New DB: Best settings for a BI staging area

I would like to know if there are specific recommended settings when creating a new DB (in SQL Server) which will serve as a staging area DB for BI data flow. In terms of DB use behavior this means: - quite large tables (from above a mln rows) - fast growing tables (1-2 mln rows every 4-6 months) - massive insertion/deletion operation made by ETL There is something that need to be changed in the default DB properties? Can you specify it carefully? Thank you