Overall, we found that the use of RBS helps with the maintainability of a SharePoint farm while enhancing the scalability of the solution. This in-turn results in cost savings and a better end-user experience. However when RBS is used maintenance operations like the backing up of the BLOB store, should be carefully planned and factored into the list of maintenance tasks. Additional Resources Overview of Remote BLOB Storage — Migrate content into or out of RBS — StorSimple SharePoint Database Optimizer — Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Performance Load Tests — Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Feature Pack - About StorSimple StorSimple’s solution solves key storage-related issues around performance, scalability, manageability, data protection, and cost for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. StorSimple uniquely provides you with the ability to deploy on-premises, next-generation storage to address today’s application-related challenges while providing you with the ability to leverage public or private cloud storage when you are ready. More information about StorSimple can be found at . About Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.
Overall, we found that the use of RBS helps with the maintainability of a SharePoint farm while enhancing the scalability of the solution. This in-turn results in cost savings and a better end-user experience. However when RBS is used maintenance operations like the backing up of the BLOB store, should be carefully planned and factored into the list of maintenance tasks. Additional Resources Overview of Remote BLOB Storage — Migrate content into or out of RBS — StorSimple SharePoint Database Optimizer — Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Performance Load Tests — Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Feature Pack - About StorSimple StorSimple’s solution solves key storage-related issues around performance, scalability, manageability, data protection, and cost for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. StorSimple uniquely provides you with the ability to deploy on-premises, next-generation storage to address today’s application-related challenges while providing you with the ability to leverage public or private cloud storage when you are ready. More information about StorSimple can be found at . About Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is a public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.