Io-Latency

Correlating IO Wait with Queries

Have you ever looked at sys.dm_os_virtual_file_stats and saw horrible latency for your database files? Generally speaking, you want to see latency below 20 ms on your database files. much above that and there are some problems somewhere that need …

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3 Reasons Not to Install Databases On the C Drive

We’re probably all familiar with the fact that SQL Server by default will install not only the program binaries but all your databases on the C drive as well. Accidental DBA’s, i.e. System Administrators and Developers who inherited the maintenance …

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