Support WebCast: How to Perform an Architectural Review

Session Summary

August 8, 2003

The Support WebCast will discuss what information you must have to do an architectural review, how to obtain the information, and then how to perform the review. It will review how to design the configuration and select the correct configuration. The session will talk about the techniques of sizing and introduce the new MOM 2000 SP1 Management Sizer. It will also talk about how to size the components, the network, and the database. It will discuss RAID selection, reporting, reporting methods, and the DTS package. Finally, the Support WebCast will talk about how to put it all together including the diagrams, the document, and the presentation.

This is a Level 300 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=gp;en-us;webcastlevels&sd=gn) session that will be presented by Steve Adrien DeLuca. Steve is a Program Manager responsible for developing performance tools. He has been working in the MOM development team as a performance engineer since the beginning of the MOM project two and one-half years ago, and wrote the "Performance and Sizing" white paper, and various Database Sizers that support the MOM product. Steve has written four books on database performance and administration for Microsoft Press and has received 13 patents for work in Capacity Planning and Performance. Steve also currently supports the database curriculum, and is on the database education advisory board at University of Washington extended education program.

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