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Virtualization of databases has been gaining momentum over the years. There are many advantages to virtualizing databases, including consolidation, agility, and ease of management. We chose to virtualize the SQL Server 2019 with VMware vSphere version 7.0.3. Virtualization adds another layer of configuration to the database. As virtualization impacts every part of the database infrastructure, we integrated VMware best practices to each physical layer, rather than having a dedicated section for virtualization. For example, storage best practices include recommendations for VMware ESXi Round Robin. This should simplify the program, as customers can review best practices as both physical and virtualization recommendations are presented for each part of the infrastructure.