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In this setup, database files are stored within storage containers provided by the Dell PowerStore 9200T storage along with the local tables for the virtualized SQL instances. SQL Server 2022 also makes use of PolyBase and S3 to access and manipulate data stored in ECS bucket objects. This data can be stored in many different formats and allows both unstructured and semi-structured data to be stored alongside structured data.
In this setup, database files are stored within storage containers provided by the Dell PowerStore 9200T storage along with the local tables for the virtualized SQL instances. SQL Server 2022 also uses PolyBase and S3 to access and manipulate data stored in ECS bucket objects. This data can be stored in many different formats and allows both unstructured and semi-structured data to be stored alongside structured data.