Doing It Wrong: Virtualizing SQL Server

Doing It Wrong: Virtualizing SQL Server

I’ve been involved in a virtualization projects for almost ten years now. In that time I’ve had the opportunity to track my own list of “best practice” items. It’s a list I share freely with clients and customers that seek me out for virtualization advice. I can tell that virtualization (and Cloud) efforts are on … Read more

6 Little Known Things That Can Cause Big Performance Issues

Ever have that sinking feeling?

As a system admin, DBA, or a developer it is our job to root out performance problems quickly. The trouble is that there are so many things that can cause performance issues it can be difficult to know every possible root cause. This is especially true when the root cause lies somewhere outside your area … Read more