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MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2008 R2 Support for Up to 256 Logical Processors (Level 200)

MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2008 R2 Support for Up to 256 Logical Processors (Level 200)  

Event ID: 1032433594

 
Language(s): English.
Product(s): Microsoft SQL Server.
Audience(s): Pro Dev/Programmer.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date:
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
 

Event Overview

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces support for greater than 64 logical processors, supporting up to 256 logical processors on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. In this webcast, we discuss the importance of being able to scale to 256 logical processors, examine the methodology Microsoft employed to validate performance and scalability of SQL Server 2008 R2, and provide details on SQL Server scalability tests and the hardware platforms the tests ran on. We also discuss architectural innovations that made it possible for SQL Server 2008 R2 to scale beyond 64 logical processors and share SQL Server best practices.

Presenters: Madhan Arumugam, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation and Fabricio Voznika, Senior Software Development Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

Madhan Arumugam is a program manager on the SQL Server Engine team at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, where his responsibilities currently cover base diagnostic and execution infrastructure technologies like SQL Server Operating System (SQLOS). Before joining Microsoft, Madhan worked as a software engineer at Intel developing functional models for multi-core cache coherency protocols and other interconnects.

Fabricio Voznika is a developer on the Microsoft SQL Server team where he currently works with synchronization primitives, scheduling, and eventing infrastructure. Prior to Microsoft, he worked for Ericson, designing a network performance monitor in Berkeley, California, and he worked for Objective Solutions in Curitiba, Brazil. Fabricio holds a master's degree from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico (PUC-PR).

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