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Data Warehouse
Hardware
Module Overview
• Considerations for Building a Data Warehouse
Query processing
Data Warehouse System Architecture
• Software
Windows Server Datacenter or Enterprise
SQL Server Enterprise
• Server Hardware
Processors
Memory
• Storage
Enclosures
Disk arrays
• Networking
Storage connectivity
External network connectivity
Options for Implementing a Data Warehouse
Custom-build
• Shared-nothing architecture
Control Node
Cluster
Database servers
Landing Zone
(ETL Interface) Storage Arrays
Backup Nodes
Module Review
• How do data warehouse workloads differ from typical OLTP
workloads?
• What are the advantages of using reference architectures
to create a data warehouse?
• What are the key differences between SMP and MPP
systems?