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SQL Server OLTP Consolidation – How to Get the Right S2D Caching Tier
How can you maximize your SQL Server OLTP Consolidation? Peter Plamondon looks at what you need to know about the caching tier and working set size to make SQL Server OLTP Consolidation, using Storage Spaces Direct, a success.
November 28, 2018 • 8 min read Data
SQL Server 2008 EOS – a Perfect Storm for HCI and S2D
If you're in IT, you’re facing a change in server architecture and deployment with hyperconverged infrastructure; a change in storage architecture with software-defined storage, and another wave of SQL Server migration and consolidation with the imminent SQL Server 2008 EOS (End of Support). All at the same time!
October 16, 2018 • 5 min read Data
Choosing the Right All-Flash Storage Spaces Direct Configuration
Don’t put a Go Kart engine in your race car! Part II of this blog series looks at initial testing results and how they can help you to choose the right Storage Spaces Direct configuration for virtualized workloads. Software-defined storage solutions can provide many benefits, but they can’t overcome running a workload on the wrong […]
May 14, 2018 • 7 min read Data
Optimizing Your Storage Spaces Direct Configuration
In this blog series, Peter Plamondon will be sharing helpful, broad guidelines on how to optimize your Storage Spaces Direct configuration and avoid common pitfalls.
January 26, 2018 • 5 min read Data