Best practices for installing, configuring SQL Server 2012 for Sharepoint 2013

Best Practices for SQL Server Database 2012 settings, check out these great articles that walk you through the installation process for SQL Server 2012 SP1, and in the companion articles,  explain the post-installation configuration changes should made to SharePoint 2013. As an added bonus, a 27-minute video walkthrough of the same SQL Server installation and configuration.

Set Up SQL Server 2012 as a SharePoint 2013 Database Server
http://sharepointpromag.com/sql-server-2012/sql-server-2012-sharepoint-2013-database-server-setup

Configure SQL Server 2012 for SharePoint 2013
http://sharepointpromag.com/sql-server-2012/configure-sql-server-2012-sharepoint-2013

Fine-Tune Your SQL Server 2012 Configuration for SharePoint 2013
http://sharepointpromag.com/sql-server-2012/fine-tune-your-sql-server-2012-configuration-sharepoint-2013