Scaling Online Transaction Processing Applications With SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides excellent support for high-performance transaction processing, from small to very large systems. In this podcast, speakers tell about how to design the logical and physical database structures, architect and build the application, and select hardware and software to achieve the ultimate performance for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP). They cover both scaling up on a single Symmetric Multiprocessor (SMP) and creative use of application-level scale out.