Ok. So after writing that last post on the 100GB database limitation I got some nice feedback from several people. Also, I'm finding that this is information that really needs to get "out there".
Far to often, KL is brought in to implement a document imaging or file share conversion solution in SharePoint. The problem lies in the fact that often times the sandbox that everyone learns to play in becomes production! This ends up presenting a lot of challenges for us as consultants when trying to implement solid solutions. So I want to help out where I can.
To that end, I've created a whitepaper that will help the SharePoint Administrator to implement a farm with a solid storage foundation. It's possible to take bits and pieces from this whitepaper in order to ensure that you've implemented a storage foundation that scales according to YOUR needs, be they small scale or large scale. Even in a smaller scale environment, there are steps we can take to optimize file I/O and SQL Server performance.
So I waited a while for somewhere more official to post this document. Eventually it will be up on the KnowledgeLake website and even referenced in an upcoming Microsoft SharePoint scalability whitepaper. But for now, my personal web space will have to do. This whitepaper has been done for a week now and just waiting for a home.
So.. Here you go world... I hope this helps!
Please download Scaling SharePoint 2007 - Storage Architecture and let me know what you think!
It should be an easy read and I think you'll get a lot out of it!