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SQL Server Memory - what's your method on Configuration and Troubleshooting Issues
01 April 08 02:49 AM | SQL Master | 5 Comments   

Memory - an important aspect of system performance within a RDBMS platform, not specific to a database product or application. Coming to Microsoft related products such as Windows Server and SQL Server so on, various resources available on web such as Read More...

Filed under: performance, sql server, cache, memory, troubleshoot, raid, hardware, best practice, disk space, monitoring, system, baseline, configuration

Best way to deploy SQL Server 2005 with SAN
28 January 08 01:01 AM | SQL Master | 6 Comments   

If it is a first time you are deploying the SQL Server 2005 on a SAN, then there are few things you need to be considered that will be raised by installations that are either deploying SQL Server for the first time or are upgrading to SAN from direct Read More...

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Is RAID5 better for performance when SQL Server Clustering and SAN is involved?
22 January 08 11:28 PM | SQL Master | 8 Comments   

One of the recent usergroup meeting brought an interesting question that "what type of hardware I need for a RAID-5 Shared Array for SQL Server Cluster"? By default RAID5 hardware controller is best to hold as not to go with software RAID5 as it will Read More...

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How to gain Disk related performance with few simple steps
30 July 07 07:24 AM | SQL Master | 4 Comments   

Within your SQL Server environment there are few simple steps you can take up in order to gain performance to a level, for instance when configuring a SQL Server that will only contain a few gigabytes (GB) of data and not sustain heavy read nor write Read More...

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Utilizing RAID is beneficial to both the security of your data and the performance of your shop
27 June 07 10:02 AM | SQL Master | 1 Comments   

Utilizing RAID is beneficial to both the security of your data and the performance of your shop -- but at the same time is very challenging to understand. Cut through the confusion with the new RAID Handbook from SearchStorage.com. Access 3 new RAID tips Read More...

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