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Servers: Database consolidation on Dell PowerEdge R810 servers5Intel Xeon Processor 7500 series to a new level of power andscalability.QuickPath. QuickPath Technology provides fast access to theincreased memory addressable by these processors.Turbo Boost. Turbo Boost Technology automatically allowsprocessor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency ifthe server is operating below power, current, and temperaturespecification limits.Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features.Intel adds RAS features to the new Xeon Processor 7500 seriesplatform, such as Machine Check Architecture (MCA). Now the CPUcan isolate issues on the chip or in memory in real time, alert theoperating system to log the error, and avoid crashes.Features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2SQL Server 2008 R2 is the latest release of Microsoft’s databasemanagement platform. As with each release, Microsoft has addednew features to expand on the capabilities of their DatabaseManagement System (DBMS) platform. Where earlier versions ofSQL Server required database administrators to largely rely oneither in-house applications or third-party tools to monitor multipleinstances, SQL Server 2008 R2 simplifies multi-servermanagement. SQL Server 2008 R2 also introduces the SQL ServerUtility, offering a rapid enterprise view of the completeenvironment and utilization statistics. Microsoft scales SQL Serverup with this release, as SQL Server 2008 R2 now supports up to256 logical processors, which offers organizations extremeflexibility when planning for new system purchases andconsolidation opportunities.The power of consolidationWhat is consolidation?Generally speaking, consolidation is the process of combiningmultiple items to make a single, more effective unit. In an ITcontext, you can consolidate the following:Physical servers. After a successful server consolidation, allapplications should run on fewer servers than before. Ideally, thoseapplications should run at least as well as they did previously, andpotentially better.Storage. Depending on your setup, consolidating servers may letyou also consolidate storage by moving data from a number ofservers to a single large disk storage subsystem in a new server.Space. As you consolidate servers, you will likely reduce thenumber of racks or even the number of locations that houseservers.