Introduction

This guide details the implementation considerations for the Windows Server System Reference Architecture Data Services service. The guide provides key recommendations and outlines specific deliverables for the implementation of data services. The purpose of this guide is to provide a baseline which can be used to manage change and minimize the impact of deploying consolidated data services into a network infrastructure. It does this by discussing how to manage change and govern the instantiation of the design as it transitions into the production environment. This guide highlights the need to thoroughly plan and test the impact of each phase of the deployment before allowing the data service to move into the operational phase.

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	Who Should Read This Guide
	Knowledge Prerequisites
	Business Need

Who Should Read This Guide

This implementation guide highlights recommendations and best practices for infrastructure deployment architects and operational managers.

The guide will be useful to anyone responsible for the deployment and management of a data service. It provides information about data service deployment issues for business decision makers and IT managers implementing a data services solution.

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Knowledge Prerequisites

This document is intended for both business decision makers and infrastructure architects and therefore assumes a level of understanding of enterprise infrastructure issues and terminology from both a business and a technological perspective.

To gain the most from this document you should have a knowledge level equivalent to an IT professional with at least two years experience as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). The document also assumes knowledge of SQL Server and database technologies.

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Business Need

Most businesses, large or small, require a data service. Data services provide data storage and organization as well as transaction control, and facilitate the creation of business intelligence. The data service provides a platform for a large number of applications, and affects and interacts with most areas of the network environment. The implementation of the data service should have minimal impact on the existing IT infrastructure and business operations.

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