Commodity servers, based on x86-64 processors, provide high amounts of processing power, thus eliminating the need for proprietary hardware for any SAP installation. Windows Server 2008 has the features needed to harness this computing power for SAP installations and to ensure stability, green IT and reduced costs through consolidation and virtualization. It also provides the opportunity to react flexibly to changing business requirements. The Microsoft SQL server achieves this through features that provide high performance, disaster protection and cost reduction by decreasing the amount of disk space needed.
