Reduce Your SharePoint Database Size
Do you want to reduce the size of your SharePoint content database? Do you want to know how to shrink the size while increasing performance? If your SharePoint database is growing large and threatening to exceed the Microsoft recommended size threshold, then it’s time to think about how to reduce the size of your content databases. With smaller content databases, you'll be able to consolidate and reduce the number of databases you must maintain. Here’s how to reduce your SharePoint content database size while increasing performance and efficiency.
SharePoint storage uses SQL databases to store all content, including unstructured content, like Binary Large Objects (BLOBs). This data can be more efficiently stored outside of SQL using StoragePoint. StoragePoint uses Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) or External BLOB Storage (EBS) connections to externalize the content outside of the SQL databases SharePoint normally uses. The result? A significant reduction in the size of your content database—up to 95%.
With StoragePoint from Metalogix, you can move large files (BLOBs) out of the SQL database and put them on separate, more cost-effective media. StoragePoint runs as a service in SharePoint, configured within Central Administration, automatically directing BLOBs according to the storage profiles you selected. Seamlessly shrink your content database and reduce the load on the SQL server by offloading content to external media with StoragePoint.
With integrated archiving capabilities to follow retention policies and Hierarchical Storage Management to direct files to tiered storage media following the profiles you establish, StoragePoint offers a complete storage solution for SharePoint. The solution cuts the size of your SharePoint content database by up to 95%, while speeding performance and increasing cost-efficiency through the use of appropriate media for the content you choose to direct to each storage tier.
