last 10 years. Of the 44% that responded “Yes” only half --50% - can make detailed

downtime estimates.

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General Industry DR/Backup, Security, Reliability Trends

• Overall, corporations of all sizes, across all vertical markets require their Databases to deliver high performance, extremely fast, efficient DR/Backup; extremely strong security and very high availability (HA)

• SQL Server 2014 Performance:

• Early adopters saw a 20% to 40% performance improvements on average. NOTE: Mileage will vary according to individual user implementations, workloads and varying hardware devices

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General Industry DR/Backup, Security, Reliability Trends

General Industry DR/Backup, Security and Reliability Trends

• 79% of corporations now require a minimum of 99.99% uptime or better for mission critical hardware, operating systems & main line of business (LOB) Databases and applications according to ITIC’s latest 2014 – 2015 Global Reliability Survey. This equates to just 52 minutes per server or DB/per annum of unplanned downtime. This is an increase from the 67% of respondents to the ITIC 2012-2013 Reliability Survey

• Cost of Hourly Downtime Increases: 98% of firms say hourly downtime costs exceed $100K; 22% of respondents estimate hourly downtime costs their companies $300 to $400K

• Some 26% of businesses don’t provide for HW failover and redundancy making extremely efficient DR and Backup more crucial than ever

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SQL Server 2014 Documentation & Links

More detailed information about SQL Server 2014:

– SQL Server 2014 Resources: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn237258.aspx

– SQL Server Release Notes (including installation tips): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn169381(v=sql.15).aspx

– SQL Server 2014 Cloud Resources:

• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server/

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/dn135309

• SQLCat Web Site: (Customer Advisory Team and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Blogs)

• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlcat/

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Microsoft SQL Server Websites

Microsoft SQL Server Sites:

• Microsoft Security Website: http://www.microsoft.com/security

• Microsoft TechNet Security Bulletin Search: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp

• MSDN SQL Server Forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver

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