{"id":997,"date":"2008-10-10T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/paul\/post\/SQL-Server-2008-FILESTREAM-whitepaper-published-on-MSDN.aspx"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:52:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:52:14","slug":"sql-server-2008-filestream-whitepaper-published-on-msdn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/sql-server-2008-filestream-whitepaper-published-on-msdn\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 FILESTREAM whitepaper published on MSDN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just found out that the 25-page FILESTREAM whitepaper I wrote recently for the SQL team has been published on MSDN.<\/p>\n<p>You can get it at <a href=\"https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh461480.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh461480.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the table of contents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n<li>Choices for BLOB Storage<\/li>\n<li>Overview of FILESTREAM\n<ul>\n<li>Dual Programming Model Access to BLOB Data<\/li>\n<li>When to Use FILESTREAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Configuring Windows for FILESTREAM\n<ul>\n<li>Hardware Selection and Configuration<\/li>\n<li>Physical Storage Layout<\/li>\n<li>RAID Level Choice<\/li>\n<li>Drive Interface Choice<\/li>\n<li>NTFS Configuration\n<ul>\n<li>Optimizing NTFS Performance<\/li>\n<li>Cluster Size<\/li>\n<li>Managing Fragmentation<\/li>\n<li>Compression<\/li>\n<li>Space Management<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Antivirus Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Enabling FILESTREAM in Windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Configuring SQL Server for FILESTREAM\n<ul>\n<li>Security Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Enabling FILESTREAM in SQL Server<\/li>\n<li>Creating a Database Enabled for FILESTREAM<\/li>\n<li>Creating a Table for Storing FILESTREAM Data<\/li>\n<li>Configuring FILESTREAM Garbage Collection<\/li>\n<li>Partitioning Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Load Balancing of FILESTREAM Data<\/li>\n<li>Feature Combinations and Restrictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Performance Tuning and Benchmarking Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Data Migration Considerations<\/li>\n<li>FILESTREAM Usage Best Practices<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Just found out that the 25-page FILESTREAM whitepaper I wrote recently for the SQL team has been published on MSDN. 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