Can SharePoint and SQL Server find wedded bliss?

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Outline

Courtship

Let’s get this out of the way

Down on Bended Knee

SharePoint 2013 Key Features

The Complexity of SharePoint

How Does SharePoint Need SQL Server?

What SharePoint Stores in SQL Server

SharePoint’s Databases

SharePoint’s Abuse of SQL Server

Manual changes to a SharePoint database?

Meeting the In-Laws

SharePoint versions and SQL Server support

Planning for SharePoint’s Databases

Planning the Wedding

Installing SharePoint: Creating Databases

WOOOOHOOOOO!

Installing SharePoint: SQL Server Permissions

Installing SharePoint: After the Farm is Done

What to Expect When You’re Expecting

How did we get all this stuff?

SQL Server Storage Growth for SharePoint

Growth happens in other areas too

Growing Old Together

Operational To Dos

Operational To Don’ts

SharePoint Patching

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